Pay and cost of living in Franklin County, MO
Across the 42 occupations we cover in Franklin County, MO, the middle median salary is $46,860 a year. Pay runs from $30,860 for Cooks, Fast Food up to $158,780 for Financial Managers, a spread of $127,920. Wages come from the St. Louis, MO-IL survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Franklin County, MO has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,104 a month and a two-bedroom $1,349. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $20,123 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $44,665 a year, and every one of the 42 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Franklin County, MO
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Franklin County, MO, set beside the Missouri and national medians.
Median household income in Franklin County, MO is $73,165, 3% above the Missouri median of $70,702 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($13,248) equals 18.1% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $46,860, is 36% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Franklin County, MO pay a median of $1,813 a year in real estate taxes, 7% below the Missouri median of $1,948. With a median home value of $227,600, 1% below the Missouri median of $230,300, the ratio of the two medians is 0.80% a year.
Renters in Franklin County, MO pay a median gross rent of $893 a month in the Census survey, 14% below the Missouri median of $1,033. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,104; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Franklin County, MO who travel to a workplace spend an average of 28.3 minutes each way, 20% above the Missouri average of 23.5. 10.3% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.