Salaries & Cost of Living in Ray County, MO

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 42 occupations in Ray County, MO.

Jobs listed: 42; Kansas City, MO-KS
Median of medians: $46,225; per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent: $1,366; HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics: 100%; 42 of 42
Household income: $74,573; Census median per year
Property tax: $1,594; Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Ray County, MO

Ray County, MO is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS labor market, and this page summarizes 42 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $46,225 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Software Developers at $124,990, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $29,560.

A one-bedroom apartment in Ray County, MO has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,366 a month and a two-bedroom $1,546. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $23,267 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $42,366 a year, and every one of the 42 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Ray County, MO or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Ray County, MO

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Ray County, MO, set beside the Missouri and national medians.

Median household income in Ray County, MO is $74,573, 5% above the Missouri median of $70,702 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($16,392) equals 22.0% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $46,225, is 38% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Ray County, MO pay a median of $1,594 a year in real estate taxes, 18% below the Missouri median of $1,948. With a median home value of $198,800, 14% below the Missouri median of $230,300, the ratio of the two medians is 0.80% a year.

Renters in Ray County, MO pay a median gross rent of $782 a month in the Census survey, 24% below the Missouri median of $1,033. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,366; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Ray County, MO who travel to a workplace spend an average of 34.3 minutes each way, 46% above the Missouri average of 23.5. 10.6% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Ray County, MO, highest paying first

Showing 1–42 of 42.

Occupations in Ray County, MO ranked by median salary
#	Occupation	Median salary	Take-home	Left per month
1	Software Developers	$124,990	$91,370	$5,675
2	Project Management Specialists	$101,050	$75,771	$4,375
3	General and Operations Managers	$90,490	$68,839	$3,798
4	Registered Nurses	$83,040	$63,948	$3,390
5	Accountants and Auditors	$80,040	$61,978	$3,226
6	Human Resources Specialists	$75,190	$58,794	$2,961
7	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$72,580	$57,081	$2,818
8	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$66,780	$53,273	$2,501
9	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,250	$52,925	$2,472
10	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$64,950	$52,072	$2,400
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,200	$49,307	$2,170
12	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,060	$49,201	$2,161
13	Computer User Support Specialists	$60,210	$48,558	$2,108
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,170	$48,528	$2,105
15	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$54,990	$44,609	$1,779
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,940	$41,546	$1,523
17	Construction Laborers	$50,500	$41,213	$1,495
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,860	$39,972	$1,392
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$48,620	$39,790	$1,377
20	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,350	$38,830	$1,297
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,810	$38,421	$1,263
22	Office Clerks, General	$45,640	$37,536	$1,189
23	Light Truck Drivers	$45,290	$37,271	$1,167
24	Packers and Packagers, Hand	$44,460	$36,643	$1,115
25	Customer Service Representatives	$44,350	$36,560	$1,108
26	Security Guards	$41,810	$34,639	$948
27	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,700	$34,555	$941
28	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$41,450	$34,366	$925
29	Nursing Assistants	$39,710	$33,050	$815
30	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,210	$32,672	$784
31	Cooks, Restaurant	$37,370	$31,280	$668
32	Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,210	$31,159	$658
33	Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,850	$30,886	$635
34	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$36,520	$30,637	$614
35	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,350	$30,508	$603
36	Waiters and Waitresses	$36,080	$30,304	$586
37	Retail Salespersons	$34,320	$28,973	$475
38	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$32,780	$27,808	$378
39	Childcare Workers	$31,770	$27,043	$315
40	Cashiers	$30,700	$26,234	$247
41	Cooks, Fast Food	$30,170	$25,833	$214
42	Fast Food and Counter Workers	$29,560	$25,372	$175