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Salaries & Cost of Living in St. Charles County, MO

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 54 occupations in St. Charles County, MO.

Jobs listed
54
St. Louis, MO-IL
Median of medians
$47,585
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,104
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
54 of 54
Household income
$104,692
Census median per year
Property tax
$3,480
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in St. Charles County, MO

St. Charles County, MO is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL labor market, and this page summarizes 54 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $47,585 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $167,130, and the lowest is Cooks, Fast Food at $30,860.

A one-bedroom apartment in St. Charles 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 $47,303 a year, and every one of the 54 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 St. Charles County, MO or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in St. Charles County, MO

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

Median household income in St. Charles County, MO is $104,692, 48% above the Missouri median of $70,702 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($13,248) equals 12.7% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $47,585, is 55% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in St. Charles County, MO pay a median of $3,480 a year in real estate taxes, 79% above the Missouri median of $1,948. With a median home value of $320,800, 39% above the Missouri median of $230,300, the ratio of the two medians is 1.08% a year.

Renters in St. Charles County, MO pay a median gross rent of $1,370 a month in the Census survey, 33% above 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 St. Charles County, MO who travel to a workplace spend an average of 24.5 minutes each way, 4% above the Missouri average of 23.5. 18.0% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in St. Charles County, MO, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 54.

Occupations in St. Charles County, MO ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130$118,192$8,172
2Financial Managers$158,780$112,877$7,730
3Lawyers$142,690$102,636$6,876
4Software Developers$129,030$93,942$6,152
5Project Management Specialists$100,510$75,417$4,608
6First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$96,620$72,863$4,395
7General and Operations Managers$93,140$70,578$4,205
8Registered Nurses$83,180$64,040$3,660
9Accountants and Auditors$78,880$61,217$3,424
10Electricians$77,170$60,094$3,331
11First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,210$58,807$3,224
12Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$74,130$58,098$3,165
13Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$73,240$57,514$3,116
14Human Resources Specialists$71,670$56,483$3,030
15Carpenters$70,990$56,037$2,993
16First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,590$54,461$2,862
17Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,590$51,835$2,643
18Construction Laborers$64,500$51,776$2,638
19Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,130$50,011$2,491
20Computer User Support Specialists$60,940$49,111$2,416
21Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$60,860$49,050$2,411
22Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,650$48,891$2,397
23Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,240$47,068$2,245
24Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,190$47,030$2,242
25Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,930$43,807$1,974
26Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,970$40,812$1,724
27First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,020$39,337$1,601
28Light Truck Drivers$47,150$38,678$1,546
29Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,570$38,240$1,510
30Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,200$37,960$1,486
31Customer Service Representatives$45,800$37,657$1,461
32Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,620$37,521$1,450
33Office Clerks, General$44,980$37,037$1,410
34Medical Assistants$44,710$36,833$1,392
35Security Guards$42,600$35,236$1,259
36Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,780$34,616$1,208
37Nursing Assistants$39,110$32,596$1,039
38Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,040$32,543$1,035
39First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,520$32,150$1,002
40Stockers and Order Fillers$37,840$31,635$959
41Cooks, Restaurant$37,690$31,522$950
42Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,620$30,712$882
43Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,470$30,599$873
44Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,410$30,554$869
45Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,900$30,168$837
46Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,490$29,101$748
47Retail Salespersons$33,820$28,594$706
48Food Preparation Workers$32,400$27,520$616
49Cashiers$32,380$27,505$615
50Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$31,930$27,164$587