Salary and cost of living across Missouri
This page covers 3 Missouri counties and 31 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $44,980 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $1,104 a month in St. Louis County, MO to $1,366 in Jackson County, MO. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, St. Louis County, MO has the highest median-of-medians pay at $44,980. St. Louis County, MO has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.