Pay and cost of living in Dallas County, MO
Across the 5 occupations we cover in Dallas County, MO, the middle median salary is $56,070 a year. Pay runs from $32,190 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $79,370 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $47,180. Wages come from the Springfield, MO survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Dallas County, MO has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $845 a month and a two-bedroom $962. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $17,015 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $44,897 a year, and every one of the 5 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 Dallas County, MO
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Dallas County, MO, set beside the Missouri and national medians.
Median household income in Dallas County, MO is $53,464, 24% below the Missouri median of $70,702 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($10,140) equals 19.0% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $56,070, is 5% above household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Dallas County, MO pay a median of $756 a year in real estate taxes, 61% below the Missouri median of $1,948. With a median home value of $190,300, 17% below the Missouri median of $230,300, the ratio of the two medians is 0.40% a year.
Renters in Dallas County, MO pay a median gross rent of $642 a month in the Census survey, 38% below the Missouri median of $1,033. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $845; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Dallas County, MO who travel to a workplace spend an average of 33.3 minutes each way, 42% above the Missouri average of 23.5. 6.0% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.