SALARY · REGISTERED NURSES · MISSOURI

Registered Nurses salary in Missouri

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for registered nurses in Missouri and found a median of $81,780 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$81,780

$39 per hour at the median · That is $15,770 (16.2 percent) below the national median of $97,550 for this occupation.

$85,900Mean annual salary
$41Mean hourly wage
$76,310People employed in this job in Missouri

Salary range

25th: $76,050Median: $81,78075th: $98,560
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$76,050
Median (50th percentile)$81,780
75th percentile$98,560
Mean$85,900

The middle half of workers earned from $76,050 to $98,560 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$63,520 a year
$5,293 a month
Federal tax $9,162 · FICA $6,256 · State tax $2,842

Caveat: the annual 2026 MO-1040 instruction booklet was not retrieved. Brackets and standard deduction are in the official 2026 withholding formula, and the federal tax deduction schedule is in statute RSMo 143.171.

Kansas City and St. Louis 1 percent earnings taxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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