Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Missouri

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Missouri earns $39,080 a year and keeps $32,681 of it — $2,723 a month.

Take-home pay, Missouri

$32,681

from $39,080 gross · $1,257 every two weeks · 16.4% effective tax rate

Breakdown of $39,080 gross pay
Take-home$32,68183.6%
Federal income tax$2,5106.4%
Social Security & Medicare$2,9907.6%
Missouri income tax$8992.3%
Gross pay$39,080100%

Gross median from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates, May 2025 estimates (source file). Tax computed here from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 and Missouri revenue department tables. Single filer, 2026 tax year, annual liability rather than paycheck withholding.

By filing status

Filing status changes the standard deduction and the bracket widths, so the same salary yields a different answer.

Filing statusFederal taxState taxTake-home
Single$2,510$899$32,681
Married filing jointly$688$154$35,249
Head of household$1,493$521$34,076

Every state, ranked by what you keep

Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way. A state can pay less and still leave you with more.

#StateMedian salaryTake-homeTax rate
1Washington$46,190$39,29415%
2North Dakota$45,690$38,89215%
3Alaska$44,510$37,94415%
4Minnesota$46,280$37,70919%
5District of Columbia$45,740$37,35418%
6Colorado$45,370$37,34718%
7California$44,710$37,33316%
8Arizona$44,290$37,06216%
9Wisconsin$44,610$36,84217%
10Massachusetts$44,920$36,24719%
11New York$44,630$36,22719%
12Connecticut$43,640$36,20617%
13Iowa$43,490$36,12317%
14Montana$43,840$36,10218%
15Hawaii$44,120$36,02518%
16New Hampshire$42,110$36,01514%
17Nebraska$42,910$35,58517%
18Utah$42,370$35,28417%
19Kentucky$42,770$35,16618%
20Oregon$44,750$35,05822%
21Pennsylvania$42,480$35,00918%
22Maine$42,640$34,74519%
23Rhode Island$41,690$34,73117%
24Indiana$41,340$34,20717%
25Maryland$41,600$33,99318%
26Nevada$39,350$33,79814%
27Ohio$39,460$33,58315%
28South Dakota$38,980$33,50014%
29New Jersey$39,540$33,28416%
30Kansas$40,250$33,07518%
31Idaho$39,900$32,97817%
32Wyoming$38,330$32,97814%
33Vermont$39,390$32,94716%
34Illinois$40,550$32,89919%
35Florida$38,160$32,84214%
36Tennessee$38,160$32,84214%
37Missouri$39,080$32,68116%
38Virginia$39,380$32,37218%
39Texas$37,540$32,34314%
40Michigan$38,860$32,00318%
41Georgia$38,480$31,92717%
42South Carolina$37,530$31,88715%
43North Carolina$38,230$31,88117%
44New Mexico$37,230$31,46115%
45West Virginia$36,990$30,95316%
46Delaware$37,320$30,77218%
47Oklahoma$36,990$30,71917%
48Mississippi$36,400$30,70316%
49Arkansas$35,920$30,20016%
50Alabama$36,670$30,07618%
51Louisiana$35,340$29,90215%

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Missouri: questions

What is the average laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salary in Missouri?

The median is $39,080 a year, about $18.79 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 estimates. Median means half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Missouri earn more and half earn less.

What is the take-home pay on $39,080 in Missouri?

About $32,681 a year — $2,723 a month, or $1,257 every two weeks — for a single filer in the 2026 tax year, after $2,510 federal income tax, $2,990 in Social Security and Medicare, and $899 Missouri income tax.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Missouri than elsewhere?

No. At $39,080, Missouri pays $1,470 below the $40,550 median across all states, ranking 34 of 51 on gross pay. On take-home pay after tax it ranks 37.

Where do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand keep the most money?

Ranked by take-home rather than gross, the best-paying states for this occupation are Washington ($39,294), North Dakota ($38,892), Alaska ($37,944). Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way, because state income tax varies from nothing to over 10%.

What is the effective tax rate on $39,080 in Missouri?

16.4% of gross pay, combining federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax. The marginal rate — what you would pay on the next dollar earned — is 24.3%.


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