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St. Louis: $2,661/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Local pay

$90,995

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,583
Tax$1,904
Rent$1,138
Other bills$1,879
Left$2,661

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoSt. Louis
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,904
  • Rent$1,138
  • Other living costs$1,879
  • Left over$2,661

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$90,995
Federal income tax
−$11,633
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,961
State income tax (MO)
−$3,350
City / county wage tax
−$910
Take-home pay
$68,141
Effective tax rate
25.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,138
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$545
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$3,017

Left over each month

$7,583 gross, minus $1,904 in tax and $3,017 in living costs.

$2,661

County by county

15 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in St. Louis, MO
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
St. Louis CountyMO997k35%$1,164$1,173$260,700$81,34023 min
St. Charles CountyMO410k15%$1,312$1,296$296,800$102,91225 min
St. Louis cityMO293k10%$978$1,109$185,100$55,27922 min
Madison CountyIL265k9%$969$987$167,900$74,80025 min
St. Clair CountyIL255k9%$1,032$1,031$168,800$70,17825 min
Jefferson CountyMO228k8%$972$920$218,800$80,52230 min
Franklin CountyMO105k4%$874$866$214,900$71,97328 min
Lincoln CountyMO62k2%$972$901$224,800$85,27632 min
Macoupin CountyIL45k2%$789$793$126,100$68,51828 min
Clinton CountyIL37k1%$934$847$180,500$82,31426 min
Warren CountyMO36k1%$913$906$241,200$77,98931 min
Monroe CountyIL35k1%$996$1,036$265,600$101,63528 min
Jersey CountyIL21k1%$794$769$168,800$79,10427 min
Bond CountyIL17k1%$735$743$133,100$61,60323 min
Calhoun CountyIL4,4060%$479$458$174,000$92,09549 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,221 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,138.

Work from home
13.3% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
75.6% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

32 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Engineering Technician (Materials)

    St. Louis District, Engineering & Construction Division, Construction Branch (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $91,779–$141,880 a year

    Winfield, MO · St. Louis, MO · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Engineering Technician (Materials)

    St. Louis District, Engineering & Construction Division, Construction Branch (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $91,779–$141,880 a year

    Winfield, MO · St. Louis, MO · Closes October 21, 2026

  • MEDICAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

    Air Mobility Command · $128,967–$167,663 a year

    Scott AFB, IL · St. Louis, MO · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Lead Interdisciplinary (Lead Project Engineer)

    Kansas District - Planning, Programs, and Project Management Division (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $118,204–$145,483 a year

    Saint Louis, MO · St. Louis, MO · Closes October 23, 2026

  • LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

    TCJ4-LT (Air Force Elements, U.S. Transportation Command) · $109,137–$141,880 a year

    Scott AFB, IL · St. Louis, MO · Closes October 23, 2026

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The place

202 sunny days. July high 89°F. January nights 22°F. 25 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
202 sunny days, 89°F in July, 22°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
25 minutes each way
Size
2.8M people
Buying instead
Median home $232,100. About $1,607/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Missouri income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 8.4%, property tax 1.14%.

Fit

Money left over
69
Sun and mild weather
62
Being in a big city
66
Public school districts in St. Louis

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in St. Louis
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Rockwood R-VIEureka19,5973114.2
Wentzville R-IVWentzville17,9732113.9
St. Louis CitySt Louis17,9336811.4
Francis Howell R-IIIO'fallon17,0472314.9
Parkway C-2Chesterfield16,7592914.1
Fort Zumwalt School DistrictO'fallon16,6982712.7
HazelwoodFlorissant16,3213216.6
Fox C-6Arnold10,2581813.1
Mehlville R-IXSt Louis10,0181814
Ferguson-Florissant R-IIHazelwood8,8092315.7
Lindbergh SchoolsSt. Louis7,6021016.3
Edwardsville CUSD 7Edwardsville7,0601516

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Questions

How is take-home pay in St. Louis calculated?

St. Louis is in Missouri, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in St. Louis?

About $1,138 for a one-bedroom and $1,355 for a two-bedroom in St. Louis, MO.

How do I compare St. Louis with another city?

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