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Nursing Assistants salary in St. Joseph, MO

The median nursing assistants in St. Joseph, MO-KS earns $35,900 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,445 a month.

10th percentile
$30,090
25th percentile
$34,950
Median percentile
$35,900
75th percentile
$39,710
90th percentile
$43,550

Based on 620 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$29,338 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,900
Federal income tax−$2,128
Social Security + Medicare−$2,746
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$1,687
Monthly take-home$2,445
Every two weeks$1,128

Does it go far here?

$41,560Median pay in St. Joseph, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($895 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Joseph, MO

JobMedian pay
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,370
Registered Nurses$77,240
General and Operations Managers$74,570
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$66,060
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,330
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$54,400
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$50,930

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