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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary in St. Louis, MO

The median painting, coating, and decorating workers in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $49,440 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,298 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$44,520
Median percentile
$49,440
75th percentile
$50,660
90th percentile
$63,460

Based on 50 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

$39,581 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,440
Federal income tax−$3,753
Social Security + Medicare−$3,782
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,324
Monthly take-home$3,298
Every two weeks$1,522

Does it go far here?

$51,994Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

All painting, coating, and decorating workers salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri