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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in St. Joseph, MO

The median public safety telecommunicators in St. Joseph, MO-KS earns $46,750 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,129 a month.

10th percentile
$36,160
25th percentile
$40,610
Median percentile
$46,750
75th percentile
$54,040
90th percentile
$61,880

Based on 70 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

$37,546 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,750
Federal income tax−$3,430
Social Security + Medicare−$3,576
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,197
Monthly take-home$3,129
Every two weeks$1,444

Does it go far here?

$54,120Median pay in St. Joseph, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
29%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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