Living wage by county in Missouri, 2027
The living wage in Missouri ranges from $21.18 to $25.46 an hour per worker across its 115 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In Missouri, 18.4% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $22.80 | $6,905 | $39.84 |
| Andrew County | $23.41 | $7,089 | $40.90 |
| Atchison County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Audrain County | $22.59 | $6,840 | $39.46 |
| Barry County | $22.45 | $6,797 | $39.21 |
| Barton County | $22.45 | $6,797 | $39.21 |
| Bates County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| Benton County | $22.69 | $6,871 | $39.64 |
| Bollinger County | $22.54 | $6,824 | $39.37 |
| Boone County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Buchanan County | $23.41 | $7,089 | $40.90 |
| Butler County | $21.53 | $6,521 | $37.62 |
| Caldwell County | $23.06 | $6,983 | $40.29 |
| Callaway County | $23.10 | $6,994 | $40.35 |
| Camden County | $22.69 | $6,871 | $39.64 |
| Cape Girardeau County | $22.34 | $6,765 | $39.03 |
| Carroll County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Carter County | $21.84 | $6,615 | $38.16 |
| Cass County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| Cedar County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| Chariton County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Christian County | $22.64 | $6,855 | $39.55 |
| Clark County | $23.60 | $7,147 | $41.23 |
| Clay County | $23.41 | $7,089 | $40.90 |
| Clinton County | $23.06 | $6,983 | $40.29 |
| Cole County | $22.69 | $6,871 | $39.64 |
| Cooper County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Crawford County | $22.26 | $6,740 | $38.88 |
| Dade County | $22.64 | $6,855 | $39.55 |
| Dallas County | $22.82 | $6,912 | $39.88 |
| Daviess County | $23.06 | $6,983 | $40.29 |
| DeKalb County | $23.06 | $6,983 | $40.29 |
| Dent County | $22.90 | $6,936 | $40.01 |
| Douglas County | $22.50 | $6,813 | $39.30 |
| Dunklin County | $21.38 | $6,473 | $37.34 |
| Franklin County | $22.26 | $6,740 | $38.88 |
| Gasconade County | $22.90 | $6,936 | $40.01 |
| Gentry County | $23.70 | $7,177 | $41.41 |
| Greene County | $22.64 | $6,855 | $39.55 |
| Grundy County | $23.06 | $6,983 | $40.29 |
| Harrison County | $23.75 | $7,192 | $41.49 |
| Henry County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| Hickory County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| Holt County | $23.41 | $7,089 | $40.90 |
| Howard County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Howell County | $22.28 | $6,748 | $38.93 |
| Iron County | $22.26 | $6,740 | $38.88 |
| Jackson County | $23.41 | $7,089 | $40.90 |
| Jasper County | $22.45 | $6,797 | $39.21 |
| Jefferson County | $22.26 | $6,740 | $38.88 |
| Johnson County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Knox County | $22.80 | $6,905 | $39.84 |
| Laclede County | $22.63 | $6,853 | $39.54 |
| Lafayette County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Lawrence County | $22.45 | $6,797 | $39.21 |
| Lewis County | $23.25 | $7,040 | $40.62 |
| Lincoln County | $23.22 | $7,033 | $40.57 |
| Linn County | $22.59 | $6,840 | $39.46 |
| Livingston County | $23.06 | $6,983 | $40.29 |
| Macon County | $22.59 | $6,840 | $39.46 |
| Madison County | $22.26 | $6,740 | $38.88 |
| Maries County | $22.90 | $6,936 | $40.01 |
| Marion County | $23.25 | $7,040 | $40.62 |
| McDonald County | $22.45 | $6,797 | $39.21 |
| Mercer County | $23.06 | $6,983 | $40.29 |
| Miller County | $22.69 | $6,871 | $39.64 |
| Mississippi County | $22.34 | $6,765 | $39.03 |
| Moniteau County | $22.69 | $6,871 | $39.64 |
| Monroe County | $22.59 | $6,840 | $39.46 |
| Montgomery County | $23.10 | $6,994 | $40.35 |
| Morgan County | $22.69 | $6,871 | $39.64 |
| New Madrid County | $21.38 | $6,473 | $37.34 |
| Newton County | $22.45 | $6,797 | $39.21 |
| Nodaway County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Oregon County | $21.95 | $6,646 | $38.35 |
| Osage County | $22.90 | $6,936 | $40.01 |
| Ozark County | $22.50 | $6,813 | $39.30 |
| Pemiscot County | $21.18 | $6,415 | $37.01 |
| Perry County | $22.73 | $6,885 | $39.72 |
| Pettis County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Phelps County | $22.82 | $6,912 | $39.88 |
| Pike County | $23.10 | $6,994 | $40.35 |
| Platte County | $23.41 | $7,089 | $40.90 |
| Polk County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| Pulaski County | $22.82 | $6,912 | $39.88 |
| Putnam County | $22.80 | $6,905 | $39.84 |
| Ralls County | $23.10 | $6,994 | $40.35 |
| Randolph County | $22.59 | $6,840 | $39.46 |
| Ray County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Reynolds County | $22.90 | $6,934 | $40.00 |
| Ripley County | $21.68 | $6,564 | $37.87 |
| Saline County | $22.57 | $6,835 | $39.43 |
| Schuyler County | $22.80 | $6,905 | $39.84 |
| Scotland County | $22.80 | $6,905 | $39.84 |
| Scott County | $21.69 | $6,567 | $37.89 |
| Shannon County | $22.50 | $6,813 | $39.30 |
| Shelby County | $22.59 | $6,840 | $39.46 |
| St. Charles County | $23.22 | $7,033 | $40.57 |
| St. Clair County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| St. Francois County | $22.26 | $6,740 | $38.88 |
| St. Louis County | $25.46 | $7,711 | $44.48 |
| St. Louis city | $25.46 | $7,711 | $44.48 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | $22.26 | $6,740 | $38.88 |
| Stoddard County | $21.53 | $6,521 | $37.62 |
| Stone County | $22.20 | $6,723 | $38.79 |
| Sullivan County | $22.80 | $6,905 | $39.84 |
| Taney County | $22.20 | $6,723 | $38.79 |
| Texas County | $22.50 | $6,813 | $39.30 |
| Vernon County | $22.77 | $6,895 | $39.78 |
| Warren County | $23.22 | $7,033 | $40.57 |
| Washington County | $22.26 | $6,740 | $38.88 |
| Wayne County | $21.84 | $6,615 | $38.16 |
| Webster County | $22.63 | $6,853 | $39.54 |
| Worth County | $23.41 | $7,091 | $40.91 |
| Wright County | $22.50 | $6,813 | $39.30 |
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