Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $79K, rent takes 22.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,144/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all others typically earn — is $52K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,098/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $79K locally vs. $78K nationally, a 1% difference.

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area pays $79K median vs. the U.S. average of $78K — that’s +1%.

The median is $78,850 a year, that works out to about $38 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $51,630, and experienced engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all others can clear $96,100. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,074/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,144/month, which eats 22.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other salary is worth about $78,850 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.