SOC 43-3021 · Joplin, MO-KS metro

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in Joplin, MO

The average salary for billing and posting clerks in Joplin, Missouri is $45,130 a year ($21.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,830: half of the 200 people in this job in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

$45,130average per year

$21.70 / hourMedian $43,830Take-home ≈ $37,258

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

200people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#4 of 8Missouri metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Billing and Posting Clerks pay range in Joplin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,360 or more. The middle half of billing and posting clerks in Joplin earn between $37,010 and $47,620.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,130$3,761$21.70
Median$43,830$3,652$21.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,010$3,084$17.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,620$3,968$22.89

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Billing and Posting Clerks pay in Joplin vs. Missouri and the U.S.

Billing and posting clerks in Joplin earn 6% less than the Missouri average ($47,940) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($51,070). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $48,500.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Joplin$45,130$43,830$34,650$61,360200
Missouri$47,940$46,760$36,160$61,3208,550
United States$51,070$48,500$37,290$67,710404,060

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Billing and Posting Clerks salary after taxes in Joplin

On the average salary of $45,130, a single filer in Joplin takes home about $37,258 a year, or $3,105 a month and $1,433 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

The Joplin, MO-KS metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in MO$37,258$3,105
Working in KS$36,723$3,060

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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Is Joplin a good place for billing and posting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Joplin area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.7), so the average $45,130 buys what about $52,649 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Joplin ($44,980). A typical home costs $226,857, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in other Missouri cities

Joplin ranks 4th of 8 Missouri metro areas for this job; Kansas City pays the most ($51,530).

All Billing and Posting Clerks salaries in Missouri

Highest-paying cities for billing and posting clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,360).

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in Joplin: questions

How much do billing and posting clerks make an hour in Joplin?

$21.70 an hour on average, and $21.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level billing and posting clerks salary in Joplin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the billing and posting clerks take-home pay in Joplin?

About $37,258 a year ($3,105 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,130. The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

Do billing and posting clerks earn more in Joplin than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($51,070).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3021; area Joplin, MO-KS (27900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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