Accountant Salary in Missouri (2026)
The average Accountant in Missouri earns around $85,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $65,805/year ($5,484/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $65,805 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $5,484 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,531 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $32/hr |
Federal Tax | $9,870 |
State Tax | $2,823 |
FICA Taxes | $6,503 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 22.58% |
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Accountant Salary Ranges in Missouri
Not all Accountants earn the same — not even close
Missouri's accounting market is anchored by Big 4 senior teams (Deloitte + PwC + EY + KPMG) in both St. Louis (downtown + Clayton offices) and Kansas City (downtown + Plaza district). Mid-tier regional firms have particular MO depth — RubinBrown HQ St. Louis (one of the largest US-based accounting firms not in NYC), Mayer Hoffman McCann KC, BKD CPAs (now Forvis, founded in Springfield MO), UHY Advisors, and Anders. Edward Jones tax + accounting departments, Centene corporate accounting, and Anheuser-Busch InBev US accounting round out the corporate-finance career path.
Big 4 Partner (Audit / Tax)
$625,000–$1,400,000+ TC
Deloitte / PwC / EY / KPMG St. Louis and Kansas City · partner buy-in $250-600K · 12-15 year track
Senior Manager (Big 4 / Mid-Tier)
$175,000–$275,000
STL + KC banking + healthcare + Edward Jones audit team lead · book-of-business expectations begin
Manager (Big 4 / Mid-Tier)
$125,000–$185,000
CPA required · manage staff + senior teams · busy-season 60-70 hr weeks
Senior Associate (Big 4 / Mid-Tier)
$85,000–$130,000
Years 3-5 · CPA exam completed · public-to-industry pivot common at top of band
Industry Controller (Fortune 500)
$135,000–$225,000
Centene / Edward Jones / Stifel / RGA / Emerson / AB InBev US controller / SOX premium
Tax Senior Manager (Multi-State)
$155,000–$235,000
RubinBrown SALT specialty · Forvis multistate practice · MO + IL + KS audit defense
Small-Firm Partner / Sole Practitioner
$135,000–$315,000
STL + KC + Springfield + Columbia · individual + small-business tax + estate planning
Staff Accountant (Industry, 0-3 yrs)
$55,000–$82,000
Edward Jones · Centene · Emerson · BJC · Anheuser-Busch InBev US · CPA pipeline
Forensic / Litigation Accountant
$125,000–$215,000
FBI Kansas City + AUSA forensic · expert witness work for STL + KC litigation market
Senior Internal Audit (Corporate)
$115,000–$175,000
Centene + Edward Jones + RGA + Express Scripts/Cigna · SOX + regulatory work · post-Big 4 exit
Worth knowing: RubinBrown is the structural feature most national accounting-market surveys understate. Founded in St. Louis in 1952, RubinBrown is consistently ranked among the top 50 US accounting firms by revenue with ~700 employees across STL + KC + Denver + Chicago + Nashville offices — the largest MO-HQ'd accounting firm and one of the largest US-based firms not in NYC. Forvis (formed in 2022 from the merger of Springfield MO-founded BKD with Greenville SC-based DHG) employs roughly 5,500 staff with substantial Missouri presence. The MO 1% city earnings tax in St. Louis AND Kansas City applies to non-resident accountant wages earned within city limits — a Big 4 senior associate living in Webster Groves or Brentwood but working at Deloitte STL downtown pays the additional 1% on city-earned wages, effectively 5.95% combined. Big 4 KC teams downtown (Plaza district outside city limits) face only 4.95% — meaningful at $90K-$130K senior associate comp.
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