UX Designer Salary in Missouri (2026)
Average UX Designer pay in Missouri
$77,340/year
≈ $37/hour before tax
Middle 50% earn $52,200–$90,920
US average: $117,490
Source: BLS, May 2025 · Web and Digital Interface Designers
After tax (single filer)
$60,599/year
$5,050/month · effective tax rate 21.65%
- Federal $8,185
- State $2,640
- FICA $5,917
- Take-home
Pay by role in Missouri
- Director / VP Design$175,000–$305,000+ TC
- Staff / Principal Designer$155,000–$235,000
- Senior Product Designer (Healthcare)$125,000–$185,000
- Senior Product Designer (FinTech)$120,000–$175,000
- Senior UX Designer (General)$105,000–$155,000
- Design Manager / Lead$135,000–$205,000
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| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $60,599 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $5,050 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $2,331 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $29/hr |
Federal Tax | $8,185 |
State Tax | $2,640 |
FICA Taxes | $5,917 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 21.65% |
Not all UX Designers earn the same — not even close
Missouri's UX designer market is anchored by Oracle Health Indianapolis-equivalent (acquired Cerner 2022 — North Kansas City clinical software UX organization), Edward Jones digital design (Maryland Heights, branch-system digital + investor app), Centene member portal UX (Clayton, Fortune 25 health insurance), Anheuser-Busch InBev US digital marketing design, BJC HealthCare patient experience digital, plus the Sam Fox School of Design at Washington University (top-15 design school nationally) feeding the local design pipeline. Smaller commercial design scene than Bay Area / NYC; staff designer ceiling caps at $235K TC.
Director / VP Design
$175,000–$305,000+ TC
Oracle Health senior design director · Edward Jones digital VP · Centene product design VP
Staff / Principal Designer
$155,000–$235,000
Oracle Health senior IC · Edward Jones staff designer · Centene staff product design
Senior Product Designer (Healthcare)
$125,000–$185,000
Oracle Health clinical software UX · BJC patient experience · clinical-software UX premium
Senior Product Designer (FinTech)
$120,000–$175,000
Edward Jones digital · Stifel · Wells Fargo Advisors digital · financial-services UX
Senior UX Designer (General)
$105,000–$155,000
Most common senior IC band · 6-10 years experience · UX research + design fluency
Design Manager / Lead
$135,000–$205,000
Oracle Health design management · Edward Jones design lead · Centene design manager · team of 4-8
UX Designer (Mid-Level, 3-5 yrs)
$78,000–$115,000
Functional designer at MO Fortune 500 or growth-stage · post-WashU Sam Fox / Mizzou
Junior UX / Visual Designer (0-3 yrs)
$58,000–$88,000
WashU Sam Fox + Mizzou Design + UMKC Communication Design pipeline · entry band
UX Researcher (Senior)
$115,000–$175,000
Oracle Health user research · Centene member research · clinical-software research specialty
Design Systems / DesignOps
$120,000–$185,000
Oracle Health design system · Edward Jones digital design system · growing specialty
Worth knowing: The Sam Fox School of Design + Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis is among the country's top-15 design schools, integrating architecture + graphic design + product design + interaction design into a distinctive interdisciplinary program. Sam Fox graduates feed the local Edward Jones digital, Oracle Health UX, and Centene member experience design pipelines plus larger coastal placements. Oracle Health (legacy Cerner, ~12,000 KC-area employees) operates the country's largest concentration of clinical-software UX talent — senior product designers $130-185K TC working on EHR modernization, clinical decision support UX, and AI-augmented clinical interfaces. Edward Jones digital design at Maryland Heights focuses on branch-FA + investor-client app design, supporting the largest US broker-dealer branch network. The 1% city earnings tax in St. Louis applies to non-resident designer wages earned within city limits — most senior MO UX designers are at suburban offices (Maryland Heights, Clayton, Chesterfield, North Kansas City) avoiding the city tax; Centene Clayton (outside STL city) faces only the 4.7% state top rate, while smaller downtown STL design agencies add the city's 1%.
Sources & Methodology
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- →IRS Notice 2025-67 — 2026 retirement-plan contribution limits
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-19 — 2026 HSA contribution limits
- →Social Security Administration — 2026 Social Security wage base
- →Missouri DOR Form MO-1040ES 2026 - tax rate chart and Missouri standard deduction amounts
- →BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — UX Designer wage data for Missouri
Salary figures are market estimates for UX Designers in Missouri and vary by employer, specialty, seniority, and metro. Take-home math assumes a single filer with no dependents, the standard deduction, and Missouri 2026 state rates. Local taxes, insurance premiums, and pre-tax contributions will move your number — run the calculator for your own situation.
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- RSU calculator → · flat 22% withholding often falls short
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