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Missouri · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Missouri

The median web developer wage in Missouri is $49.88 an hour, 12% above the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $60–$100 an hour — $1,100–$1,800 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,100–$1,800

About 18 hours at $60–$100 an hour, the freelance rate in Missouri. Plus $50–$120 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Missouri

Web designer pay in Missouri

Median web developer wage
$49.88/hr
$103,800 a year
Freelance rate
$60–$100
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
6th
of 49 with published data
MissouriMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$49.88$52.601,160
Web and digital interface designers$34.12$37.181,210

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Missouri.

What to charge for a website in Missouri

At $60–$100 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Missouri employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$50–$120
Five-page business site$1,100–$1,800$50–$120
Five pages with online booking$1,300–$2,200$50–$120
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,350–$3,900$50–$120
Small online shop$1,850–$3,100$50–$120

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in Missouri's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for 4 metro areas in Missouri:

  • St. Louis — $51.14 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Kansas City — $42.99 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • Springfield — $29.16 an hour (median web designer wage)
  • Columbia — $38.97 an hour (median web developer wage)

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Missouri?+

The median web developer wage in Missouri is $49.88 an hour, about $103,800 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $34.12 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Missouri?+

About $60–$100 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Missouri?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Missouri freelancer costs about $1,100–$1,800, plus $50–$120 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Missouri?+

BLS counts 1,160 employed web developers and 1,210 web and digital interface designers in Missouri. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.