Collected and spent
In fiscal year 2024, St. Louis collected $456.5M in taxes and spent $561.6M.
Collected
$456.5M
Fiscal year 2024 · taxes
Spent
$561.6M
Fiscal year 2024
Where the money comes from
Two taxes.
Income tax
1%
Property tax
$3.3747 per $100 of value
Source · City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue, City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue — Earnings Tax 1.0%. Read on May 23, 2026.
Details
City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue — Earnings Tax 1.0% (resident rate, 2024)Source · City of St. Louis Office of the Assessor, City of St. Louis 2024 Real Property Tax Rates — STL bundle 33.747 mills. Read on May 24, 2026.
Details
City of St. Louis 2024 Real Property Tax Rates — STL bundle 33.747 mills (everything except SLPS school per Assessor PDF; sum of 10 component lines)Where it goes
Ten service lines.
Police
$145.0M
General government
$107.8M
Public works
$84.6M
Fire
$75.9M
Courts
$58.9M
Debt service · past obligation
$30.2M
Corrections
$28.0M
Parks and recreation
$21.2M
Health and human services
$7.0M
Other
$3.1M
Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.
Source · City of St. Louis, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024. Read on June 12, 2026.
Details
City of St. Louis, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds, General Fund column (pp. 26-27); budget-basis detail Schedule 1 pp. 155-160. Office of the Comptroller; audited by KPMG LLPWho decides
Not on file yet.
When decisions happen
Not on file yet.
How to reach it
Not on file yet.
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Sources
What it is
City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue, City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue — Earnings Tax 1.0%. Read on May 23, 2026.
Details
City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue — Earnings Tax 1.0% (resident rate, 2024)Collected
City of St. Louis, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024. Read on June 12, 2026.
Details
City of St. Louis, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds, General Fund column (pp. 26-27); budget-basis detail Schedule 1 pp. 155-160. Office of the Comptroller; audited by KPMG LLPSpent
City of St. Louis, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024. Read on June 12, 2026.
Details
City of St. Louis, Missouri Annual Comprehensive Financial Report FY2024 — Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances, Governmental Funds, General Fund column (pp. 26-27); budget-basis detail Schedule 1 pp. 155-160. Office of the Comptroller; audited by KPMG LLPTaxes
City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue, City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue — Earnings Tax 1.0%. Read on May 23, 2026.
Details
City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue — Earnings Tax 1.0% (resident rate, 2024)Taxes
City of St. Louis Office of the Assessor, City of St. Louis 2024 Real Property Tax Rates — STL bundle 33.747 mills. Read on May 24, 2026.
Details
City of St. Louis 2024 Real Property Tax Rates — STL bundle 33.747 mills (everything except SLPS school per Assessor PDF; sum of 10 component lines)To act on what you have read
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