Missouri Works
Missouri Works was established to facilitate the creation of quality jobs by targeted business projects in the state.
The program creates a streamlined incentive to allow Missouri to be competitive on both large and small job creation projects. It incentivizes job creation with a statutory withholdings tax retention benefit and a discretionary, highly liquid tax credit. The program benefits are based on a percentage of the payroll of the new jobs created. More information is available on Missouri Works here.
Application Criteria
To be eligible for participation in this program, applicants must be for-profit or non-profit businesses and have either headquarters, administrative or research and development offices of otherwise excluded businesses that serve a multi-state area.
Eligibility Criteria
| Program | Minimum New Jobs |
Minimum New Private Capital Investment |
Minimum Average Wage |
Automatic Benefit |
| Zone Works (Note 1) |
2 | $100,000 |
80% of County
Avg. Wage
|
WH, 5 or 6
years (Note 3)
|
| Rural Works (Note 2) |
2 | $100,000 |
90% of County
Avg. Wage
|
WH, 5 or 6
years (Note 3)
|
| Statewide Works |
10 | N/A |
90% of County
Avg. Wage
|
WH, 5 or 6
years (Note 3)
|
| Mega Works 120 |
100 | N/A |
120% of County
Avg. Wage |
6% of new payroll,
5 or 6 years
(Note 3)
|
| Mega Works 140 |
100 | N/A | 140% of County Avg. Wage |
7% of new payroll,
5 or 6 years
(Note 3)
|
Springfield Region Average County Wages
| Barry | $38,506 |
| Christian | $30,991 |
| Dade |
$32,000
|
| Dallas |
$23,463
|
| Greene |
$41,504
|
| Lawrence |
$35,514
|
| Polk |
$30,381
|
| Stone |
$30,927
|
| Taney |
$29,174
|
| Webster |
$31,581
|
County average wages are based on data from the Census of Employment and Wages with and are effective until 7/1/2018. Updates are made annually and are based on 2,080 hours per year.
