Free Market Physician
Clinic · Joplin, MO
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- open role, live count
- 5.0
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Clinic
What stands out
Moving here
In Joplin a posted $26.50 an hour meets prices that run about 14% below the national level.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-23
Experienced nurses
The one posting on file pays a flat $26.50 an hour — the low, the median, and the high are the same number.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-23
New graduates
People in town still talk about wages around $13–15 an hour; the nursing rate posted here is $26.50.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-23
Moving here
Missouri is a compact-license state, so a compact RN license can come with you without a second full license.
More about working here
Moving here
If you are picking a street, locals flag the box between 7th Street, Maiden Lane, 20th Street, and Wall as one to skip and point families outside it.
Experienced nurses
Freeman and Ozark Center are the other names nearby in our listings if you want a second door before you decide.
The city
Living in Joplin, MO
Joplin sits in southwest Missouri near the Kansas and Oklahoma borders, offering a small-city feel with outdoor access at Grand Falls and Wildcat Glades. Nurses relocating here find a tight-knit community, affordable living, and regional healthcare employers anchored by Mercy and Freeman health systems.
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- Metro price level · Joplin area
- 14% below the national average
- BEA index 85.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $962/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $52,097/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would clock in at Free Market Physician in Joplin, zip 64804. The posting we can show you pays $26.50 an hour, the same figure at both ends because there is only one number. Joplin costs about 14% less than the country as a whole.
- Clinic · Joplin
More about Free Market Physician
Missouri takes a graduated state income tax that reaches about 4.7% at the top, and it is a compact-license state, so a compact RN license travels with you. If you are choosing a street, people who live here tell newcomers to stay out of the box bounded by 7th Street, Maiden Lane, 20th Street, and Wall, and to look at family-friendly pockets outside it. They also mention local wages in the $13–15 range; $26.50 sits above that talk. What we cannot hand you is the unit texture — no EHR, no float rule, no schedule pattern, no residency or tuition line. Freeman and Ozark Center sit nearby in the same listings if you want another door to knock on.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Posted rate of $26.50 an hour
- Joplin cost of living about 14% below the national level
- Missouri is a compact-license state
- Posted rate sits above the $13–15 local wage talk
The hard parts
- Pay is from a single posting with no range
- No sign-on bonus or housing stipend on the record
- No documented residency, tuition support, or career ladder
- Scheduling, float, and EHR are not on file
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 23, 2026
- Website
- freemarketphysician.com ↗
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