What work pays in Columbia, MO

11% cheaper than the US average
·MO·
108k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 89
107,680 working
MO
33 occupations reported
and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Columbia, MO: $312,080 on paper, worth $348,926 once the local price level is taken into account.

What this place does more than anywhere else

Occupations concentrated here relative to the country as a whole.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$150.04/hr$312,080$348,926
Pharmacists$67.03/hr$139,430$155,892
Human Resources Managers$62.59/hr$130,190$145,561
Computer and Information Systems Managers$62.36/hr$129,700$145,013
Nurse Practitioners$61.99/hr$128,930$144,152
Financial Managers$59.67/hr$124,120$138,774
Managers, All Other$59.21/hr$123,150$137,690
Marketing Managers$57.46/hr$119,520$133,631
Medical and Health Services Managers$53.73/hr$111,760$124,955
Lawyers$51.87/hr$107,890$120,628
Industrial Production Managers$51.87/hr$107,880$120,617
Construction Managers$51.06/hr$106,210$118,750
Administrative Services Managers$50.79/hr$105,640$118,112
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$50.79/hr$105,640$118,112
Industrial Engineers$48.62/hr$101,130$113,070
Software Developers$48.57/hr$101,020$112,947
Sales Managers$48.46/hr$100,800$112,701
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$95,600$106,887
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$44.94/hr$93,480$104,516
Dental Hygienists$41.49/hr$86,300$96,489
Financial and Investment Analysts$40.93/hr$85,130$95,181
Management Analysts$40.80/hr$84,870$94,890
Registered Nurses$40.54/hr$84,330$94,286
Civil Engineers$40.36/hr$83,950$93,861
Physical Therapists$40.06/hr$83,320$93,157
Mechanical Engineers$39.52/hr$82,200$91,905
Loan Officers$39.35/hr$81,850$91,513
Data Scientists$38.93/hr$80,980$90,541
Project Management Specialists$38.88/hr$80,870$90,418
Computer Occupations, All Other$38.62/hr$80,330$89,814
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$37.79/hr$78,610$87,891
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$37.53/hr$78,060$87,276
Computer Systems Analysts$37.39/hr$77,760$86,940

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Elsewhere in Missouri

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All work and pay in Missouri

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