How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make in Jefferson City, MO?

Percentile spread

For Business Operations Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $48,070 and the 90th percentile is $104,730. The difference is $56,660, which is 88.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $52,690 to the 75th at $78,060, covers $25,370.

The mean annual wage is $70,100, which sits above the median of $64,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jefferson City, MO median is 22.9% lower than the national median of $83,050 for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,816, which is 12.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.3% lower than the Missouri median of $80,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Operations Specialists, All Other at $72,816 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. Jefferson City, MO ranks 9th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbia, MO is 36 miles away, with a median of $61,600 and employment of 990. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,875, against $72,816 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $95,470 and employment of 7,320. That median is 49% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,402, against $72,816 here.
• Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $72,700 and employment of 570. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,068, against $72,816 here.