How much do Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $50,110 and the 90th percentile is $210,260. The difference is $160,150, which is 156.4% 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 $61,530 to the 75th at $169,540, covers $108,010.

The mean annual wage is $112,370, which sits above the median of $102,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 9.8% higher than the national median of $93,250 for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $114,493, which is 22.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.4% higher than the Missouri median of $83,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbia, MO is 89.438, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $102,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary at $114,493 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary. Columbia, MO ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $74,940 and employment of 70. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,979, against $114,493 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $74,250 and employment of 30. That median is 27.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,818, against $114,493 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 122 miles away, with a median of $101,060 and employment of 200. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,280, against $114,493 here.

Employment share

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (80 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.78 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.