How much do Chief Executives make in Jefferson City, MO?

Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $51,440 and the 90th percentile is $339,040. The difference is $287,600, which is 254.3% 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 $81,090 to the 75th at $165,630, covers $84,540.

The mean annual wage is $158,370, which sits above the median of $113,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jefferson City, MO median is 47.2% lower than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $128,548, which is 39.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 34.4% lower than the Missouri median of $172,320.

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 $113,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $128,548 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Jefferson City, MO ranks 10th of 10 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 $159,890 and employment of 90. That median is 41.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $178,772, against $128,548 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $202,840 and employment of 1,120. That median is 79.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $213,318, against $128,548 here.
• Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $179,910 and employment of 150. That median is 59.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $203,093, against $128,548 here.

Employment share

Chief Executives accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (120 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (204,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.