How much do Computer Occupations, All Other make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Computer Occupations, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $50,880 and the 90th percentile is $126,750. The difference is $75,870, which is 94.4% 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 $65,390 to the 75th at $101,400, covers $36,010.

The mean annual wage is $88,180, which sits above the median of $80,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 31.1% lower than the national median of $116,580 for Computer Occupations, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,816, which is 23% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.5% lower than the Missouri median of $101,040.

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 $80,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Occupations, All Other at $89,816 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Occupations, All Other. Columbia, MO ranks 10th of 13 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).).

• Jefferson City, MO is 36 miles away, with a median of $82,800 and employment of 360. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,118, against $89,816 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $105,470 and employment of 3,900. That median is 31.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,969, against $89,816 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $76,430 and employment of 690. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,279, against $89,816 here.

Employment share

Computer Occupations, All Other accounts for 0.44% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (470 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (435,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.56 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.