SOC 15-1299 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

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

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Occupations, All Other in Jefferson City, MO is $82,800. The 10th percentile is $51,000 and the 90th percentile is $151,890. Employment is 360.

Median annual wage

$82,800

10th percentile
$51,000
25th percentile
$63,860
Median
$82,800
75th percentile
$112,260
90th percentile
$151,890
Mean
$90,260

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Occupations, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $51,000 and the 90th percentile is $151,890. The difference is $100,890, which is 121.8% 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 $63,860 to the 75th at $112,260, covers $48,400.

The mean annual wage is $90,260, which sits above the median of $82,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jefferson City, MO median is 29% lower than the national median of $116,580 for Computer Occupations, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,118, which is 19.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% lower than the Missouri median of $101,040.

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 $82,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Occupations, All Other at $94,118 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 Computer Occupations, All Other. Jefferson City, MO ranks 5th 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 $80,330 and employment of 470. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,816, against $94,118 here.
  • St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $108,450 and employment of 7,330. That median is 31% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,052, against $94,118 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $76,430 and employment of 690. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,279, against $94,118 here.

Employment share

Computer Occupations, All Other accounts for 0.45% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (360 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (435,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.60 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.

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Questions this page answers

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

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Occupations, All Other in Jefferson City, MO is $82,800. The 10th percentile is $51,000 and the 90th percentile is $151,890. Employment is 360.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Occupations, All Other?

The local median is 29% lower than the national median of $116,580.

What is Computer Occupations, All Other pay in Jefferson City, MO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $82,800 is $94,118. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jefferson City, MO compare with nearby metros for Computer Occupations, All Other?

Columbia, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $80,330. Jefferson City, MO ranks 5th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.