How much do Data Scientists make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $57,610 and the 90th percentile is $124,650. The difference is $67,040, which is 82.8% 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 $73,840 to the 75th at $99,750, covers $25,910.

The mean annual wage is $89,510, which sits above the median of $80,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 32.6% lower than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,543, which is 24.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.6% lower than the Missouri median of $97,090.

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 $80,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $90,543 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 Data Scientists. Columbia, MO ranks 8th 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).).

• Jefferson City, MO is 36 miles away, with a median of $80,220 and employment of 120. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,185, against $90,543 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $99,870 and employment of 1,260. That median is 23.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,917, against $90,543 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $81,310 and employment of 190. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,788, against $90,543 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (190 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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.