How much do Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, the published 10th percentile is $38,900 and the 90th percentile is $59,860. The difference is $20,960, which is 49.6% 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 $38,900 to the 75th at $50,180, covers $11,280.

The mean annual wage is $45,280, which sits above the median of $42,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 22.1% lower than the national median of $54,210 for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,228, which is 12.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% lower than the Missouri median of $42,850.

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 $42,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs at $47,228 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 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. Columbia, MO ranks 6th 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 $42,240 and employment of 470. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,014, against $47,228 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $58,090 and employment of 1,520. That median is 37.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,771, against $47,228 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $38,900 and employment of 240. That median is 7.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,913, against $47,228 here.

Employment share

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (50 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 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.