How much do Engine and Other Machine Assemblers make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, the published 10th percentile is $42,230 and the 90th percentile is $53,170. The difference is $10,940, which is 23.5% 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 $42,230 to the 75th at $46,500, covers $4,270.

The mean annual wage is $46,050, which sits below the median of $46,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 13.4% lower than the national median of $53,710 for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,991, which is 3.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% lower than the Missouri median of $46,720.

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 $46,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engine and Other Machine Assemblers at $51,991 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers. Columbia, MO ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $45,060 and employment of 60. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,691, against $51,991 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $48,830 and employment of 140. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,122, against $51,991 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 122 miles away, with a median of $51,920 and employment of 120. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,602, against $51,991 here.