How much do Engineers, All Other make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Engineers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $63,170 and the 90th percentile is $148,310. The difference is $85,140, which is 81.3% 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 $86,880 to the 75th at $125,890, covers $39,010.

The mean annual wage is $105,310, which sits above the median of $104,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 14.8% lower than the national median of $122,930 for Engineers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,131, which is 4.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Missouri median of $102,980.

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 $104,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineers, All Other at $117,131 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineers, All Other. Columbia, MO ranks 1st of 9 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 $81,000 and employment of 50. That median is 22.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,072, against $117,131 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $93,330 and employment of 580. That median is 10.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,850, against $117,131 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $95,300 and employment of 50. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,580, against $117,131 here.

Employment share

Engineers, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (60 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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.