How much do English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $46,460 and the 90th percentile is $109,450. The difference is $62,990, which is 78.5% 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 $62,840 to the 75th at $98,530, covers $35,690.

The mean annual wage is $83,920, which sits above the median of $80,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 1.9% higher than the national median of $78,760 for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,727, which is 13.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.8% higher than the Missouri median of $73,070.

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 $80,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary at $89,727 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. Columbia, MO ranks 3rd of 7 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 $79,250 and employment of 180. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,636, against $89,727 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $65,490 and employment of 150. That median is 18.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,929, against $89,727 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 122 miles away, with a median of $78,300 and employment of 460. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,345, against $89,727 here.

Employment share

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (70 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.75 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.