How much do Graphic Designers make in Jefferson City, MO?

Percentile spread

For Graphic Designers, the published 10th percentile is $36,740 and the 90th percentile is $74,640. The difference is $37,900, 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 $44,660 to the 75th at $60,530, covers $15,870.

The mean annual wage is $53,180, which sits above the median of $48,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jefferson City, MO median is 23.3% lower than the national median of $62,960 for Graphic Designers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,856, 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 15% lower than the Missouri median of $56,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Graphic Designers at $54,856 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Graphic Designers. Jefferson City, MO ranks 9th of 11 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).).

• Columbia, MO is 36 miles away, with a median of $49,490 and employment of 140. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,334, against $54,856 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $61,000 and employment of 2,010. That median is 26.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,151, against $54,856 here.
• Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $47,790 and employment of 310. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,948, against $54,856 here.

Employment share

Graphic Designers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (110 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (197,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.