How much do Human Resources Specialists make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $43,540 and the 90th percentile is $104,640. The difference is $61,100, which is 96.4% 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 $50,140 to the 75th at $81,480, covers $31,340.

The mean annual wage is $69,880, which sits above the median of $63,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 16.6% lower than the national median of $75,940 for Human Resources Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,842, which is 6.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% lower than the Missouri median of $66,990.

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 $63,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Specialists at $70,842 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Specialists. Columbia, MO ranks 9th of 13 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 $62,420 and employment of 530. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,952, against $70,842 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $75,190 and employment of 6,950. That median is 18.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,249, against $70,842 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $63,140 and employment of 1,270. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,276, against $70,842 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Specialists accounts for 0.59% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (640 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (912,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.