How much do Office Clerks, General make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $29,580 and the 90th percentile is $64,500. The difference is $34,920, which is 78.1% 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 $35,900 to the 75th at $56,430, covers $20,530.

The mean annual wage is $46,650, which sits above the median of $44,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,012, which is 11.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% higher than the Missouri median of $42,370.

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 $44,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $50,012 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 Office Clerks, General. Columbia, MO ranks 6th 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 $39,640 and employment of 1,600. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,058, against $50,012 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $45,640 and employment of 10,520. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,318, against $50,012 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $38,320 and employment of 4,370. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,258, against $50,012 here.

Employment share

Office Clerks, General accounts for 2.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (2,330 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 1.6% of employment (2,464,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.37 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.