How much do Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters make in Jefferson City, MO?

Percentile spread

For Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, the published 10th percentile is $42,850 and the 90th percentile is $101,210. The difference is $58,360, which is 117.8% 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 $49,560 to the 75th at $60,730, covers $11,170.

The mean annual wage is $59,030, which sits above the median of $49,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jefferson City, MO median is 22.3% lower than the national median of $63,800 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,334, which is 11.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.8% lower than the Missouri median of $66,790.

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 $49,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters at $56,334 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 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Jefferson City, MO ranks 11th 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 $58,010 and employment of 310. That median is 17.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,861, against $56,334 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $77,000 and employment of 4,060. That median is 55.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,978, against $56,334 here.
• Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $61,410 and employment of 660. That median is 23.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,323, against $56,334 here.

Employment share

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters accounts for 0.36% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (290 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (465,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 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.