How much do Production Workers, All Other make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $35,260 and the 90th percentile is $78,070. The difference is $42,810, which is 80.0% 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 $36,160 to the 75th at $53,510, covers $17,350.

The mean annual wage is $51,640, which sits below the median of $53,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 33.4% higher than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,829, which is 49.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 39.1% higher than the Missouri median of $38,470.

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 $53,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $59,829 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Production Workers, All Other. Columbia, MO ranks 1st of 10 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 $38,530 and employment of 120. That median is 28% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,797, against $59,829 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $40,160 and employment of 1,100. That median is 24.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,396, against $59,829 here.
• Springfield, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $37,080 and employment of 760. That median is 30.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,858, against $59,829 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (300 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.72 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.