How much do Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other make in Columbia, MO?

Percentile spread

For Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $49,040 and the 90th percentile is $125,580. The difference is $76,540, which is 94.2% 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 $66,740 to the 75th at $102,160, covers $35,420.

The mean annual wage is $91,950, which sits above the median of $81,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Columbia, MO median is 11.3% higher than the national median of $72,990 for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,834, which is 24.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.7% higher than the Missouri median of $76,130.

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 $81,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other at $90,834 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. Columbia, MO ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Kansas City, MO-KS is 100 miles away, with a median of $64,580 and employment of 110. That median is 20.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,784, against $90,834 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 122 miles away, with a median of $78,670 and employment of 90. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,734, against $90,834 here.

Employment share

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbia, MO (70 of 107,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (16,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.10 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.