How much do Teachers and Instructors, All Other make in Jefferson City, MO?

Percentile spread

For Teachers and Instructors, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $42,930 and the 90th percentile is $67,720. The difference is $24,790, which is 50.2% 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 $48,800 to the 75th at $60,660, covers $11,860.

The mean annual wage is $53,290, which sits above the median of $49,430. 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 Jefferson City, MO median is 25.3% lower than the national median of $66,140 for Teachers and Instructors, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,186, which is 15% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.5% lower than the Missouri median of $55,870.

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 $49,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teachers and Instructors, All Other at $56,186 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teachers and Instructors, All Other. Jefferson City, MO ranks 4th of 5 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 $48,800 and employment of 40. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,563, against $56,186 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $56,100 and employment of 460. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,998, against $56,186 here.
• Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $59,300 and employment of 90. That median is 20% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,941, against $56,186 here.

Employment share

Teachers and Instructors, All Other accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (70 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (113,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.19 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.