How much do Tutors make in Jefferson City, MO?

Percentile spread

For Tutors, the published 10th percentile is $28,600 and the 90th percentile is $43,460. The difference is $14,860, which is 52.0% 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 $28,600 to the 75th at $38,960, covers $10,360.

The mean annual wage is $32,990, which sits above the median of $28,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jefferson City, MO median is 34% lower than the national median of $43,350 for Tutors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,509, which is 25% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.4% lower than the Missouri median of $32,270.

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 $28,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tutors at $32,509 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tutors. Jefferson City, MO ranks 7th of 8 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 $31,730 and employment of 40. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,477, against $32,509 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $35,730 and employment of 810. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,576, against $32,509 here.
• Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $40,350 and employment of 190. That median is 41.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,549, against $32,509 here.

Employment share

Tutors accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (110 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (175,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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.