Columbia

Columbia, MO metropolitan area. 28 published occupation pages; regional price parity 89.4 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 28 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Columbia pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
Software Developers	$101,020	530
Registered Nurses	$84,330	3,680
Project Management Specialists	$80,870	580
General and Operations Managers	$75,410	3,440
Accountants and Auditors	$73,070	930
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,670	930
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,720	950
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$55,200	570
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$52,820	850
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,920	880
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,920	840
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$45,870	1,290
Office Clerks, General	$44,730	2,330
Nursing Assistants	$41,290	2,040
Customer Service Representatives	$41,210	1,870
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$39,680	1,350
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,070	1,250
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,060	900
Security Guards	$36,950	640
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,510	1,270
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$35,270	570
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,240	990
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,720	1,880
Retail Salespersons	$31,390	2,610
Cashiers	$29,910	2,340
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$29,390	1,410
Waiters and Waitresses	$29,250	2,120
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,110	2,470

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.