Jefferson City

Jefferson City, MO metropolitan area. 27 published occupation pages; regional price parity 88.0 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 27 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Jefferson City pays

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

Occupation	Median	Employment
Registered Nurses	$85,010	1,910
Project Management Specialists	$79,980	500
General and Operations Managers	$76,170	2,280
Accountants and Auditors	$64,040	1,120
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$56,010	410
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,520	640
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,950	710
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$48,860	980
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,960	600
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,320	900
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$45,180	590
Security Guards	$44,430	350
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$40,980	1,880
Office Clerks, General	$39,640	1,600
Customer Service Representatives	$38,990	1,360
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,400	1,040
Nursing Assistants	$36,080	630
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,000	490
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$35,500	440
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,980	1,430
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,670	460
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,540	1,040
Retail Salespersons	$30,400	1,540
Waiters and Waitresses	$30,280	820
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$29,580	520
Cashiers	$29,420	1,650
Cooks, Fast Food	$28,600	1,320

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.