Salaries in Columbia, MO
129K residents · Columbia, MO metro area
Columbia, MO is part of the Columbia, MO metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Columbia, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Missouri is $47,800. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
Salary calculator
Convert any pay figure for Columbia and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Columbia
Physicians, All Other$312,080Nurse Anesthetists$310,170Dentists, General$207,450Chief Executives$159,890Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,040Pharmacists$139,430Physician Assistants$132,220Human Resources Managers$130,190Computer and Information Systems Managers$129,700Nurse Practitioners$128,930Natural Sciences Managers$126,440Financial Managers$124,120
Most common jobs in Columbia
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,860
- Retail Salespersons$31,390
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,390
- General and Operations Managers$75,410
- Registered Nurses$84,330
- Cashiers$29,910
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,070
- Stockers and Order Fillers$34,720
- Customer Service Representatives$41,210
- Office Clerks, General$44,730
- Waiters and Waitresses$29,250
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,510