Jefferson City, MO

Across all occupations in the Jefferson City, MO metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,030 a year ($23.09 an hour) and the mean $58,750, May 2025. That median is −6% against the US median of $50,980 and 0% against Missouri's $47,800. BLS counts 80,220 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is psychiatrists; the largest is general and operations managers.

All occupations: Jefferson City, MO vs Missouri and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Jefferson City, MO area, Missouri and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Jefferson City, MO	Hourly	$14.13	$17.61	$23.09	$32.99	$46.58	$28.25	80,220
Jefferson City, MO	Annual	$29,400	$36,620	$48,030	$68,620	$96,890	$58,750	80,220
Missouri	Hourly	$14.32	$17.39	$22.98	$35.70	$50.15	$29.89	2,936,050
Missouri	Annual	$29,780	$36,160	$47,800	$74,260	$104,320	$62,160	2,936,050
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

299 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Missouri. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Jefferson City, MO

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Psychiatrists	$282,050	$135.60	40
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$224,100	$107.74	40
3	Physicians, All Other	$220,460	$105.99	50
4	Dentists, General	$208,630	$100.30	50
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,470	$77.15	50
6	Physician Assistants	$135,340	$65.07	40
7	Pharmacists	$130,190	$62.59	100
8	Nurse Practitioners	$128,710	$61.88	130
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Missouri	$127,330	$61.21	250
10	Industrial Production Managers	$126,890	$61.01	110
11	Financial Managers in Missouri	$123,340	$59.30	320
12	Sales Managers in Missouri	$121,840	$58.58	150
13	Marketing Managers	$118,540	$56.99	110
14	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$116,670	$56.09	60
15	Chief Executives	$113,090	$54.37	120
16	Construction Managers	$108,260	$52.05	60
17	Human Resources Managers	$106,850	$51.37	110
18	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,840	$49.44	280
19	Veterinarians	$101,230	$48.67	50
20	Physical Therapists	$98,070	$47.15	90

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Jefferson City, MO

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	General and Operations Managers in Missouri	2,280	28.38	1.26	$76,170
2	Registered Nurses in Missouri	1,910	23.87	1.10	$85,010
3	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Missouri	1,880	23.46	2.14	$40,980
4	Cashiers in Missouri	1,650	20.63	1.04	$29,420
5	Office Clerks, General in Missouri	1,600	20.00	1.26	$39,640
6	Retail Salespersons in Missouri	1,540	19.15	0.76	$30,400
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Missouri	1,430	17.87	0.98	$34,980
8	Customer Service Representatives in Missouri	1,360	16.99	1.02	$38,990
9	Cooks, Fast Food in Missouri	1,320	16.42	3.98	$28,600
10	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Missouri	1,170	14.57	0.53	$31,830
11	Accountants and Auditors in Missouri	1,120	14.02	1.50	$64,040
12	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	1,070	13.34	18.90	$48,380
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Missouri	1,040	13.02	0.92	$34,540
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Missouri	1,040	12.94	0.68	$36,400
15	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Missouri	1,000	12.42	1.37	$44,100
16	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Missouri	980	12.20	0.92	$48,860
17	Correctional Officers and Jailers	900	11.18	4.57	$42,620
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Missouri	900	11.18	1.14	$46,320
19	Managers, All Other in Missouri	830	10.31	2.58	$93,100
20	Waiters and Waitresses in Missouri	820	10.18	0.70	$30,280

Most concentrated occupations in Jefferson City, MO

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Statisticians	20.76	310	3.88	$59,590
2	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	18.90	1,070	13.34	$48,380
3	Agricultural Technicians	17.94	140	1.75	$40,540
4	Conservation Scientists	16.28	220	2.72	$56,310
5	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	7.85	300	3.73	$36,750
6	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.49	210	2.57	$50,710
7	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	7.09	150	1.91	$60,850
8	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	6.90	120	1.47	$37,070
9	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	6.15	280	3.53	$59,760
10	Health Education Specialists	5.93	200	2.50	$54,160

Occupation groups in Jefferson City, MO

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$89,340	$103,840	5,850	72.95	1.02
Legal	$84,000	$96,490	800	10.01	1.19
Architecture and Engineering	$78,090	$85,230	1,100	13.77	0.82
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$75,810	$93,320	4,540	56.63	0.90
Computer and Mathematical	$72,240	$78,570	2,750	34.29	1.01
Business and Financial Operations	$63,130	$70,370	7,450	92.91	1.37
Construction and Extraction	$60,360	$64,480	4,170	52.02	1.26
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$57,350	$64,470	2,040	25.48	2.69
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$54,780	$59,500	3,210	39.97	1.02
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$49,850	$55,270	920	11.49	0.87
Community and Social Service	$49,230	$53,370	1,800	22.39	1.30
Protective Service	$48,630	$57,590	2,980	37.19	1.53
Production	$48,180	$50,570	4,950	61.69	1.12
Educational Instruction and Library	$47,440	$53,060	3,610	44.94	0.77
Office and Administrative Support	$42,240	$45,870	10,650	132.71	1.16
Transportation and Material Moving	$38,780	$43,330	5,220	65.11	0.74
Healthcare Support	$37,260	$40,450	3,520	43.86	0.86
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,160	$37,250	2,190	27.25	0.93
Sales and Related	$33,580	$44,520	5,110	63.75	0.74
Personal Care and Service	$30,170	$36,780	1,380	17.15	0.82
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,520	$33,600	5,210	64.92	0.74
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$29,160	$33,790	770	9.54	3.41

Every occupation in Missouri, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 299 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Jefferson City, MO estimates (area 27620).

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Jefferson City, MO area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.