Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Columbia, MO

425 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Columbia, MO for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Physical Therapists	$83,320	280	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$82,430	60	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$82,200	80	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$82,200	80	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$82,200	80	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$82,020	90	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,000	60	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$81,850	450	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$81,600	170	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$81,600	170	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$81,600	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$81,340	90	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$81,240	70	View salary detail
Web Developers	$81,050	30	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$80,980	190	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$80,980	190	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$80,980	190	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$80,870	580	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,590	100	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$80,330	470	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$80,330	470	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$80,330	470	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$80,330	470	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$80,330	470	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$80,330	470	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$80,330	470	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$80,330	470	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$80,330	470	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$80,330	470	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,250	70	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$80,250	70	View salary detail
Art Directors	$80,060	30	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,290	160	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$79,240	80	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$79,100	40	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,980	60	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,610	240	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,270	120	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,160	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,060	310	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$78,060	310	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$77,760	180	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$77,760	180	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$77,420	80	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$76,930	60	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$76,400	70	View salary detail
Geneticists	$76,400	70	View salary detail
Biologists	$76,400	70	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$76,400	70	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$76,400	70	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.