Jefferson City, MO metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Jefferson City Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Jefferson City, MO metro area

Figures describe the Jefferson City, MO metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Jefferson City city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 299 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Jefferson City, MO metro area, May 2025
#	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	$127,330	$61.21	250
10	Industrial Production Managers	$126,890	$61.01	110
11	Financial Managers	$123,340	$59.30	320
12	Sales Managers	$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
21	Database Architects	$97,560	$46.90	40
22	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$96,830	$46.55	100
23	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$96,720	$46.50	200
24	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$95,990	$46.15	50
25	Occupational Therapists	$95,110	$45.73	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Jefferson City metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.