Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $65,000 here versus $105,770 nationally (-38.5%; 5,490metro-area jobs). Next is Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $49,170 locally versus $72,040 nationally (-31.7%).
- General and Operations Managers$65,000 in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 38.5% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (5,490 published local jobs).
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$49,170 in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 31.7% below the national Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education median of $72,040 (2,610 published local jobs).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$47,340 in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 26.0% below the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (2,170 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$78,810 in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits 19.2% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,800 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2900001 · Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $51K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #466/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 371 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $397K
- EMP-MIX Nurse Practi…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Sebring, FL
- BOOK-FULL 364 rows · May 2025
Read with Sebring, FL (+$10 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Central Missouri nonmetropo…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Nurse Practitioners and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Nurse Practitioners 370 jobs · $121,230
- 2. Financial Managers 310 jobs · $110,590
- 3. Pharmacists 290 jobs · $139,120
- 4. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 280 jobs · $101,950
- 5. Family Medicine Physicians 250 jobs · $396,720
- 6. Managers, All Other 250 jobs · $105,250
- 7. Sales Managers 230 jobs · $102,060
- 8. Software Developers 230 jobs · $102,020
- 9. Industrial Production Managers 200 jobs · $100,990
- 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers 170 jobs · $115,390
- 11. Marketing Managers 140 jobs · $117,480
- 12. Chief Executives 120 jobs · $125,830
- 13. Dentists, General 110 jobs · $218,430
- 14. Veterinarians 110 jobs · $103,200
- 15. Construction Managers 100 jobs · $109,190
- 16. Physician Assistants 90 jobs · $129,430
- 17. Human Resources Managers 90 jobs · $104,520
- 18. Engineers, All Other 90 jobs · $103,880
Occupations Tracked
371
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$50,777
employment-weighted, 364 complete rows
Top Salary
$396,720
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $121,230 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $110,590 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $139,120 |
| 4 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $101,950 |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physicians | $396,720 |
| 6 | Managers, All Other | $105,250 |
| 7 | Sales Managers | $102,060 |
| 8 | Software Developers | $102,020 |
| 9 | Industrial Production Managers | $100,990 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $115,390 |
| 11 | Marketing Managers | $117,480 |
| 12 | Chief Executives | $125,830 |
| 13 | Dentists, General | $218,430 |
| 14 | Veterinarians | $103,200 |
| 15 | Construction Managers | $109,190 |
| 16 | Physician Assistants | $129,430 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $104,520 |
| 18 | Engineers, All Other | $103,880 |
| 19 | Physicians, All Other | $248,930 |
| 20 | Nurse Anesthetists | $240,810 |
| 21 | Pediatricians, General | $197,330 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $112,260 |
| 23 | Social Workers, All Other | $100,420 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $102,830 |
| 25 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $129,980 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Childcare Workers | $28,600 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $28,600 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $28,600 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,600 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $28,600 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,600 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $28,600 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $28,600 |
| Tutors | $28,600 |
| Bartenders | $28,660 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in MO
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside MO. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($50,777 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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