Wage Rates
Jefferson City is very competitive when it comes to wage rates depending on experience as shown in the table below.
| Occupation |
Hourly Wage |
|||
|
Mean |
Entry | Experienced |
Median |
|
| Management Occupations |
$33.50 |
$18.12 | $41.20 | $29.09 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
$22.20 | $13.89 | $26.36 | $19.72 |
| Computer Programmers |
$29.15 |
$16.88 |
$35.29 |
$25.97 |
| Architechture and Engineering Occupations |
$26.64 | $16.66 | $31.63 | $24.26 |
| Life, Physical and Social Science Occupations |
$22.03 |
$15.60 |
$25.25 |
$21.20 |
| Community and Social Science Occupations |
$16.80 |
$11.88 |
$19.25 | $16.38 |
| Legal Occupations |
$26.25 |
$11.48 |
$33.64 |
$19.13 |
| Education, Training and Library Occupations |
$16.10 |
$10.00 |
$19.15 |
$15.69 |
| Arts,Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations |
$20.32 |
$10.35 |
$25.30 |
$17.45 |
| Protective Services Occupations |
$16.69 |
$11.98 |
$19.05 |
$14.54 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
$8.67 |
$6.99 |
$9.51 |
$7.65 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
$13.01 | $9.05 |
$14.99 |
$12.01 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations |
$18.42 |
$11.41 |
$21.93 |
$16.95 |
| Production Occupations |
$14.90 |
$9.58 |
$17.56 |
$14.12 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
$12.23 |
$8.13 |
$14.28 |
$10.83 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
$23.01 |
$11.90 |
$28.56 |
$18.19 |
| Family and General Practitioners |
$55.97 |
$40.04 |
$69.94 |
$54.15 |
| Registered Nurses | $24.89 |
$17.04 |
$28.82 |
$24.33 |
| Building & Grounds Cleaning Maintenance Occupations |
$10.87 |
$7.69 |
$12.46 |
$9.59 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations |
$10.71 |
$7.55 |
$12.30 |
$9.39 |
| Sales and Related Occupations |
$13.51 |
$7.16 |
$16.68 |
$9.17 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations |
$16.99 |
$10.16 |
$20.40 |
$15.62 |
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