High paying management jobs in Columbia, MO

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Columbia, MO. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Columbia, MO run 10.6% below the national average (2024), so a Columbia, MO salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Columbia, MO · Employed

1Chief Executives$159,890
Bachelor's degree
$78,610 – $377,49090
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,040
Bachelor's degree
$109,010 – $173,92050
3Human Resources Managers$130,190
Bachelor's degree
$84,480 – $205,730150
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$129,700
Bachelor's degree
$82,320 – $209,090340
5Natural Sciences Managers$126,440
Bachelor's degree
$88,610 – $185,54050
6Financial Managers$124,120
Bachelor's degree
$77,780 – $232,490660
7Managers, All Other$123,150
Bachelor's degree
$64,850 – $177,490330
8Marketing Managers$119,520
Bachelor's degree
$73,440 – $201,300210
9Education Administrators, Postsecondary$117,570
Master's degree
$77,490 – $314,130390
10Medical and Health Services Managers$111,760
Bachelor's degree
$68,680 – $179,740530
11Industrial Production Managers$107,880
Bachelor's degree
$71,320 – $194,40080
12Construction Managers$106,210
Bachelor's degree
$75,880 – $148,740150
13Administrative Services Managers$105,640
Bachelor's degree
$57,210 – $167,460190
14Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,650 – $175,27080
15Sales Managers$100,800
Bachelor's degree
$49,560 – $198,030170
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$95,600
Master's degree
$66,750 – $122,380220
17Facilities Managers$85,740
Bachelor's degree
$61,430 – $136,59080
18General and Operations Managers$75,410
Bachelor's degree
$38,900 – $167,6403,440
19Social and Community Service Managers$72,240
Bachelor's degree
$51,450 – $123,310130
20Food Service Managers$66,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,850 – $91,15080
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,690 – $94,940200
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$46,430
Bachelor's degree
$31,770 – $104,98060

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianColumbia, MO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$159,890	$78,610 – $377,490	90
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,040	$109,010 – $173,920	50
3	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,190	$84,480 – $205,730	150
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,700	$82,320 – $209,090	340
5	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,440	$88,610 – $185,540	50
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,120	$77,780 – $232,490	660
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$123,150	$64,850 – $177,490	330
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,520	$73,440 – $201,300	210
9	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$117,570	$77,490 – $314,130	390
10	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,760	$68,680 – $179,740	530
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,880	$71,320 – $194,400	80
12	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,210	$75,880 – $148,740	150
13	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,640	$57,210 – $167,460	190
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,640	$61,650 – $175,270	80
15	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,800	$49,560 – $198,030	170
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$95,600	$66,750 – $122,380	220
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,740	$61,430 – $136,590	80
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$75,410	$38,900 – $167,640	3,440
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$72,240	$51,450 – $123,310	130
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,020	$42,850 – $91,150	80
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,420	$37,690 – $94,940	200
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$46,430	$31,770 – $104,980	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Columbia, MO. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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