High paying management jobs in Jefferson City, MO

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jefferson City, 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 Jefferson City, MO run 12.0% below the national average (2024), so a Jefferson City, MO salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Jefferson City, MO · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,470
Bachelor's degree
$102,400 – $207,60050
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,330
Bachelor's degree
$81,810 – $206,650250
3Industrial Production Managers$126,890
Bachelor's degree
$78,070 – $199,330110
4Financial Managers$123,340
Bachelor's degree
$73,730 – $229,450320
5Sales Managers$121,840
Bachelor's degree
$63,460 – $202,780150
6Marketing Managers$118,540
Bachelor's degree
$64,700 – $207,380110
7Chief Executives$113,090
Bachelor's degree
$51,440 – $339,040120
8Construction Managers$108,260
Bachelor's degree
$71,820 – $146,40060
9Human Resources Managers$106,850
Bachelor's degree
$76,250 – $165,430110
10Education Administrators, Postsecondary$96,830
Master's degree
$62,470 – $189,810100
11Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$95,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,400 – $155,06050
12Medical and Health Services Managers$94,900
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $160,790240
13Facilities Managers$94,600
Bachelor's degree
$74,080 – $165,01040
14Managers, All Other$93,100
Bachelor's degree
$61,960 – $154,020830
15Public Relations Managers$92,550
Bachelor's degree
$60,710 – $140,72060
16Administrative Services Managers$88,960
Bachelor's degree
$54,320 – $156,640140
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$85,110
Master's degree
$65,120 – $118,820150
18General and Operations Managers$76,170
Bachelor's degree
$39,520 – $169,4002,280
19Emergency Management Directors$70,750
Bachelor's degree
$55,740 – $130,02050
20Social and Community Service Managers$67,810
Bachelor's degree
$52,110 – $105,640160
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$52,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,240 – $92,83080
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$47,380
Bachelor's degree
$31,510 – $56,96030

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

#	Occupation	MedianJefferson City, MO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,470	$102,400 – $207,600	50
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,330	$81,810 – $206,650	250
3	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,890	$78,070 – $199,330	110
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,340	$73,730 – $229,450	320
5	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,840	$63,460 – $202,780	150
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,540	$64,700 – $207,380	110
7	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$113,090	$51,440 – $339,040	120
8	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,260	$71,820 – $146,400	60
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,850	$76,250 – $165,430	110
10	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$96,830	$62,470 – $189,810	100
11	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,990	$44,400 – $155,060	50
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,900	$61,710 – $160,790	240
13	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,600	$74,080 – $165,010	40
14	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$93,100	$61,960 – $154,020	830
15	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,550	$60,710 – $140,720	60
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$88,960	$54,320 – $156,640	140
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$85,110	$65,120 – $118,820	150
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,170	$39,520 – $169,400	2,280
19	Emergency Management DirectorsBachelor's degree	$70,750	$55,740 – $130,020	50
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$67,810	$52,110 – $105,640	160
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,250	$37,240 – $92,830	80
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$47,380	$31,510 – $56,960	30

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Jefferson City, 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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