1,135 certified filings with a worksite in this city · FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3)
Reported wages are what employers filed with the Department of Labor — not actual take-home pay. Filings are counted by worksite, so a company headquartered elsewhere appears here if the job is here.
FY2025 median across the 231 filings that reported a wage for a worksite in Columbia, MO — of 1,135 certified filings in total. DOL LCA · FY2025
| Fiscal year | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (through Q3) | $86,750 median of 177 | 177 |
| FY2025 | $70,000 median of 231 | 231 |
| FY2024 | $59,530 median of 209 | 209 |
| FY2023 | $62,556 median of 164 | 164 |
| FY2022 | $58,739 median of 172 | 172 |
| FY2021 | $72,000 median of 181 | 181 |
How these wages are computed · All cities · All job titles
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 · Basis worksite city as filed; median not average
Filings from Columbia, MO fall inside the federal statistical area COLUMBIA, MO. That area is larger than this city — it spans several cities and, where the name says so, more than one state. Everything on this page is computed from filings whose worksite city is Columbia itself, so the numbers above are city figures, not area figures.
| Employer | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | $60,070 median of 771 | 771 |
| Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Columbia, LLC. | $50,000 median of 30 | 30 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Columbia | $150,000 median of 27 | 27 |
| CARFAX, Inc. | $85,250 median of 21 | 21 |
| Mortgage Research Center, LLC | $90,000 median of 21 | 21 |
| Shelter Insurance Companies | $100,000 median of 17 | 17 |
| Burrell, Inc. | $284,990 median of 12 | 12 |
| Schneider Electric USA, Inc. | $99,861 median of 11 | 11 |
| Kyndryl | $105,000 median of 10 | 10 |
| Shelter Mutual Insurance Company Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 9 filings — too few for a median | 9 |
| Compass Health, Inc. | 8 filings — too few for a median | 8 |
| EPC Columbia Inc. Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 7 filings — too few for a median | 7 |
| Columbia College | 6 filings — too few for a median | 6 |
| IBM | 5 filings — too few for a median | 5 |
| Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 4 filings — too few for a median | 4 |
| The Fibersmith Company Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 4 filings — too few for a median | 4 |
| Veterans United Home Loans | 4 filings — too few for a median | 4 |
| Boone Physician Services, LLC Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 4 filings — too few for a median | 4 |
| Accenture LLP | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| PlasmaDent, Inc. Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 3 filings — too few for a median | 3 |
| FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Broad Building Supply Company Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Artech, LLC | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Saitech Corp | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Allstate Consultants LLC Fewer than 10 certified filings, so this employer does not have its own page. | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
Ranked by number of filings, not by pay and not by quality. This is not a “best employers” list. Employers with fewer than 10 filings here show the count only. 143 employers in total filed for a worksite in Columbia; the 25 above are those with the most filings. Those with at least 10 certified filings have their own page; the rest are counted here but do not.
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 ·Basis worksite city as filed; counted across the whole coverage period, not one year
We build a page for a city once it has at least 50 certified filings — 2,578 cities qualify, and 2,298 of those also clear our content threshold and are listed in the city index. Below the filing threshold we do not publish a median, because a median from a small number of filings reads like a market rate and is not one. Those filings are still counted on their employer's page.