Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Columbia, MO

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Columbia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $210,260 or more. The middle half of chemistry teachers, postsecondary in Columbia earn between $61,530 and $169,540.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Columbia vs. Missouri and the U.S.

Chemistry teachers, postsecondary in Columbia earn 11% more than the Missouri average ($101,260) and 7% more than the U.S. average ($105,210). At the median the gap is +10% against the U.S. median of $93,250.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Columbia

On the average salary of $112,370, a single filer in Columbia takes home about $83,538 a year, or $6,962 a month and $3,213 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). The 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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Is Columbia a good place for chemistry teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Columbia area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $112,370 buys what about $125,640 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Columbia ($47,260). A typical home costs $323,951, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Missouri cities

Columbia ranks 2nd of 4 Missouri metro areas for this job; St. Louis pays the most ($114,810).

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Highest-paying cities for chemistry teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,190).

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