Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Jefferson, MO

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings in the Jefferson City, MO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jefferson City, Fulton.

Median salary$84,935
Middle 50%$67.8k–$97.2k
vs. national median−26%comparison median $114,795
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,896 and $169,890.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,000
25th$67,844
50th (median)$84,935
75th$97,230
90th$100,852

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2021: median $68,640 (27 filings) FY2023: median $78,500 (22 filings) FY2024: median $76,523 (18 filings) FY2025: median $78,021 (23 filings) FY2026: median $88,200 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 4 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 27
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––5
FY2021$68,640$67,808$90,02227
FY2022–––4
FY2023$78,500$66,373$103,70022
FY2024$76,523$76,523$85,71518
FY2025$78,021$67,000$90,81323
FY2026$88,200$78,880$100,23517

Cost of living

Jefferson's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $84,935 is worth about $96,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Jefferson = 88.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Jefferson, MO area earned a median of $82,800 in May 2025 (360 employed). The H-1B median here is $84,935, 3% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Services$69,46312
Wipro$87,18910
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few2
Elegant Software Solutionstoo few2
Esystemstoo few2
Mentourtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $72,100 27
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$66,685$72,10027

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.