Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Jefferson, MO

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Jefferson City, MO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jefferson City, Fulton.

Median salary$72,100
Middle 50%$66.7k–$87.2k
vs. all levels here−15%comparison median $84,935
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,896 and $106,620.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,958
25th$66,685
50th (median)$72,100
75th$87,189
90th$94,134

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2023: median $66,373 (14 filings) FY2024: median $76,523 (17 filings) FY2025: median $69,463 (16 filings) FY2026: median $78,880 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 17
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–––2
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––3
FY2023$66,373$66,373$78,50014
FY2024$76,523$76,523$83,65817
FY2025$69,463$65,000$86,40016
FY2026$78,880$68,743$90,87911

Cost of living

Jefferson's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $72,100 is worth about $82,000 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 $72,100, 13% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Wiprotoo few8
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few8
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few2
Elegant Software Solutionstoo 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.