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Salaries in Kansas: pay for 677 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Kansas had a median pay of $48,010 a year ($23.08 an hour) in May 2025, with 1,437,520 jobs counted. That is 6% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Kansas

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Kansas, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$79,000$37.9813,610
Actuaries$125,010$60.10180
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$47,490$22.83110
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$126,570$60.8540
Administrative Services Managers$118,570$57.011,150
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$52,030$25.01160
Advertising Sales Agents$48,660$23.39920
Advertising and Promotions Managers$148,560$71.4340
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$78,350$37.67580
Aerospace Engineers$130,330$62.661,730
Agricultural Equipment Operators$45,570$21.91670
Agricultural Inspectors$51,630$24.82190
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$112,480not published200
Agricultural Technicians$47,200$22.69450
Agricultural Workers, All Othernot publishednot published90
Air Traffic Controllers$159,700$76.78430
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$80,270$38.591,440
Aircraft Service Attendants$45,960$22.10260
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$59,850$28.779,710
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$143,580not published80
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$26,410$12.704,240
Anesthesiologists$437,030$210.11600
Animal Caretakers$29,830$14.343,000
Animal Control Workers$39,520$19.00190
Animal Scientists$80,090$38.50not published
Animal Trainers$34,720$16.69250
Anthropologists and Archeologists$41,870$20.1360
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$64,970$31.2440
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$85,490$41.10840
Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,220$29.91630
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,150$76.992,010
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$85,970not published140
Archivists$49,200$23.6530
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$107,120not published90
Art Directors$60,460$29.07not published
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$61,260not published640
Athletes and Sports Competitors$63,630not published170
Athletic Trainers$59,140not published390
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$109,300$52.5580
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$101,750not published80
Audio and Video Technicians$50,030$24.05220
Audiologists$97,250$46.76200
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$50,130$24.10100
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,920$23.521,530
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$39,900$19.1860
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,790$22.986,240
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,440$17.041,500
Avionics Technicians$59,810$28.75170
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$27,870$13.4030
Bailiffs$69,390$33.36450
Bakers$34,300$16.491,370
Bartenders$27,940$13.435,430
Bicycle Repairers$35,360$17.00not published
Bill and Account Collectors$45,760$22.001,350
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,420$22.323,890
Biochemists and Biophysicists$97,850$47.04140
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,300not published430
Biological Scientists, All Other$76,400$36.73760
Biological Technicians$51,630$24.82480
Boilermakers$72,170$34.7070
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,290$22.7415,380
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$59,220$28.47330
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$35,130$16.89440
Broadcast Technicians$41,600$20.0090
Brokerage Clerks$49,990$24.03310
Budget Analysts$80,140$38.53270
Bus Drivers, School$45,860$22.054,830
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$41,340$19.87430
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,460$28.593,300
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,350$40.079,810
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$83,310not published660
Butchers and Meat Cutters$37,320$17.941,200
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$69,500$33.416,470
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$41,350$19.881,340
Calibration Technologists and Techniciansnot publishednot published50
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$60,690$29.18110
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers$46,920$22.56not published
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$69,060$33.20540
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$58,560not published30
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$48,790$23.461,160
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,300not published1,050
Cargo and Freight Agents$42,500$20.44890
Carpenters$56,960$27.395,210
Carpet Installers$57,920$27.8470
Cartographers and Photogrammetristsnot publishednot published230
Cashiers$28,800$13.8533,080
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$52,130$25.063,610
Chefs and Head Cooks$58,390$28.07860
Chemical Engineers$102,020$49.05280
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$54,890$26.391,920
Chemical Technicians$61,560$29.59370
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$93,830not published170
Chemists$82,820$39.82690
Chief Executives$158,100$76.011,960
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$54,300$26.113,190
Childcare Workers$29,240$14.067,430
Chiropractors$57,600$27.69570
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,440$28.581,060
Civil Engineers$96,880$46.582,880
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,290$37.164,570
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,370$17.966,410
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$38,340$18.4350
Clergy$52,130$25.06450
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,050$29.833,930
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$76,690$36.87400
Coaches and Scouts$42,900not published3,300
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,120$22.663,160
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$46,470$22.3470
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$45,750$21.99220
Commercial Pilots$105,440not published680
Commercial and Industrial Designers$104,870$50.42260
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$64,180not published300
Community Health Workers$47,300$22.74240
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$47,650$22.91730
Compensation and Benefits Managers$114,070$54.8470
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$67,990$32.69640
Compliance Officers$69,740$33.533,560
Computer Hardware Engineers$101,750$48.92220
Computer Network Architects$100,610$48.371,770
Computer Network Support Specialists$60,060$28.87310
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,400$23.272,540
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$76,080$36.58680
Computer Occupations, All Other$103,380$49.701,340
Computer Programmers$92,960$44.69460
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$67,400not published260
Computer Systems Analysts$100,770$48.453,740
Computer User Support Specialists$56,150$27.006,780
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,830$79.254,050
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$44,290$21.29570
Concierges$35,340$16.99110
Conservation Scientists$67,200$32.31220
Construction Laborers$44,840$21.569,990
Construction Managers$120,810$58.082,960
Construction and Building Inspectors$63,150$30.36840
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$77,720$37.36290
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$40,030$19.25840
Cooks, Fast Food$28,640$13.771,610
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$31,950$15.367,570
Cooks, Restaurant$35,130$16.8911,620
Cooks, Short Order$27,400$13.17640
Correctional Officers and Jailers$56,120$26.983,380
Cost Estimators$76,250$36.662,250
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,090$18.802,990
Couriers and Messengers$38,370$18.45580
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captionersnot publishednot published180
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,740$21.511,290
Crane and Tower Operators$77,100$37.07780
Credit Analysts$73,120$35.15520
Crematory Operators$46,490$22.3550
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$50,270not published70
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$35,440$17.04180
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,570$23.35470
Curators$56,630$27.23120
Customer Service Representatives$40,320$19.3929,200
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$38,800$18.65130
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,760$21.52760
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,840$22.521,900
Dancersnot published$24.27not published
Data Entry Keyers$38,290$18.411,210
Data Scientists$98,130$47.18490
Database Administrators$100,170$48.16440
Database Architects$129,990$62.50360
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$33,770$16.24380
Dental Laboratory Technicians$56,790$27.31570
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$75,740$36.411,060
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$96,310$46.30670
Dietetic Technicians$35,060$16.86140
Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,830$32.13580
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$26,300$12.652,960
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$45,640$21.94140
Dishwashers$28,060$13.492,480
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,170$22.681,670
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers$32,970$15.85not published
Drafters, All Other$66,040$31.7550
Driver/Sales Workers$43,180$20.761,950
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$39,890$19.18650
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$65,600$31.5480
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$103,490not published130
Economists$138,790$66.7280
Editors$61,920$29.77500
Education Administrators, All Other$117,810$56.64280
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,530not published2,520
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$110,020$52.901,760
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,010not published590
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,970$27.39600
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,690$24.85380
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$56,590$27.213,100
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$57,600$27.69110
Electrical Engineers$102,630$49.342,100
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$101,620$48.861,610
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$70,310$33.80770
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$60,730$29.20210
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$99,420$47.8060
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$77,360$37.19340
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$104,970$50.46280
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,520$20.933,110
Electricians$65,860$31.666,350
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$33,380$16.0590
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$103,740$49.88770
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,450not published14,350
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$84,760$40.7570
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$49,650$23.87810
Embalmers$63,160$30.37120
Emergency Management Directors$68,000$32.69140
Emergency Medical Technicians$35,780$17.201,510
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$42,590$20.48not published
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$115,160not published280
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$61,710$29.67920
Engineers, All Other$76,100$36.59780
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$62,340not published460
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot publishednot published40
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$69,990$33.65100
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,420$28.57not published
Environmental Engineers$94,070$45.23320
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$47,880$23.02340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$78,210$37.60590
Epidemiologists$79,620$38.2870
Etchers and Engravers$52,000$25.0040
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$48,950$23.53270
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,860$31.192,750
Exercise Physiologists$59,090$28.4160
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$35,900$17.264,510
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,270$22.251,140
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$50,320$24.19320
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,290$21.30600
Facilities Managers$117,270$56.381,080
Family Medicine Physicians$229,390$110.28210
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,290$24.182,130
Farm and Home Management Educators$52,870$25.42480
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$102,490$49.2740
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$37,020$17.80900
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$37,060$17.821,340
Fashion Designers$59,150$28.4440
Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,580$13.2647,140
Fence Erectors$47,130$22.6680
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$40,460$19.45210
File Clerks$42,130$20.26570
Film and Video Editors$50,900$24.4770
Financial Clerks, All Other$46,900$22.5540
Financial Examiners$80,420$38.66470
Financial Managers$159,380$76.625,190
Financial Risk Specialists$84,790$40.77150
Financial Specialists, All Other$51,160$24.601,140
Financial and Investment Analysts$84,860$40.801,870
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$25,830$12.4240
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$64,290$30.9190
Firefighters$45,900$22.073,360
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,780$36.918,940
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$71,590$34.421,080
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,860$23.491,170
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$58,670$28.21270
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$78,880$37.921,450
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,220$18.3710,520
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$57,570$27.68150
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$49,780$23.931,570
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$61,270$29.461,110
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,390$37.696,780
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$74,220$35.68840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,000$30.7712,010
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$47,370$22.77270
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$82,950$39.882,330
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,480$35.817,980
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$76,920$36.9890
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,950$22.579,250
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$57,960$27.87480
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,940$30.267,520
Fish and Game Wardens$61,840$29.73100
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$45,970$22.10180
Floral Designers$31,190$15.00490
Food Batchmakers$42,850$20.603,230
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$45,850$22.04750
Food Preparation Workers$30,280$14.567,680
Food Processing Workers, All Other$46,060$22.15560
Food Science Technicians$39,930$19.2060
Food Scientists and Technologists$85,130$40.93380
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$29,040$13.961,270
Food Service Managers$70,320$33.811,540
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$44,550$21.42220
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$65,890not published140
Forest and Conservation Technicians$41,660$20.03170
Foresters$67,540$32.4740
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,120$24.58130
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$47,910$23.04150
Fundraisers$64,820$31.161,100
Fundraising Managers$121,210$58.28160
Funeral Attendants$30,720$14.77330
Funeral Home Managers$61,890$29.75130
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$62,350$29.98210
Furniture Finishers$39,450$18.96200
Gambling Cage Workers$36,360$17.48150
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$34,000$16.34130
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$36,830$17.71110
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$31,550$15.1740
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$107,730$51.7950
Gas Plant Operators$80,760$38.83350
General and Operations Managers$92,840$44.6324,660
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$52,430$25.21not published
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$80,080$38.50190
Glaziers$47,090$22.64440
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$38,170$18.35160
Graphic Designers$53,630$25.791,730
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$48,410$23.28100
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,710$20.531,010
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$29,710$14.282,190
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$45,530$21.89480
Health Education Specialists$62,990$30.28520
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$60,030$28.86610
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$86,700not published1,060
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$54,180$26.05700
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$102,690$49.37120
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$86,550$41.61110
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$43,430$20.88270
Healthcare Social Workers$64,440$30.981,360
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$54,830$26.36240
Hearing Aid Specialists$46,820$22.51100
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,500$22.8450
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,460$29.073,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,920$28.3324,220
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$31,710$15.2440
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$43,270$20.80170
Helpers--Carpenters$38,130$18.3380
Helpers--Electricians$44,990$21.63600
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,430$18.00440
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$40,540$19.49320
Helpers--Production Workers$37,320$17.941,430
Highway Maintenance Workers$46,050$22.141,960
Historians$72,600$34.9040
History Teachers, Postsecondary$74,920not published150
Home Appliance Repairers$38,840$18.67310
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$31,260$15.0325,350
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$28,110$13.514,540
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,750$14.301,900
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,630$23.86660
Human Resources Managers$134,470$64.651,290
Human Resources Specialists$70,870$34.077,560
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,000$29.33570
Industrial Engineers$99,830$48.003,450
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,830$31.657,700
Industrial Production Managers$125,750$60.462,420
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,430$22.807,700
Information Security Analysts$100,620$48.381,830
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,050$22.62980
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$53,680$25.819,300
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,060$24.551,020
Instructional Coordinators$64,750$31.131,950
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$51,520$24.77430
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$49,050$23.58130
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$75,080$36.09not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,960$23.06800
Insurance Sales Agents$60,370$29.036,360
Insurance Underwriters$77,070$37.051,230
Interior Designers$61,090$29.37400
Interpreters and Translators$47,950$23.05470
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,430$18.963,640
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,480$16.5817,220
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$57,730$27.75110
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$148,910$71.59420
Judicial Law Clerks$45,720$21.9840
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$56,670not published1,300
Labor Relations Specialists$82,750$39.79370
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,250$19.3523,270
Landscape Architects$73,760$35.46150
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,330$18.919,480
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,310$22.7590
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$30,120$14.482,160
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$138,670not published50
Lawyers$106,650$51.284,190
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$79,240$38.09610
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,620$17.611,600
Legal Support Workers, All Other$88,210$42.4160
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,900$29.761,620
Library Assistants, Clerical$31,550$15.171,380
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$66,100not published60
Library Technicians$41,960$20.17480
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,760$29.697,530
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$65,270$31.38880
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$27,220$13.091,750
Light Truck Drivers$43,730$21.039,140
Lighting Technicians$48,790$23.46not published
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,640$22.912,770
Loan Officers$86,970$41.813,540
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$28,520$13.7180
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$52,930$25.45110
Locomotive Engineers$75,190$36.151,020
Lodging Managers$64,220$30.88300
Logisticians$69,520$33.421,780
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$47,930$23.04430
Machinists$51,220$24.633,870
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$82,670$39.75330
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,100$14.957,540
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,020$17.32750
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,160$28.921,040
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,210$22.7012,730
Management Analysts$81,210$39.045,280
Managers, All Other$131,710$63.322,690
Manicurists and Pedicurists$30,930$14.871,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$70,430$33.868,090
Marketing Managers$154,510$74.281,570
Marriage and Family Therapists$68,710$33.03190
Massage Therapists$49,990$24.03780
Materials Engineers$100,000$48.08270
Materials Scientists$115,490$55.5240
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$64,330not published460
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$48,080$23.115,000
Mechanical Door Repairers$47,960$23.06340
Mechanical Drafters$65,250$31.37540
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$55,390$26.63410
Mechanical Engineers$86,260$41.474,630
Medical Appliance Technicians$37,090$17.83not published
Medical Assistants$39,510$19.005,510
Medical Dosimetrists$150,670$72.4440
Medical Equipment Preparers$45,280$21.77740
Medical Equipment Repairers$45,200$21.731,270
Medical Records Specialists$48,160$23.152,030
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$84,490$40.621,070
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,020$20.686,470
Medical Transcriptionists$35,390$17.02420
Medical and Health Services Managers$111,030$53.385,120
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$54,840$26.36920
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$56,330$27.081,620
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,960$19.211,580
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$44,800$21.54100
Meter Readers, Utilities$49,870$23.9780
Microbiologists$70,500$33.90120
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,580not published6,230
Millwrights$79,690$38.31840
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,220$21.7413,830
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$45,950$22.09310
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,750$24.401,380
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,890$29.281,690
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$47,360$22.77680
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,050$20.701,240
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$58,580$28.16230
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$49,880$23.9870
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,720$22.9490
Motorcycle Mechanicsnot publishednot published260
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,450$23.29290
Museum Technicians and Conservators$46,320$22.27130
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$43,680$21.0080
Musicians and Singersnot published$28.64260
Natural Sciences Managers$153,820$73.95240
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$83,340$40.074,100
Neurologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more60
New Accounts Clerks$40,170$19.311,100
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$45,870$22.05400
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$64,610$31.06380
Nurse Anesthetists$212,090$101.97910
Nurse Practitioners$126,650$60.893,780
Nursing Assistants$38,010$18.2724,610
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$62,870not published470
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$220,770$106.14not published
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$86,300$41.491,350
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$59,740$28.72480
Occupational Therapists$99,170$47.681,560
Occupational Therapy Assistants$65,010$31.26660
Office Clerks, General$32,370$15.562,130
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$39,050$18.78310
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$29,970$14.41370
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,620$24.827,070
Operations Research Analysts$92,050$44.26not published
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$44,920$21.60not published
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,700$21.01630
Opticians, Dispensing$40,140$19.30630
Optometrists$138,580$66.63660
Order Clerks$45,200$21.73310
Orderlies$37,140$17.86200
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$311,630$149.82not published
Orthotists and Prosthetists$74,030$35.59not published
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,540$22.38170
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,890$21.587,920
Packers and Packagers, Hand$44,460$21.389,900
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$45,510$21.881,570
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$39,470$18.9790
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,840$22.04420
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$55,000$26.442,210
Paramedics$51,020$24.531,030
Parking Attendants$30,320$14.5890
Parking Enforcement Workers$42,420$20.4040
Parts Salespersons$36,940$17.763,700
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$49,070$23.59540
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,590$27.211,400
Pediatricians, General$209,840$100.89110
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$35,970$17.30220
Personal Financial Advisors$102,530$49.294,150
Pest Control Workers$38,690$18.60760
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$49,090$23.60520
Petroleum Engineers$115,640$55.60110
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$101,880$48.98950
Pharmacists$137,800$66.253,500
Pharmacy Aides$32,070$15.42470
Pharmacy Technicians$43,310$20.824,270
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$65,410not published190
Phlebotomists$39,100$18.801,120
Photographers$37,790$18.17300
Physical Therapist Aides$25,280$12.15440
Physical Therapist Assistants$64,500$31.011,300
Physical Therapists$98,290$47.252,660
Physician Assistants$125,640$60.41890
Physicians, All Other$221,540$106.515,230
Physicians, Pathologists$224,280$107.8330
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$97,140not published110
Pipelayers$47,390$22.78240
Plant and System Operators, All Other$74,190$35.6760
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$53,440$25.6980
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,770$18.64360
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$65,220$31.364,590
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,230$28.486,130
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,800not published80
Postal Service Clerks$60,530$29.101,290
Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,540$28.153,310
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$54,540$26.22870
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$93,080$44.75190
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$75,790not published2,530
Pourers and Casters, Metal$50,530$24.2970
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$116,810$56.1690
Power Plant Operators$79,980$38.45520
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$77,330$37.18170
Prepress Technicians and Workers$45,290$21.77520
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$47,750$22.961,330
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$29,110$14.00150
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$37,470$18.01660
Printing Press Operators$41,890$20.142,640
Private Detectives and Investigators$45,260$21.76280
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$61,890$29.75760
Procurement Clerks$47,730$22.95430
Producers and Directors$60,600$29.14420
Production Workers, All Other$37,070$17.82610
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,080$27.444,320
Project Management Specialists$100,010$48.086,030
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$51,160$24.6090
Property Appraisers and Assessors$51,390$24.71780
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,510$28.132,810
Protective Service Workers, All Other$42,150$20.26300
Psychiatric Aides$38,390$18.46580
Psychiatric Technicians$43,780$21.051,670
Psychiatrists$278,100$133.7060
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$79,730not published230
Public Relations Managers$129,760$62.39300
Public Relations Specialists$64,860$31.182,340
Public Safety Telecommunicators$45,110$21.691,370
Purchasing Managers$159,850$76.85920
Radiation Therapists$108,830$52.32240
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$58,010$27.8980
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,070$36.572,270
Radiologists$179,990$86.53not published
Rail Car Repairers$48,160$23.15300
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$56,090$26.97not published
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$58,590$28.17310
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$66,990$32.21390
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$68,730$33.051,200
Real Estate Brokers$69,990$33.65290
Real Estate Sales Agents$39,770$19.121,450
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,050$17.337,290
Recreation Workers$31,760$15.272,990
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$59,730not published60
Recreational Therapists$40,010$19.24710
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$45,020$21.64130
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$45,510$21.88910
Registered Nurses$79,320$38.1433,800
Rehabilitation Counselors$41,980$20.181,370
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$34,940$16.80180
Residential Advisors$37,680$18.11510
Respiratory Therapists$76,970$37.011,450
Retail Salespersons$32,180$15.4733,360
Riggers$41,060$19.7440
Rock Splitters, Quarry$42,560$20.46not published
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,260$19.36170
Roofers$47,190$22.69900
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$60,600$29.14130
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$46,220$22.22570
Sales Engineers$98,000$47.12220
Sales Managers$159,990$76.926,820
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,580$30.0912,480
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,960$33.1512,630
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$130,850$62.912,440
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$30,470$14.65490
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,930$17.76110
School Bus Monitors$29,420$14.151,240
School Psychologists$73,020$35.11630
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,920not published10,860
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,270$20.3232,120
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$75,810$36.452,310
Security Guards$37,080$17.837,150
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,480$29.56740
Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,290$19.851,070
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,790$23.46450
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$46,960$22.58150
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$46,230$22.23370
Sewing Machine Operators$35,360$17.00650
Sheet Metal Workers$62,670$30.131,730
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,110$21.216,530
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,670$16.672,680
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$83,550$40.17120
Skincare Specialists$45,760$22.00420
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$48,240$23.192,170
Social Science Research Assistants$67,740$32.57170
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$51,540not published190
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$85,160$40.94310
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$108,610not published50
Social and Community Service Managers$79,260$38.111,570
Social and Human Service Assistants$42,570$20.476,070
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$78,630not published110
Software Developers$113,420$54.5313,580
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$94,490$45.431,140
Soil and Plant Scientists$65,670$31.57380
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$49,990$24.04not published
Sound Engineering Technicians$62,710$30.1530
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,970not published1,610
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,780not published550
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$59,220not published350
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$60,700not published1,650
Special Effects Artists and Animators$62,720$30.16not published
Speech-Language Pathologists$80,120$38.521,690
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$64,490$31.00120
Statisticians$111,780$53.7480
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,450$17.0426,750
Stonemasons$57,550$27.6790
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$58,560$28.15260
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$47,840$23.00620
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,470$28.592,600
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$36,190$17.409,360
Surgeons, All Other$239,200 or more$115.00 or more30
Surgical Assistants$57,810$27.80180
Surgical Technologists$60,600$29.131,200
Survey Researchers$57,700$27.74210
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$50,900$24.47730
Surveyors$75,860$36.47350
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$38,760$18.64180
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$27,110$13.0340
Tapers$74,120$35.6330
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$88,610$42.6050
Tax Preparers$47,300$22.74450
Taxi Drivers$26,970$12.9760
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$94,520not published720
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,490not published20,000
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$41,580not published640
Technical Writers$73,550$35.36480
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$58,690$28.221,480
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$63,560$30.56530
Telemarketers$48,010$23.08not published
Tellers$36,840$17.714,720
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$35,930$17.2840
Therapists, All Other$76,740$36.89170
Tile and Stone Setters$54,920$26.40310
Tire Repairers and Changers$37,880$18.21930
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$54,640$26.27710
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$54,100$26.01not published
Tool and Die Makers$83,890$40.33660
Tour and Travel Guides$43,700$21.01400
Traffic Technicians$47,100$22.65160
Training and Development Managers$130,330$62.66230
Training and Development Specialists$62,010$29.815,150
Transportation Inspectors$103,380$49.70210
Transportation Security Screeners$63,130$30.35120
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,130$51.021,150
Travel Agents$53,600$25.77250
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$48,400$23.27390
Tutors$34,170$16.431,290
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$25,780not publishednot published
Upholsterers$43,260$20.80260
Urban and Regional Planners$82,330$39.58250
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$26,690$12.83490
Veterinarians$107,080$51.481,000
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$35,680$17.161,570
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,810$22.021,270
Waiters and Waitresses$36,120$17.3619,480
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$46,780$22.491,560
Web Developers$73,590$35.38500
Web and Digital Interface Designers$70,620$33.95200
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,760$22.00670
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,410$23.756,370
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,710$22.46160
Wellhead Pumpers$62,400$30.00620
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$78,240$37.62330
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$43,580$20.95470
Writers and Authors$65,840$31.65240
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$66,440$31.94160

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Kansas

By median pay, Kansas is number 34 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $28,530 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $103,250. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $35,880 to $72,280. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $60,640, 26% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 1,437,520 jobs counted here are 0.9% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Kansas are Office and Administrative Support (162,120 jobs, 11%), Transportation and Material Moving (134,580 jobs, 9%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (123,800 jobs, 9%) and Sales and Related (123,570 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (30.9 times the national share), Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (11.1 times the national share) and Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians (6.1 times the national share). The table on this page lists 677 occupations; for 8 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 247 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 24 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 196 pay less and 27 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers ($48,080 here, $38,300 nationally), Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education ($47,750 here, $38,140 nationally) and Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ($130,850 here, $104,920 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Financial Specialists, All Other ($51,160 here, $81,100 nationally), Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ($36,620 here, $55,570 nationally) and Lawyers ($106,650 here, $159,670 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Kansas

What is the median salary in Kansas?

The median pay of all employees in Kansas was $48,010 a year ($23.08 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Kansas?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 47,140 jobs and a median pay of $27,580 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Kansas?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Anesthesiologists ($437,030), Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($311,630) and Psychiatrists ($278,100). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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