Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Kansas City, MO

735 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Kansas City, MO for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,530	3,500	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$47,370	90	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,350	6,290	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$47,200	670	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$47,180	50	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$47,160	320	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$47,110	220	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$47,070	130	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$47,070	130	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$46,980	—	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$46,920	490	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$46,840	420	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,810	15,930	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$46,800	690	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,750	1,260	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$46,720	530	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$46,560	1,590	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$46,470	50	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$46,340	60	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$46,270	220	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$46,260	880	View salary detail
Midwives	$46,220	270	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$46,220	270	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$46,190	800	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,180	100	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$46,110	840	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$46,090	450	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$46,040	—	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$46,010	50	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$45,860	2,350	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$45,840	40	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$45,820	470	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$45,750	90	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$45,640	10,520	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,540	70	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,460	4,450	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,360	3,550	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$45,300	4,220	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$45,290	8,020	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$45,270	210	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$45,160	240	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,160	4,680	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$45,100	2,140	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$45,060	60	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$45,020	2,130	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,860	300	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$44,840	1,700	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$44,830	150	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$44,780	990	View salary detail
File Clerks	$44,740	410	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.