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
Private Detectives and Investigators	$44,640	220	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$44,460	8,890	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,450	730	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$44,360	110	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$44,350	240	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$44,350	22,240	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$44,310	130	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$44,020	260	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$43,920	490	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$43,920	490	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$43,920	490	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$43,780	1,500	View salary detail
Photographers	$43,750	280	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$43,700	500	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$43,700	2,130	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$43,500	580	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$43,400	540	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,370	1,160	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$43,090	2,030	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$42,850	830	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,700	190	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$42,670	500	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$42,530	120	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$42,350	450	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$42,330	600	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$42,210	1,840	View salary detail
Barbers	$42,210	120	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$42,060	280	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$42,030	890	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$41,830	1,190	View salary detail
Security Guards	$41,810	7,730	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,700	19,070	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$41,700	19,070	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$41,630	80	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$41,610	40	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$41,470	200	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$41,450	6,660	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$41,380	330	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$41,050	430	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$40,930	450	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$40,850	260	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$40,630	300	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$40,440	5,000	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,260	90	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$40,190	2,220	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$40,160	330	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,160	1,100	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$39,950	220	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,710	13,370	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$39,600	220	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.