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
Budget Analysts	$85,160	220	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$84,800	970	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,600	260	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$84,520	210	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$84,100	5,860	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$84,100	5,860	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$84,040	390	View salary detail
Chemists	$83,420	550	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$83,040	29,650	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$83,040	29,650	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$83,040	29,650	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$83,040	29,650	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$83,040	29,650	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$82,830	1,080	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$82,330	2,180	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$81,290	60	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$81,250	1,320	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$81,150	330	View salary detail
Tapers	$81,040	50	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$80,690	580	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$80,690	580	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$80,690	580	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$80,690	580	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$80,450	120	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$80,240	180	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$80,040	11,260	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,790	280	View salary detail
Landscape Architects	$79,640	130	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$79,620	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$79,590	920	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,570	130	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$79,410	2,920	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,250	180	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$79,140	1,190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$79,060	4,360	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$79,040	210	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$79,040	210	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$79,040	210	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$78,940	2,290	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$78,920	560	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$78,920	1,060	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$78,870	140	View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$78,790	330	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$78,470	60	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$78,340	1,860	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$78,090	350	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,090	3,690	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,000	100	View salary detail
Coroners	$77,650	3,470	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$77,650	3,470	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.