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
Social Science Research Assistants	$64,650	90	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$64,580	110	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$64,550	180	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$64,460	2,940	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$64,460	170	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$64,420	4,570	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$64,180	1,040	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$64,130	200	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$64,060	4,110	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$64,010	890	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,890	110	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$63,880	2,900	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,850	1,400	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$63,700	510	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$63,520	1,010	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$63,500	70	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,460	730	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$63,430	210	View salary detail
Animal Scientists	$63,300	—	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,280	160	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$63,050	40	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$63,050	40	View salary detail
Range Managers	$63,050	40	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$63,000	90	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$63,000	90	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$63,000	5,210	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$62,990	550	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$62,960	4,820	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$62,960	4,820	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,680	3,010	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,570	4,010	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$62,570	2,890	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$62,410	130	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$62,300	450	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$62,250	980	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$62,250	2,950	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$62,170	40	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$62,140	30	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,950	520	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,910	2,300	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$61,830	100	View salary detail
Carpenters	$61,810	4,540	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$61,600	70	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$61,560	250	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$61,480	660	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,200	7,750	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$61,150	90	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,090	1,210	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,060	11,500	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,040	70	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.