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
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$61,010	2,400	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$60,850	330	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$60,820	2,240	View salary detail
Firefighters	$60,770	3,000	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$60,580	880	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,550	430	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$60,540	1,550	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$60,530	540	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$60,510	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$60,420	720	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,410	820	View salary detail
Curators	$60,260	70	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$60,210	6,420	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$60,200	80	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,170	18,230	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$59,990	1,720	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$59,610	40	View salary detail
Paramedics	$59,520	750	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$59,360	680	View salary detail
Fashion Designers	$59,150	50	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$59,120	220	View salary detail
Clergy	$58,850	370	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$58,560	920	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$58,540	120	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$58,450	730	View salary detail
Roofers	$58,420	880	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$58,340	470	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$58,320	960	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,260	780	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$58,090	1,520	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$57,800	420	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,690	240	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$57,620	900	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$57,560	80	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$57,550	110	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$57,500	1,450	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$57,370	2,710	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$57,290	100	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$57,100	290	View salary detail
Glaziers	$56,850	300	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$56,830	80	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$56,790	420	View salary detail
Machinists	$56,740	1,350	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$56,590	1,260	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$56,460	330	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,320	90	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$56,210	340	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$55,940	300	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$55,810	650	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$55,660	420	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.