Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Kansas

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Printing Press Operators	$41,890	2,640	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$41,870	60	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$41,660	170	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$41,600	90	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$41,580	640	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$41,350	1,340	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$41,340	430	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$41,290	1,070	View salary detail
Riggers	$41,060	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$40,540	320	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$40,460	210	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$40,320	29,200	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,260	170	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$40,250	23,270	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,250	23,270	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$40,170	1,100	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$40,140	630	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$40,030	840	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$40,010	710	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,960	1,580	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$39,930	60	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$39,900	60	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$39,890	650	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$39,770	1,450	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$39,520	190	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,510	5,510	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$39,470	90	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$39,450	200	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$39,430	3,640	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$39,330	9,480	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$39,100	1,120	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,090	2,990	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$39,050	310	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$38,840	310	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$38,800	130	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,770	360	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$38,760	180	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$38,690	760	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$38,390	580	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,370	580	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$38,340	50	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,290	1,210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,220	10,520	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$38,170	160	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$38,130	80	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,010	24,610	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,880	930	View salary detail
Photographers	$37,790	300	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$37,680	510	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$37,470	660	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.