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
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,430	440	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,370	6,410	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,320	1,200	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$37,320	1,430	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,140	200	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$37,090	—	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,080	7,150	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$37,070	610	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$37,060	1,340	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,020	900	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,940	3,700	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$36,930	110	View salary detail
Tellers	$36,840	4,720	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$36,830	110	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,620	1,600	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$36,360	150	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,190	9,360	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,120	19,480	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,050	7,290	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,020	750	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$35,970	220	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,930	40	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$35,900	4,510	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,780	1,510	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,680	1,570	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,450	26,750	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,440	1,500	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$35,440	180	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$35,390	420	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,360	650	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$35,360	—	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,340	110	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,130	11,620	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$35,130	440	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$35,060	140	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$34,940	180	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$34,720	250	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$34,670	2,680	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,480	17,220	View salary detail
Bakers	$34,300	1,370	View salary detail
Tutors	$34,170	1,290	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$34,000	130	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$33,770	380	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$33,380	90	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$32,970	—	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$32,370	2,130	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$32,180	33,360	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$32,070	470	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$31,950	7,570	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$31,760	2,990	View salary detail

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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.