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
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$94,490	1,140	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$94,070	320	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,830	170	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$93,080	190	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$92,960	460	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$92,840	24,660	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$92,050	—	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$88,610	50	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$88,210	60	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$86,970	3,540	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,700	1,060	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$86,550	110	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$86,550	110	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$86,550	110	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$86,300	1,350	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$86,260	4,630	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$86,260	4,630	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$86,260	4,630	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,970	140	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$85,490	840	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$85,160	310	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$85,160	310	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$85,130	380	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$84,860	1,870	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$84,790	150	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$84,760	70	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$84,490	1,070	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$83,890	660	View salary detail
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$83,550	120	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$83,350	9,810	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$83,350	9,810	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$83,350	9,810	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$83,350	9,810	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$83,350	9,810	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$83,340	4,100	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,310	660	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$82,950	2,330	View salary detail
Chemists	$82,820	690	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$82,750	370	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$82,670	330	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$82,330	250	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,300	430	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$81,210	5,280	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$80,760	350	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$80,420	470	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$80,270	1,440	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$80,140	270	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$80,120	1,690	View salary detail
Animal Scientists	$80,090	—	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$80,080	190	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.