Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Topeka, KS

421 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Topeka, KS for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Public Relations Specialists	$62,410	320	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$62,340	50	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,210	840	View salary detail
Paramedics	$62,050	130	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$61,960	200	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$61,880	150	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$61,880	150	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$61,880	150	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$61,880	150	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,870	120	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$61,760	580	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$61,740	80	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$61,340	70	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$61,340	70	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$61,340	70	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$61,340	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,330	1,250	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,980	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$60,860	80	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,700	70	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$60,600	40	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$60,600	40	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$60,600	40	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$60,600	40	View salary detail
Chemists	$60,130	30	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,130	920	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$60,020	100	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$59,770	50	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$59,760	60	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$59,760	60	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$59,650	520	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,520	520	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$59,490	80	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$59,490	190	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,950	1,170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$58,930	50	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$58,920	110	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,870	1,450	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$58,860	120	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$58,490	40	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,820	280	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$57,700	200	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$57,700	200	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$57,700	200	View salary detail
Firefighters	$57,570	220	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$57,550	50	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$57,530	160	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$57,050	500	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$56,870	680	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$56,760	530	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.