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
Coaches and Scouts	$47,960	180	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,950	130	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$47,580	30	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$47,570	100	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$47,550	110	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,500	220	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$47,490	50	View salary detail
Roofers	$47,400	100	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$47,220	370	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$47,170	90	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,040	40	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$46,990	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,960	610	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$46,780	200	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$46,740	90	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,700	170	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$46,610	990	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,610	90	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,590	350	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$46,590	100	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$46,370	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,330	100	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$46,320	160	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$46,070	810	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$46,070	470	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$45,980	60	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$45,950	110	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$45,850	460	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$45,850	30	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$45,670	30	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$45,670	50	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$45,510	330	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$45,390	80	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,300	790	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$44,970	170	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,880	40	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,820	510	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$44,470	40	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,390	180	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,060	70	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$43,930	50	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$43,580	100	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$43,560	570	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$43,360	90	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$43,180	2,340	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$42,970	600	View salary detail
File Clerks	$42,620	50	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$42,180	80	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$41,220	70	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$40,810	50	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.