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
Tutors	$40,120	40	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$39,500	2,920	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$39,450	90	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$39,250	50	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$39,250	50	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$39,020	80	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,980	50	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$38,960	220	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,890	720	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,720	2,270	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$38,560	140	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$38,390	250	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$38,380	90	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$37,890	60	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,670	620	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$37,530	330	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,470	190	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,440	280	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$37,050	30	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,980	1,890	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,830	530	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$36,760	300	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,700	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,680	40	View salary detail
Tellers	$36,230	370	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,040	480	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,020	130	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,940	710	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$35,810	30	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,780	480	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,500	280	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,390	240	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$35,370	60	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,090	1,330	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$34,900	60	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,860	1,380	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,450	770	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$34,230	—	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,910	710	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$33,560	80	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$33,490	250	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$33,200	480	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$32,820	2,270	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$32,790	540	View salary detail
Nannies	$32,790	540	View salary detail
Bakers	$32,400	100	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$31,850	60	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$31,730	30	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$31,290	40	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$31,260	440	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.