Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Wichita, KS

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Psychiatric Technicians	$37,850	270	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$37,850	150	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$37,810	150	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$37,810	160	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$37,750	3,690	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,750	3,690	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,620	40	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$37,430	30	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,300	4,570	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$37,290	5,220	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$37,090	50	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$36,860	270	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$36,780	140	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,490	800	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$36,490	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,420	2,470	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$36,400	510	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$36,400	510	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$36,330	1,040	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,310	70	View salary detail
Photographers	$36,300	50	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$36,230	—	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$36,060	790	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$36,030	310	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$36,000	130	View salary detail
Tellers	$35,730	950	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$35,670	70	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,540	1,900	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,340	1,130	View salary detail
Tutors	$35,300	130	View salary detail
Security Guards	$34,790	1,650	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$34,770	110	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$34,650	290	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,510	5,710	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$34,510	2,810	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$34,390	70	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$33,940	60	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$33,910	60	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,820	730	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$33,810	80	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$33,700	1,810	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$33,540	160	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$33,220	230	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$33,150	120	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,510	3,650	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$32,230	330	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$31,850	1,370	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$31,200	60	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,100	460	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$30,880	100	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.