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
Environmental Restoration Planners	$81,180	80	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$81,180	80	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$80,450	110	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$79,630	60	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$79,270	3,120	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$79,240	590	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$79,180	220	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$78,950	30	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$78,390	430	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$78,350	510	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$78,180	340	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$77,820	1,300	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$77,180	310	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$76,820	90	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$76,540	7,460	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$76,540	7,460	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$76,540	7,460	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$76,540	7,460	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$76,540	7,460	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$76,410	2,090	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,410	2,090	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$76,200	390	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$76,040	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,030	1,720	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$75,540	40	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$75,540	40	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$75,540	40	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$75,310	70	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$75,290	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$75,150	250	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$75,090	570	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$74,440	40	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$73,470	200	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$73,470	200	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$73,470	200	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$73,470	200	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$73,470	200	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$73,470	200	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$73,470	200	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$73,470	200	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$73,470	200	View salary detail
Surveyors	$71,750	90	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$71,750	90	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$71,410	120	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$71,330	320	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$71,040	290	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$70,940	560	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$70,910	30	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$70,910	30	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$69,990	80	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.