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
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$57,650	40	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$57,650	50	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$57,600	90	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,080	610	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$57,060	180	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$56,910	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$56,720	100	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$56,710	50	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$56,590	680	View salary detail
Editors	$56,420	80	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$56,310	180	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$56,270	140	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$56,270	600	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$56,250	110	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$56,240	80	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$55,170	70	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$55,170	70	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$55,170	70	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$55,000	630	View salary detail
Clergy	$54,870	120	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$54,310	790	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$54,190	1,460	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$53,950	300	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$53,850	140	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$53,850	140	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$53,850	140	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$53,850	140	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$53,460	220	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,410	80	View salary detail
Art Directors	$53,040	80	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$52,930	30	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$52,570	300	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$52,480	1,310	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$51,800	80	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,800	—	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$51,630	160	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$51,520	150	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$51,190	90	View salary detail
Paramedics	$51,020	170	View salary detail
Carpenters	$50,930	1,210	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$50,830	60	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,740	80	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$50,650	50	View salary detail
Machinists	$50,540	1,630	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$50,510	120	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$50,510	120	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$50,510	120	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$50,510	120	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$50,240	480	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$50,130	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.