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Highest-paying jobs in Kansas

The highest published median in Kansas is for anesthesiologists, at $437,030 a year. For 2 more occupations, BLS reports the median only as “$239,200 or more”; they are listed below the table. The median for all occupations in the state is $48,010, against $50,980 nationally.

Kansas · all occupationsMay 2025
Median / yr
$48,010
Mean / yr
$60,640
Price level (U.S.=100)
90.1
Median, price-adjusted
$53,304
Adjusted rank
21 of 51
Jobs
1,437,520

Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.

The 50 best-paid occupations in Kansas

KS · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 667
Top 50 occupations in Kansas by median annual wage
No.OccupationMedian in KSU.S. medianEmployed in KS
1Anesthesiologists$437,030$391,490600
2Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$311,630$358,550—
3Psychiatrists$278,100$281,87060
4Family Medicine Physicians$229,390$244,180210
5Physicians, Pathologists$224,280$312,40030
6Physicians, All Other$221,540$265,9305,230
7Obstetricians and Gynecologists$220,770$292,910—
8Nurse Anesthetists$212,090$236,590910
9Pediatricians, General$209,840$210,040110
10Radiologists$179,990$420,860—
11Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,830$175,1404,050
12Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,150$171,2702,010
13Sales Managers$159,990$148,2706,820
14Purchasing Managers$159,850$148,080920
15Air Traffic Controllers$159,700$148,080430
16Financial Managers$159,380$166,5705,190
17Chief Executives$158,100$213,9901,960
18Marketing Managers$154,510$166,7901,570
19Natural Sciences Managers$153,820$167,220240
20Medical Dosimetrists$150,670$147,47040
21Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$148,910$153,990420
22Advertising and Promotions Managers$148,560$133,66040
23Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$143,580$232,14080
24Economists$138,790$124,72080
25Law Teachers, Postsecondary$138,670$128,50050
26Optometrists$138,580$136,570660
27Pharmacists$137,800$140,9103,500
28Human Resources Managers$134,470$149,2801,290
29Managers, All Other$131,710$141,9002,690
30Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$130,850$104,9202,440
31Aerospace Engineers$130,330$134,9601,730
32Training and Development Managers$130,330$133,000230
33Database Architects$129,990$139,500360
34Public Relations Managers$129,760$146,910300
35Nurse Practitioners$126,650$132,3003,780
36Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$126,570$117,86040
37Industrial Production Managers$125,750$126,0602,420
38Physician Assistants$125,640$135,880890
39Actuaries$125,010$130,000180
40Fundraising Managers$121,210$125,470160
41Construction Managers$120,810$114,9902,960
42Administrative Services Managers$118,570$114,1301,150
43Education Administrators, All Other$117,810$95,200280
44Facilities Managers$117,270$106,6601,080
45Power Distributors and Dispatchers$116,810$106,73090
46Petroleum Engineers$115,640$144,910110
47Materials Scientists$115,490$117,79040
48Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$115,160$109,270280
49Compensation and Benefits Managers$114,070$149,23070
50Software Developers$113,420$135,98013,580

Median reported only as “$239,200 or more” in Kansas: Surgeons, All Other, Neurologists. The exact figures are not published, so these are not ranked.

Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.

Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Kansas

  1. Physicians, All Other — $221,540 (5,230 jobs)
  2. Computer and Information Systems Managers — $164,830 (4,050 jobs)
  3. Architectural and Engineering Managers — $160,150 (2,010 jobs)
  4. Sales Managers — $159,990 (6,820 jobs)
  5. Financial Managers — $159,380 (5,190 jobs)
  6. Chief Executives — $158,100 (1,960 jobs)
  7. Marketing Managers — $154,510 (1,570 jobs)
  8. Pharmacists — $137,800 (3,500 jobs)
  9. Human Resources Managers — $134,470 (1,290 jobs)
  10. Managers, All Other — $131,710 (2,690 jobs)

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