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Highest Paying Jobs in Kansas

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Kansas, among 37 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Kansas
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Software Developers$119,13917,600
2Project Management Specialists$98,53011,700
3General and Operations Managers$87,92147,420
4Registered Nurses$80,75753,600
5Accountants and Auditors$78,15620,310
6Human Resources Specialists$71,67311,740
7Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$69,06111,080
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,54417,320
9First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,03017,330
10Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,33515,370
11Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$59,7119,580
12Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,08716,610
13Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,79623,370
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,47536,890
15Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,24625,200
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,19519,560
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,12720,700
18First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,24314,030
19Light Truck Drivers$43,34213,770
20Office Clerks, General$42,84214,360
21Packers and Packagers, Hand$42,68811,660
22Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,64539,050
23Customer Service Representatives$42,17339,240
24Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,18534,940
25Security Guards$39,79611,740

Highest-paying jobs in Kansas

This ranking covers 37 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Kansas. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Software Developers comes first at $119,139 a year; number 25 on the list, Security Guards, averages $39,796.

Each occupation links to its Kansas page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.