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Highest Paying Jobs in Kansas

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Kansas, among 31 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
6Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,54417,320
7First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,03017,330
8Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,33515,370
9Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$59,7119,580
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,79623,370
11Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,47536,890
12Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$50,24625,200
13Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,19519,560
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,12720,700
15Light Truck Drivers$43,34213,770
16Office Clerks, General$42,84214,360
17Packers and Packagers, Hand$42,68811,660
18Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,64539,050
19Customer Service Representatives$42,17339,240
20Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,18534,940
21Nursing Assistants$38,13932,240
22Stockers and Order Fillers$35,86244,060
23Cooks, Restaurant$35,30318,420
24Waiters and Waitresses$34,81430,980
25Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,56526,620

Highest-paying jobs in Kansas

This ranking covers 31 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, Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, averages $34,565.

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.