Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Kansas nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Kansas nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $233,680. The second highest-paying jobs are those of natural sciences manager, with an average salary of $134,800.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Kansas nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Kansas nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Kansas nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$233,680	$126,710	60
2	Natural Sciences Managers	$134,800	$103,170	60
3	Sales Managers	$129,450	$68,340	560
4	Pharmacists	$128,340	$92,400	810
5	Petroleum Engineers	$125,320	$65,460	60
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,940	$95,320	220
7	Optometrists	$122,420	$44,670	100
8	Financial Managers	$121,830	$62,990	980
9	Physician Assistants	$121,590	$94,190	310
10	Purchasing Managers	$108,750	$66,410	130
11	Nurse Practitioners	$106,650	$85,580	690
12	Sales Engineers	$105,320	$66,860	30
13	Chief Executives	$104,460	$21,830	1,190
14	Industrial Production Managers	$104,380	$67,590	790
15	Project Management Specialists	$102,680	$52,140	350
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$102,470	$67,130	430
17	Human Resources Managers	$99,170	$75,340	160
18	Marketing Managers	$98,880	$60,560	180
19	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$96,590	$80,120	60
20	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$96,340	$57,690	580
21	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$96,210	$33,500	240
22	Facilities Managers	$95,220	$59,300	180
23	Software Developers	$94,350	$54,800	950
24	Physical Therapists	$94,090	$64,210	450
25	General Dentists	$93,390	$50,510	220
26	Construction Managers	$92,950	$52,200	570
27	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$92,390	$66,840	150
28	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$89,770	$48,050	820
29	Administrative Services Managers	$89,460	$63,290	190
30	Veterinarians	$87,300	$68,000	240
31	Medical and Health Services Managers	$85,430	$56,490	1,220
32	Environmental Engineers	$84,850	$46,820	60
33	Other Social Workers	$84,640	$54,720	60
34	Occupational Therapists	$83,270	$54,390	240
35	Database Administrators	$82,950	$44,080	50
36	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$81,660	$67,250	920
37	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$81,470	$46,630	70
38	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$81,330	$64,060	130
39	Computer Occupations, All Other	$80,680	$46,630	130
40	Electrical Engineers	$80,670	$56,840	260
41	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$79,540	$47,000	500
42	All Other Managers	$79,320	$46,950	470
43	Radiation Therapists	$78,660	$63,330	40
44	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$78,550	$74,900	130
45	Civil Engineers	$78,450	$57,710	420
46	Industrial Engineers	$78,290	$55,740	710
47	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$77,220	$64,450	140
48	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$77,020	$40,720	70
49	Dental Hygienists	$77,020	$62,380	260
50	Financial Risk Specialists	$76,950	$45,730	50
51	Financial Examiners	$76,820	$39,460	120
52	Air Traffic Controllers	$76,540	$62,930	40
53	Information Security Analysts	$76,360	$52,450	150
54	Mechanical Engineers	$76,350	$50,810	660
55	Loan Officers	$76,070	$41,290	1,580
56	Computer Programmers	$75,290	$39,070	60
57	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$74,580	$52,500	310
58	General and Operations Managers	$73,810	$38,180	6,730
59	Gas Plant Operators	$72,920	$61,660	240
60	Budget Analysts	$72,820	$56,530	30
61	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$72,800	$34,810	50
62	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$72,630	$52,960	50
63	Computer Network Architects	$71,250	$47,250	490
64	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$71,140	$50,150	50
65	Personal Financial Advisors	$71,090	$47,510	380
66	Chemists	$70,900	$39,120	160
67	Aerospace Engineers	$70,610	$42,890	60
68	Computer Systems Analysts	$69,790	$47,870	450
69	Speech-Language Pathologists	$68,230	$48,990	370
70	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$67,950	$51,110	640
71	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$67,760	$38,940	160
72	Other Engineering Technicians	$67,500	$49,210	50
73	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$67,500	$44,570	50
74	Commercial Pilots	$66,940	$21,020	150
75	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$66,840	$40,910	2,310
76	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$66,360	$41,000	310
77	School Psychologists	$66,190	$50,950	220
78	Other Business Operations Specialists	$65,670	$42,120	1,460
79	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$65,620	$59,600	40
80	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$65,460	$43,370	310
81	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	$65,360	$24,890	50
82	Financial Analysts	$65,250	$48,650	150
83	Soil and Plant Scientists	$64,980	$48,450	140
84	Surveyors	$64,230	$35,710	100
85	Lawyers	$63,970	$49,460	740
86	Nurse Anesthetists	$63,800	$63,800	150
87	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$63,690	$40,870	260
88	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$63,390	$43,960	230
89	Registered Nurses	$63,380	$50,660	8,050
90	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$63,110	$46,490	650
91	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$63,080	$52,520	90
92	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$63,040	$54,070	70
93	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$63,040	$52,250	260
94	Accountants and Auditors	$62,920	$45,030	2,990
95	Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$62,880	$43,620	40
96	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,550	$43,680	2,080
97	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,520	$42,590	3,440
98	Health Educators	$62,440	$40,550	60
99	Respiratory Therapists	$62,400	$48,810	340
100	Cost Estimators	$62,340	$38,900	550

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Kansas nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Radiologists	$170,020
2	General Dentists	$158,200
3	Pharmacists	$127,240
4	Chief Executives	$119,140
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$113,880
6	Sales Managers	$110,820
7	Financial Managers	$110,820
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$107,000
9	Purchasing Managers	$103,890
10	Petroleum Engineers	$102,540

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Kansas nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,500
2	General Dentists	$156,430
3	Pharmacists	$134,420
4	Chief Executives	$111,960
5	Sales Managers	$111,520
6	Physician Assistants	$110,470
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$109,860
8	Petroleum Engineers	$108,020
9	Nurse Practitioners	$106,990
10	Optometrists	$105,940

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Kansas nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$198,080
2	General Dentists	$161,040
3	Pharmacists	$132,880
4	Petroleum Engineers	$116,650
5	Marketing Managers	$111,480
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$110,830
7	Sales Managers	$110,430
8	Optometrists	$109,820
9	Chief Executives	$108,190
10	Physician Assistants	$107,530

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