Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Kansas

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Kansas, 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 are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $215,140. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $209,150.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Kansas 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 in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$215,140	$63,700	5,010
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$209,150	$126,710	230
3	Anesthesiologists	$185,320	$127,330	380
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$166,590	$63,800	550
5	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$164,830	$112,830	0
6	General Pediatricians	$162,300	$42,580	100
7	General Dentists	$160,470	$80,300	1,000
8	Podiatrists	$145,330	$20,370	40
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$143,830	$69,970	420
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$142,280	$102,340	1,500
11	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$135,080	$37,450	490
12	Natural Sciences Managers	$133,810	$103,180	230
13	Sales Managers	$133,360	$78,660	3,310
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,290	$83,020	3,360
15	Chief Executives	$131,460	$34,670	2,910
16	Financial Managers	$130,800	$79,210	4,280
17	Pharmacists	$129,640	$47,990	3,290
18	Purchasing Managers	$128,790	$90,760	740
19	Medical Dosimetrists	$128,210	$98,760	50
20	Marketing Managers	$127,630	$75,510	1,310
21	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$126,230	$74,880	80
22	All Other Managers	$119,420	$59,420	2,400
23	Human Resources Managers	$119,200	$79,720	1,020
24	Other Physical Scientists	$116,690	$55,410	130
25	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$115,960	$61,220	60
26	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$110,250	$53,620	110
27	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$109,790	$59,340	100
28	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$109,600	$85,850	50
29	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$109,420	$94,120	100
30	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$108,960	$46,830	190
31	Actuaries	$108,850	$73,290	390
32	Nurse Practitioners	$108,350	$84,370	3,070
33	Physician Assistants	$108,090	$88,490	870
34	Optometrists	$107,820	$57,730	370
35	Industrial Production Managers	$107,650	$72,130	2,250
36	Public Relations Managers	$107,260	$66,350	220
37	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$106,570	$63,570	230
38	Sales Engineers	$105,380	$69,120	210
39	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$105,090	$54,370	80
40	Other Psychologists	$103,790	$30,400	120
41	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$103,510	$64,390	390
42	Administrative Services Managers	$103,450	$67,910	1,040
43	Database Administrators	$103,190	$59,940	600
44	Materials Engineers	$103,160	$65,420	270
45	Aerospace Engineers	$103,060	$71,300	1,960
46	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$102,770	$62,950	100
47	Software Developers	$102,700	$60,300	12,270
48	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$101,600	$50,210	2,470
49	Training and Development Managers	$101,210	$66,390	220
50	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$100,970	$81,290	180
51	Petroleum Engineers	$100,740	$66,070	130
52	Facilities Managers	$100,350	$63,680	880
53	Economists	$100,090	$64,580	50
54	Other Education Administrators	$98,740	$47,440	300
55	Veterinarians	$98,400	$68,000	820
56	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$97,460	$73,620	840
57	Fundraising Managers	$97,250	$56,950	150
58	Chemical Engineers	$97,110	$62,940	260
59	Information Security Analysts	$96,960	$60,320	1,220
60	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$96,710	$49,550	1,570
61	Lawyers	$96,620	$58,190	4,470
62	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$96,610	$71,250	1,050
63	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,610	$72,870	2,460
64	Computer Hardware Engineers	$96,410	$66,270	170
65	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,280	$57,930	4,690
66	Electrical Engineers	$95,970	$64,390	2,140
67	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$94,660	$58,830	990
68	Statisticians	$94,650	$65,890	90
69	Project Management Specialists	$92,660	$49,580	2,230
70	Environmental Engineers	$91,080	$50,040	330
71	Physical Therapists	$90,850	$67,220	2,200
72	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$90,010	$45,560	1,560
73	Construction Managers	$89,860	$52,990	3,000
74	Data Scientists	$88,860	$81,140	430
75	Biomedical Engineers	$88,400	$58,770	120
76	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$88,400	$68,410	30
77	Computer Occupations, All Other	$87,400	$52,000	1,120
78	Power Plant Operators	$86,960	$38,860	740
79	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$86,690	$52,570	80
80	Funeral Home Managers	$86,610	$38,330	150
81	Operations Research Analysts	$86,530	$57,410	480
82	Computer Network Architects	$86,370	$57,500	2,760
83	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$85,990	$51,630	80
84	Occupational Therapists	$84,610	$62,920	1,310
85	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$84,110	$52,150	150
86	Financial Risk Specialists	$83,520	$53,180	280
87	Industrial Engineers	$82,710	$62,380	2,880
88	Commercial Pilots	$82,430	$23,460	600
89	Real Estate Brokers	$82,000	$25,540	300
90	Radiation Therapists	$81,840	$64,870	210
91	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$81,810	$48,930	1,160
92	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$81,500	$81,500	110
93	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$81,470	$66,270	110
94	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,390	$50,290	5,580
95	General and Operations Managers	$81,070	$43,960	24,550
96	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$80,690	$64,450	650
97	Other Social Workers	$80,350	$60,600	210
98	Civil Engineers	$79,870	$60,010	2,680
99	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$79,680	$74,900	190
100	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$79,350	$36,570	60

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$196,040
2	All Other Physicians	$195,000
3	Physicists	$193,110
4	Radiologists	$170,020
5	General Pediatricians	$168,270
6	General Dentists	$165,550
7	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$164,830
8	Nurse Anesthetists	$154,640
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$141,020
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,770

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$206,750
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$185,030
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$157,840
4	General Dentists	$146,510
5	Chief Executives	$144,060
6	General Pediatricians	$143,540
7	Air Traffic Controllers	$139,640
8	Marketing Managers	$130,770
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$129,940
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,870

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$203,820
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$199,830
3	Physicists	$179,690
4	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$179,680
5	General Pediatricians	$172,000
6	General Dentists	$153,810
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$152,400
8	Chief Executives	$145,280
9	Marketing Managers	$132,910
10	Air Traffic Controllers	$131,090

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