Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Topeka, KS

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Topeka, KS, 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 Topeka, KS are those of general dentist, with an average annual salary of $156,020. The second highest-paying jobs are those of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates, with an average salary of $135,080.

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

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Topeka, KS (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Dentists	$156,020	$91,650	60
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$135,080	$67,960	60
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,830	$106,350	50
4	Pharmacists	$132,590	$38,880	270
5	Purchasing Managers	$131,750	$82,800	30
6	Sales Managers	$131,490	$70,900	190
7	Financial Managers	$123,670	$77,090	330
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$122,740	$76,860	300
9	Marketing Managers	$115,070	$71,470	110
10	All Other Managers	$114,450	$60,140	220
11	Chief Executives	$110,700	$56,060	310
12	Nurse Practitioners	$108,080	$99,540	380
13	Human Resources Managers	$107,980	$70,640	90
14	Facilities Managers	$106,310	$67,040	80
15	Power Plant Operators	$105,540	$37,370	60
16	Industrial Production Managers	$105,350	$67,910	130
17	Administrative Services Managers	$100,350	$62,480	120
18	Actuaries	$99,640	$59,850	50
19	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$99,250	$55,240	130
20	Electrical Engineers	$98,560	$64,740	100
21	Veterinarians	$96,430	$74,350	60
22	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$94,770	$74,920	230
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,580	$61,940	360
24	Construction Managers	$93,820	$60,110	230
25	Physical Therapists	$93,140	$78,580	140
26	Occupational Therapists	$92,300	$75,870	80
27	Software Developers	$92,040	$55,000	1,110
28	Computer Network Architects	$90,210	$57,550	200
29	Personal Financial Advisors	$90,190	$46,240	230
30	Information Security Analysts	$88,750	$65,970	100
31	Lawyers	$84,470	$57,680	730
32	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$84,060	$38,140	160
33	School Psychologists	$83,150	$31,120	50
34	Speech-Language Pathologists	$83,080	$51,550	130
35	Budget Analysts	$83,030	$64,910	40
36	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$82,470	$39,150	110
37	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,440	$68,810	60
38	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$82,120	$69,990	100
39	Industrial Engineers	$80,970	$63,070	80
40	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$80,400	$46,790	160
41	Project Management Specialists	$80,260	$46,460	130
42	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$79,940	$47,300	240
43	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,180	$52,800	390
44	Instructional Coordinators	$79,120	$49,740	390
45	Computer Occupations, All Other	$78,350	$50,110	130
46	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$78,270	$49,050	100
47	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$78,210	$47,120	50
48	Civil Engineers	$78,000	$57,430	250
49	Computer Systems Analysts	$77,720	$48,430	390
50	Environmental Engineers	$75,860	$63,360	30
51	General and Operations Managers	$75,340	$47,380	2,320
52	Dental Hygienists	$75,160	$64,340	140
53	Radiologic Technologists	$74,980	$46,890	170
54	Loan Officers	$74,950	$44,350	350
55	News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,370	$29,970	50
56	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$74,030	$47,310	70
57	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$73,740	$67,040	70
58	Database Administrators	$73,720	$56,430	50
59	Cost Estimators	$73,240	$39,520	190
60	Engineers, All Other	$73,010	$42,820	70
61	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$72,740	$48,780	70
62	Social and Community Service Managers	$71,860	$44,350	130
63	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$68,490	$46,900	40
64	Registered Nurses	$68,000	$58,220	2,810
65	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$66,960	$48,700	100
66	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$66,340	$48,810	530
67	Respiratory Therapists	$66,080	$50,300	100
68	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$66,030	$45,140	430
69	Editors	$66,020	$41,460	50
70	Commercial Pilots	$65,950	$31,670	40
71	Mechanical Engineers	$65,780	$45,170	100
72	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$65,590	$49,600	50
73	Other Business Operations Specialists	$65,360	$44,220	1,030
74	Financial Analysts	$65,340	$51,000	170
75	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$65,060	$31,410	40
76	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$64,980	$40,360	490
77	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$64,080	$32,210	800
78	Millwrights	$63,900	$48,360	100
79	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$63,840	$36,630	60
80	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$63,220	$47,520	180
81	Financial Examiners	$63,040	$45,500	80
82	Surgical Technologists	$63,020	$37,350	120
83	Web Developers	$63,010	$37,980	40
84	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	$63,000	$35,310	50
85	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$62,920	$39,410	330
86	Healthcare Social Workers	$62,880	$40,200	150
87	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,860	$47,080	40
88	Other Financial Specialists	$62,800	$40,080	60
89	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$62,530	$37,730	660
90	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$62,330	$46,040	80
91	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$62,160	$35,030	40
92	Accountants and Auditors	$62,110	$43,950	1,250
93	Insurance Underwriters	$61,900	$43,250	80
94	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,890	$47,660	100
95	Labor Relations Specialists	$61,480	$18,940	80
96	Bailiffs	$61,360	$48,110	40
97	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$61,280	$49,690	70
98	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,180	$47,040	510
99	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,180	$45,440	330
100	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$61,170	$35,830	390

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Topeka, KS – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$133,160
2	Chief Executives	$127,780
3	Pharmacists	$127,240
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,140
5	Sales Managers	$123,480
6	Financial Managers	$120,230
7	Marketing Managers	$115,550
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,050
9	Nurse Practitioners	$101,870
10	All Other Managers	$101,860

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Topeka, KS – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Purchasing Managers	$137,650
2	Sales Managers	$137,530
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,510
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$129,960
5	Pharmacists	$127,830
6	Chief Executives	$124,670
7	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$119,400
8	Veterinarians	$115,230
9	Financial Managers	$113,590
10	Marketing Managers	$112,650

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Topeka, KS – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$199,040
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,240
3	Sales Managers	$128,140
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$126,940
5	Pharmacists	$124,350
6	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$123,870
7	Chief Executives	$120,960
8	Veterinarians	$119,310
9	Physician Assistants	$116,510
10	Optometrists	$116,080

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