Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Wichita, KS

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Wichita, 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 Wichita, KS are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $212,870. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $164,720.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$212,870	$174,200	30
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,720	$143,860	110
3	All Other Physicians	$160,810	$67,170	1,450
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,750	$101,960	410
5	Chief Executives	$139,430	$63,350	420
6	General Dentists	$136,070	$80,250	220
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$135,080	$38,040	60
8	General Pediatricians	$135,000	$42,580	50
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,420	$84,970	520
10	Sales Managers	$131,080	$78,810	670
11	Financial Managers	$130,480	$83,050	830
12	Pharmacists	$129,570	$68,640	550
13	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$125,380	$100,210	40
14	Purchasing Managers	$122,190	$78,370	160
15	All Other Managers	$120,640	$63,350	420
16	Marketing Managers	$119,560	$74,800	230
17	Human Resources Managers	$116,220	$82,210	220
18	Commercial Pilots	$111,330	$33,870	310
19	Materials Engineers	$108,620	$74,270	160
20	Petroleum Engineers	$107,700	$61,400	60
21	Industrial Production Managers	$107,410	$76,650	540
22	Physician Assistants	$107,120	$83,070	210
23	Transportation Inspectors	$106,950	$29,020	60
24	Optometrists	$106,320	$60,410	90
25	Administrative Services Managers	$105,640	$62,930	210
26	Nurse Practitioners	$102,600	$81,300	700
27	Training and Development Managers	$100,910	$66,370	50
28	Software Developers	$100,230	$59,680	1,900
29	Veterinarians	$99,690	$71,570	160
30	Aerospace Engineers	$99,040	$77,500	1,690
31	Environmental Engineers	$98,650	$61,040	70
32	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$98,470	$55,750	390
33	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$98,180	$64,480	170
34	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$97,500	$72,500	190
35	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,800	$71,300	530
36	Information Security Analysts	$96,780	$55,240	210
37	Lawyers	$94,730	$52,470	1,040
38	Financial Risk Specialists	$94,710	$58,650	40
39	Sales Engineers	$94,190	$69,120	30
40	Facilities Managers	$93,340	$64,780	170
41	Food Scientists and Technologists	$93,000	$40,680	60
42	Medical and Health Services Managers	$92,930	$58,260	880
43	Industrial Engineers	$91,110	$64,440	1,140
44	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$89,180	$40,620	190
45	Database Administrators	$88,830	$50,830	80
46	Computer Occupations, All Other	$87,300	$67,230	180
47	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$86,590	$67,770	110
48	Operations Research Analysts	$86,530	$67,800	140
49	Computer Network Architects	$86,480	$52,710	430
50	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$84,970	$63,270	380
51	Occupational Therapists	$84,110	$65,280	240
52	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$83,580	$48,310	240
53	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$83,470	$49,730	300
54	Electrical Engineers	$83,300	$60,580	300
55	Project Management Specialists	$82,710	$42,500	450
56	Construction Managers	$82,400	$47,080	700
57	Physical Therapists	$82,250	$63,890	470
58	Chemical Engineers	$80,840	$48,480	90
59	General and Operations Managers	$80,700	$43,180	4,890
60	Other Education Administrators	$80,530	$41,760	60
61	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$80,310	$46,070	350
62	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$80,090	$54,870	710
63	Financial Analysts	$79,630	$52,000	220
64	Engineers, All Other	$79,520	$46,900	290
65	Other Business Operations Specialists	$79,300	$45,130	2,080
66	Civil Engineers	$79,090	$60,940	460
67	Mechanical Engineers	$78,990	$56,830	730
68	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$78,890	$63,300	170
69	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$78,710	$46,760	200
70	Audiologists	$78,600	$64,320	40
71	Real Estate Brokers	$78,320	$21,960	90
72	Computer Systems Analysts	$77,740	$53,300	910
73	Dental Hygienists	$77,410	$63,310	370
74	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$76,960	$51,000	350
75	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$75,910	$47,130	400
76	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$75,770	$47,690	250
77	Chemists	$75,650	$46,560	80
78	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,330	$51,300	380
79	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$75,030	$31,930	50
80	Management Analysts	$74,900	$41,000	890
81	Urban and Regional Planners	$74,290	$48,190	40
82	Gas Plant Operators	$73,720	$62,930	40
83	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$72,450	$63,620	30
84	Loan Officers	$71,300	$37,660	660
85	Art Directors	$71,090	$48,400	40
86	Cost Estimators	$70,740	$38,970	630
87	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$70,710	$38,010	1,570
88	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$70,620	$66,210	30
89	Financial Examiners	$70,180	$42,910	90
90	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$69,990	$43,530	360
91	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,620	$42,690	1,220
92	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$69,260	$41,770	30
93	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$68,650	$46,380	90
94	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$68,290	$39,770	70
95	Accountants and Auditors	$68,160	$48,090	2,640
96	Budget Analysts	$67,500	$50,960	50
97	Upholsterers	$66,760	$38,650	180
98	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$66,600	$45,820	50
99	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$66,520	$37,860	30
100	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$66,210	$47,270	100

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$196,020
2	General Pediatricians	$167,030
3	General Dentists	$155,790
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$140,970
5	Chief Executives	$135,820
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,770
7	All Other Physicians	$129,200
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$128,630
9	Pharmacists	$127,910
10	Financial Managers	$126,630

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$200,310
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$196,680
3	General Pediatricians	$174,640
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$153,740
5	Chief Executives	$140,430
6	General Dentists	$132,370
7	Pharmacists	$130,190
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$129,940
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,940
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$123,820

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$197,900
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$195,300
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$194,320
4	General Pediatricians	$171,420
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$148,750
6	Chief Executives	$142,460
7	Pharmacists	$128,790
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,740
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$126,920
10	Marketing Managers	$120,550

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