Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Kansas City Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
Figures describe the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Kansas City city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (10 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 613 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anesthesiologists | $477,890 | $229.76 | 290 |
| 2 | Pediatricians, General | $271,410 | $130.49 | 70 |
| 3 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published |
| 4 | Surgeons, All Other | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published |
| 5 | Physicians, Pathologists | $224,280 | $107.83 | 70 |
| 6 | Chief Executives | $221,640 | $106.56 | 990 |
| 7 | Nurse Anesthetists | $218,080 | $104.85 | 980 |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physicians | $213,950 | $102.86 | 590 |
| 9 | Dentists, General | $171,690 | $82.54 | 1,070 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $168,050 | $80.80 | 4,710 |
| 11 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $164,530 | $79.10 | 60 |
| 12 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $162,680 | $78.21 | 1,820 |
| 13 | Financial Managers | $162,490 | $78.12 | 4,970 |
| 14 | Purchasing Managers | $161,910 | $77.84 | 690 |
| 15 | Air Traffic Controllers | $161,700 | $77.74 | 430 |
| 16 | Sales Managers | $159,990 | $76.92 | Not published |
| 17 | Podiatrists | $153,510 | $73.80 | 40 |
| 18 | Medical Dosimetrists | $151,240 | $72.71 | 40 |
| 19 | Physicists | $141,200 | $67.88 | 40 |
| 20 | Human Resources Managers | $140,890 | $67.74 | 1,380 |
| 21 | Pharmacists | $139,460 | $67.05 | 2,640 |
| 22 | Marketing Managers | $139,240 | $66.94 | 2,260 |
| 23 | Optometrists | $138,580 | $66.63 | 450 |
| 24 | Managers, All Other | $136,530 | $65.64 | 3,780 |
| 25 | Lawyers | $134,640 | $64.73 | 5,310 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Kansas City metro area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.