Kansas nonmetropolitan area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Kansas nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kansas nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Kansas nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 486 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $337,760 | $162.39 | 760 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published |
| 3 | Nurse Anesthetists | $229,230 | $110.21 | 80 |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physicians | $207,500 | $99.76 | 70 |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $153,830 | $73.96 | 310 |
| 6 | Training and Development Managers | $139,620 | $67.12 | 30 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $138,040 | $66.37 | 830 |
| 8 | Sales Managers | $136,910 | $65.82 | 840 |
| 9 | Marketing Managers | $136,550 | $65.65 | 170 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $132,520 | $63.71 | 430 |
| 11 | Financial Managers | $132,190 | $63.55 | 980 |
| 12 | Natural Sciences Managers | $129,960 | $62.48 | 40 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $129,820 | $62.42 | 260 |
| 14 | Chief Executives | $126,450 | $60.79 | 650 |
| 15 | Purchasing Managers | $126,380 | $60.76 | 160 |
| 16 | Optometrists | $126,150 | $60.65 | 140 |
| 17 | Nurse Practitioners | $126,110 | $60.63 | 800 |
| 18 | Public Relations Managers | $123,040 | $59.16 | 40 |
| 19 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $122,230 | $58.76 | 330 |
| 20 | Industrial Production Managers | $120,180 | $57.78 | 920 |
| 21 | Construction Managers | $119,150 | $57.28 | 400 |
| 22 | Petroleum Engineers | $118,650 | $57.04 | 40 |
| 23 | Human Resources Managers | $117,850 | $56.66 | 230 |
| 24 | Facilities Managers | $117,270 | $56.38 | 180 |
| 25 | Chemical Engineers | $115,930 | $55.74 | 50 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Kansas nonmetropolitan 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.