Manhattan, KS metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Manhattan Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Manhattan, KS metro area

Figures describe the Manhattan, KS metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Manhattan 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 (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 235 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Manhattan, KS metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$294,890	$141.77	130
2	Sales Managers	$162,920	$78.33	130
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$157,400	$75.67	50
4	Marketing Managers	$151,780	$72.97	30
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$140,850	$67.71	30
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$139,180	$66.91	120
7	Pharmacists	$139,080	$66.87	80
8	Chief Executives	$138,290	$66.48	80
9	Financial Managers	$137,240	$65.98	180
10	Lawyers	$124,230	$59.73	120
11	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$123,990	$59.61	40
12	Administrative Services Managers	$115,610	$55.58	40
13	Nurse Practitioners	$115,350	$55.46	90
14	Industrial Production Managers	$114,990	$55.28	60
15	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$113,160	$54.41	180
16	Human Resources Managers	$112,140	$53.91	40
17	Construction Managers	$111,360	$53.54	150
18	Facilities Managers	$107,860	$51.86	40
19	Managers, All Other	$106,610	$51.26	110
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,330	$51.12	220
21	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$103,540	$49.78	50
22	Software Developers	$101,960	$49.02	350
23	Power Plant Operators	$98,840	$47.52	70
24	Information Security Analysts	$97,490	$46.87	60
25	Computer Occupations, All Other	$97,470	$46.86	150

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Manhattan 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.