Topeka, KS metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Topeka Metro

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

Figures describe the Topeka, KS metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Topeka 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 333 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Topeka, KS metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$451,910	$217.26	500
2	Marketing Managers	$205,310	$98.71	190
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,380	$79.51	110
4	Dentists, General	$164,670	$79.17	70
5	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$162,810	$78.27	80
6	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$157,760	$75.85	190
7	Sales Managers	$154,970	$74.51	380
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$148,910	$71.59	50
9	Financial Managers	$145,950	$70.17	370
10	Purchasing Managers	$144,440	$69.44	40
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$143,320	$68.90	360
12	Pharmacists	$140,820	$67.70	280
13	Chief Executives	$140,330	$67.47	240
14	Nurse Practitioners	$132,740	$63.82	500
15	Optometrists	$130,930	$62.95	30
16	Administrative Services Managers	$130,100	$62.55	130
17	Physician Assistants	$129,800	$62.41	60
18	Human Resources Managers	$129,290	$62.16	110
19	Facilities Managers	$128,460	$61.76	100
20	Electrical Engineers	$125,330	$60.25	220
21	Construction Managers	$123,180	$59.22	200
22	Public Relations Managers	$121,880	$58.60	40
23	Industrial Production Managers	$119,550	$57.48	120
24	Software Developers	$111,870	$53.78	1,500
25	Medical and Health Services Managers	$109,490	$52.64	440

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