Average Salary in Kansas
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Kansas. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$58,230Rank #41 of 51
- Median annual wage$46,850Rank #37 of 51
- Median household income$75,514ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity90.1US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$64,628Rank #35 at national prices
- Total employment1,431,180Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $58,230 is $11,380 (24.3 %) above the median of $46,850, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Kansas are about 9.9 % below the national average (RPP 90.1, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Kansas buys what $64,628 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Kansas is $75,514 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Kansas
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $151,430 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $130,770 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $129,530 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $112,900 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $107,300 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $96,880 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $94,780 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $94,080 |
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