What work pays in Wichita, KS

11% cheaper than the US average
·KS·
309k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 89
308,570 working
KS
30 occupations reported
and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary is the best-paid occupation in Wichita, KS: $163,230 on paper, worth $183,507 once the local price level is taken into account.

What this place does more than anywhere else

Occupations concentrated here relative to the country as a whole.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryNot published$163,230$183,507
Computer and Information Systems Managers$75.06/hr$156,130$175,525
Financial Managers$74.55/hr$155,060$174,322
Physicians, All Other$72.82/hr$151,470$170,286
Marketing Managers$72.22/hr$150,210$168,870
Pharmacists$68.46/hr$142,400$160,089
Sales Managers$64.74/hr$134,650$151,377
Human Resources Managers$63.48/hr$132,050$148,454
Managers, All Other$63.32/hr$131,710$148,071
Industrial Production Managers$61.23/hr$127,360$143,181
Lawyers$58.42/hr$121,510$136,604
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$56.67/hr$117,870$132,512
Nurse Practitioners$55.82/hr$116,100$130,522
Construction Managers$52.01/hr$108,180$121,618
Administrative Services Managers$51.61/hr$107,340$120,674
Software Developers$50.95/hr$105,980$119,145
Medical and Health Services Managers$50.20/hr$104,410$117,380
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$102,480$115,210
Industrial Engineers$48.80/hr$101,510$114,120
Loan Officers$47.68/hr$99,170$111,489
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$46.92/hr$97,600$109,724
Physical Therapists$46.83/hr$97,400$109,499
Computer Occupations, All Other$46.58/hr$96,890$108,926
Computer Systems Analysts$45.57/hr$94,790$106,565
Data Scientists$45.52/hr$94,680$106,441
Mechanical Engineers$45.49/hr$94,610$106,363
Project Management Specialists$42.87/hr$89,170$100,247
General and Operations Managers$40.98/hr$85,230$95,817
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$40.61/hr$84,460$94,952
Civil Engineers$40.53/hr$84,310$94,783

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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