Salaries in Topeka, KS

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Topeka, KS • 353 occupations

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Physicians, All Other $451,910500
      Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $162,81080
      Dentists, General $162,030100
      Sales Managers $151,580300
      Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $148,91070
      Purchasing Managers $144,44040
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $142,77070
      Marketing Managers $142,49090
      Financial Managers $136,100370
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $135,970330
      Pharmacists $133,730280
      Physician Assistants $132,04060
      Optometrists $128,51030
      Nurse Practitioners $127,960440
      Administrative Services Managers $124,580140
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $123,700180
      Human Resources Managers $123,010100
      Chief Executives $122,040300
      Actuaries $120,20090
      Public Relations Managers $117,95040
      Industrial Production Managers $116,95090
      Education Administrators, Postsecondary $115,54060
      Facilities Managers $111,200100
      Electrical Engineers $109,250120
      Managers, All Other $106,720280
      Construction Managers $106,530270
      Medical and Health Services Managers $106,500390
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $105,890310
      Industrial Engineers $105,680120
      Commercial Pilots $104,53040
      Veterinarians $104,34070
      Software Developers $102,2401,220
      Computer Network Architects $101,920100
      Physical Therapists $99,610160
      Mechanical Engineers $98,250100
      Occupational Therapists $97,17090
      Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $96,74030
      Project Management Specialists $96,320330
      Personal Financial Advisors $96,230260
      Lawyers $95,260670
      Information Security Analysts $94,990160
      Data Scientists $94,78040
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $94,740100
      Computer Occupations, All Other $94,200160
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $93,640220
      Computer Programmers $93,600
      First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $92,990180
      Insurance Underwriters $92,52090
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $92,290240
      Computer Systems Analysts $91,420310
      Budget Analysts $89,25040
      Logisticians $88,420130
      Civil Engineers $87,980250
      Forensic Science Technicians $86,67060
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $85,380380
      Environmental Engineers $84,86050
      Dental Hygienists $83,210240
      Loan Officers $82,910230
      General and Operations Managers $81,6002,520
      Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $81,06060
      Financial and Investment Analysts $79,400160
      Database Administrators $79,33060
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $79,080180
      Registered Nurses $78,8703,170
      Speech-Language Pathologists $78,840140
      Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $78,79070
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $77,640560
      Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other $77,36030
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $76,840630
      Social and Community Service Managers $76,720140
      Respiratory Therapists $76,640110
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $76,560620
      Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $76,540130
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $76,150120
      Cost Estimators $76,050200
      Web Developers $75,18030
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $74,6601,090
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $74,270110
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $73,790330
      Dietitians and Nutritionists $73,67060
      Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $73,14040
      Human Resources Specialists $72,530710
      Accountants and Auditors $72,2601,300
      Surveyors $72,18030
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $71,68050
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $71,32050
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $70,960470
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $70,53060
      Millwrights $70,240110
      First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $69,700130
      Credit Analysts $68,90060
      Financial Examiners $68,50070
      Operations Research Analysts $68,24090
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $68,050370
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $66,840320
      Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $66,56060
      Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $66,54060
      Surgical Technologists $66,210110
      Bailiffs $66,10050
      Labor Relations Specialists $65,65070
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $65,600190
      Management Analysts $64,8001,150
      School Psychologists $64,72050
      Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars $64,56050
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $63,700200
      Healthcare Social Workers $63,600130
      Property Appraisers and Assessors $63,32080
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $63,090170
      Health Education Specialists $63,00050
      Public Relations Specialists $62,990330
      Physical Therapist Assistants $62,400120
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $62,130320
      Electricians $61,980410
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $61,920330
      Compliance Officers $61,880320
      Urban and Regional Planners $61,88030
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $61,540300
      Insurance Sales Agents $61,450470
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $61,260130
      Food Service Managers $61,100120
      Paramedics $61,050120
      Occupational Therapy Assistants $60,97060
      Medical Records Specialists $60,900270
      Instructional Coordinators $60,640160
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $60,610250
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $60,490410
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $60,46090
      Engineers, All Other $60,36070
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $60,350660
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $60,310260
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $60,180800
      Chemists $60,13030
      Epidemiologists $60,07040
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $60,06030
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $59,740590
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $59,630320
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $59,570110
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $59,400270
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $59,330880
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $59,1301,320
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $59,110270
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $59,05070
      Producers and Directors $59,00050
      Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $58,930150
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $58,710150
      Teachers and Instructors, All Other $58,49040
      Fundraisers $58,47090
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $58,45070
      Editors $58,12050
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $58,010180
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $57,990540
      Brickmasons and Blockmasons $57,70050
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $57,66050
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $57,630430
      Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $57,58070
      First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers $57,46050
      Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $57,430160
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $57,43080
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $57,0501,340
      Chefs and Head Cooks $56,94070
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $56,780540
      Postal Service Clerks $56,78090
      Training and Development Specialists $56,550330
      Construction and Building Inspectors $55,64050
      Food Batchmakers $55,340610
      Surveying and Mapping Technicians $54,71030
      Financial Specialists, All Other $54,600150
      Occupational Health and Safety Technicians $54,60050
      Tax Preparers $54,60040
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $54,460140
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $54,38030
      Detectives and Criminal Investigators $54,020210
      Audio and Video Technicians $53,72030
      Graphic Designers $53,580120
      Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $53,40050
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $53,10050
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $52,93080
      Machinists $52,340180
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $52,27030
      Clergy $52,17040
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $52,060590
      Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $52,050120
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $51,99080
      Writers and Authors $51,610
      Carpenters $51,340330
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $51,310110
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $51,250240
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $50,980140
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $50,920550
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $50,900220
      Computer User Support Specialists $50,710590
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $50,65090
      Interpreters and Translators $50,25050
      Sheet Metal Workers $50,010160
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $49,9701,200
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $49,940370
      Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $49,890
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $49,82080
      Tour and Travel Guides $49,78030
      Advertising Sales Agents $49,750110
      Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $49,16040
      Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $49,06050
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $49,040350
      Special Education Teachers, Preschool $48,80030
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $48,560840
      Highway Maintenance Workers $48,520180
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $48,460510
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $48,2501,970
      Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $48,17030
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $47,830160
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $47,780520
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $47,750310
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $47,68060
      Skincare Specialists $47,58030
      Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining $47,570100
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $47,43070
      Massage Therapists $47,390100
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $47,290380
      Rehabilitation Counselors $47,10090
      Dental Laboratory Technicians $47,06050
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $47,020160
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $46,930200
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $46,810130
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $46,740930
      Coaches and Scouts $46,500250
      Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall $46,36030
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $46,3001,380
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $46,28080
      Dental Assistants $46,230220
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $46,200100
      Printing Press Operators $46,120130
      Roofers $46,010110
      Firefighters $45,970270
      Billing and Posting Clerks $45,950190
      Construction Laborers $45,860750
      Agricultural Equipment Operators $45,85030
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $45,780110
      New Accounts Clerks $45,76060
      Phlebotomists $45,680160
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $45,500660
      Medical Equipment Preparers $45,40060
      Medical Assistants $45,040410
      News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $44,87030
      Library Technicians $44,630110
      Tree Trimmers and Pruners $44,60050
      Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $44,47040
      Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers $44,40030
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $44,020140
      Medical Equipment Repairers $43,46030
      Helpers--Electricians $43,36090
      Web and Digital Interface Designers $43,21040
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $43,060500
      Recreational Therapists $42,74070
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $42,660110
      Bus Drivers, School $42,420310
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $41,99090
      Pharmacy Technicians $41,860370
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $41,540110
      Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $41,45050
      Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $40,95060
      Protective Service Workers, All Other $40,84080
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $40,800100
      Residential Advisors $40,25030
      Driver/Sales Workers $40,240170
      Social and Human Service Assistants $40,050580
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $40,030450
      Customer Service Representatives $39,8702,530
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $39,820670
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,800100
      Psychiatric Technicians $39,78090
      Light Truck Drivers $39,570630
      Bill and Account Collectors $39,530110
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $39,35030
      Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters $39,21060
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $38,970110
      Psychiatric Aides $38,390250
      Counter and Rental Clerks $38,320210
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $38,31040
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $38,1402,610
      Rock Splitters, Quarry $38,14050
      Couriers and Messengers $37,85040
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,740800
      File Clerks $37,71060
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $37,710530
      Emergency Medical Technicians $37,480200
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $37,27090
      Order Clerks $37,05030
      Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $37,05050
      Nursing Assistants $37,0202,320
      Tire Repairers and Changers $36,950100
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,760530
      Real Estate Sales Agents $36,69050
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $36,660110
      Security Guards $36,560520
      Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $36,56060
      Cooks, Short Order $36,53050
      Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other $36,43040
      Stockers and Order Fillers $36,3301,970
      Parts Salespersons $36,270230
      Opticians, Dispensing $36,23080
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $36,190730
      Tutors $35,83040
      Office Machine Operators, Except Computer $35,81030
      Tellers $35,470350
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $35,450260
      Manicurists and Pedicurists $35,37060
      Bakers $35,250100
      Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service $35,120150
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $34,80030
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,480560
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $34,39070
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $34,38070
      Production Workers, All Other $34,00080
      Data Entry Keyers $33,690180
      School Bus Monitors $33,56080
      Sales and Related Workers, All Other $32,88040
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $32,720200
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $32,2401,370
      Funeral Attendants $31,92030
      Demonstrators and Product Promoters $31,88060
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $31,830530
      Waiters and Waitresses $31,5801,300
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $31,40050
      Cooks, Restaurant $30,960820
      Retail Salespersons $30,8401,840
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $30,7701,520
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $30,710550
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $30,5303,070
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,380720
      Recreation Workers $30,230170
      Food Preparation Workers $29,480670
      Library Assistants, Clerical $29,430110
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $29,360170
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $29,330120
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $29,280620
      Childcare Workers $28,830610
      Pharmacy Aides $28,80040
      Cooks, Fast Food $28,770170
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $28,540110
      Office Clerks, General $28,340340
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $28,330150
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $28,040220
      Medical Transcriptionists $27,69090
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $27,610200
      Cashiers $27,4602,540
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,3003,220
      Bartenders $26,960510
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $26,830270
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $26,67070
      Dishwashers $26,350190
      Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $24,96070
      Animal Caretakers $23,870240
      Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $23,59030