Salaries in Topeka, KS
Median annual wage by occupation in Topeka, KS (metro). 324 occupations.
- Dentists, General — $162,030/yr median
- Sales Managers — $151,580/yr median
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates — $148,910/yr median
- Architectural and Engineering Managers — $142,770/yr median
- Marketing Managers — $142,490/yr median
- Financial Managers — $136,100/yr median
- Computer and Information Systems Managers — $135,970/yr median
- Pharmacists — $133,730/yr median
- Physician Assistants — $132,040/yr median
- Optometrists — $128,510/yr median
- Nurse Practitioners — $127,960/yr median
- Administrative Services Managers — $124,580/yr median
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products — $123,700/yr median
- Human Resources Managers — $123,010/yr median
- Chief Executives — $122,040/yr median
- Actuaries — $120,200/yr median
- Public Relations Managers — $117,950/yr median
- Industrial Production Managers — $116,950/yr median
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary — $115,540/yr median
- Facilities Managers — $111,200/yr median
- Electrical Engineers — $109,250/yr median
- Managers, All Other — $106,720/yr median
- Construction Managers — $106,530/yr median
- Medical and Health Services Managers — $106,500/yr median
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers — $105,890/yr median
- Industrial Engineers — $105,680/yr median
- Veterinarians — $104,340/yr median
- Software Developers — $102,240/yr median
- Computer Network Architects — $101,920/yr median
- Physical Therapists — $99,610/yr median
- Mechanical Engineers — $98,250/yr median
- Occupational Therapists — $97,170/yr median
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — $96,740/yr median
- Project Management Specialists — $96,320/yr median
- Personal Financial Advisors — $96,230/yr median
- Lawyers — $95,260/yr median
- Information Security Analysts — $94,990/yr median
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers — $94,740/yr median
- Computer Occupations, All Other — $94,200/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — $93,640/yr median
- Computer Programmers — $93,600/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — $92,990/yr median
- Insurance Underwriters — $92,520/yr median
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary — $92,290/yr median
- Computer Systems Analysts — $91,420/yr median
- Budget Analysts — $89,250/yr median
- Logisticians — $88,420/yr median
- Civil Engineers — $87,980/yr median
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators — $85,380/yr median
- Environmental Engineers — $84,860/yr median
- Dental Hygienists — $83,210/yr median
- Loan Officers — $82,910/yr median
- General and Operations Managers — $81,600/yr median
- Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other — $81,060/yr median
- Financial and Investment Analysts — $79,400/yr median
- Database Administrators — $79,330/yr median
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians — $79,080/yr median
- Registered Nurses — $78,870/yr median
- Speech-Language Pathologists — $78,840/yr median
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval — $78,790/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers — $77,640/yr median
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products — $76,840/yr median
- Social and Community Service Managers — $76,720/yr median
- Respiratory Therapists — $76,640/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers — $76,560/yr median
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — $76,540/yr median
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists — $76,150/yr median
- Cost Estimators — $76,050/yr median
- Web Developers — $75,180/yr median
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other — $74,660/yr median
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — $74,270/yr median
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — $73,790/yr median
- Dietitians and Nutritionists — $73,670/yr median
- Human Resources Specialists — $72,530/yr median
- Accountants and Auditors — $72,260/yr median
- Surveyors — $72,180/yr median
- Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other — $71,680/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers — $71,320/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers — $70,960/yr median
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers — $70,530/yr median
- Millwrights — $70,240/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers — $69,700/yr median
- Credit Analysts — $68,900/yr median
- Financial Examiners — $68,500/yr median
- Operations Research Analysts — $68,240/yr median
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics — $68,050/yr median
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators — $66,840/yr median
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers — $66,560/yr median
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians — $66,540/yr median
- Surgical Technologists — $66,210/yr median
- Bailiffs — $66,100/yr median
- Labor Relations Specialists — $65,650/yr median
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents — $65,600/yr median
- Management Analysts — $64,800/yr median
- School Psychologists — $64,720/yr median
- Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars — $64,560/yr median
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — $63,700/yr median
- Healthcare Social Workers — $63,600/yr median
- Property Appraisers and Assessors — $63,320/yr median
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines — $63,090/yr median
- Health Education Specialists — $63,000/yr median
- Public Relations Specialists — $62,990/yr median
- Physical Therapist Assistants — $62,400/yr median
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents — $62,130/yr median
- Electricians — $61,980/yr median
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians — $61,920/yr median
- Compliance Officers — $61,880/yr median
- Urban and Regional Planners — $61,880/yr median
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants — $61,540/yr median
- Insurance Sales Agents — $61,450/yr median
- Librarians and Media Collections Specialists — $61,260/yr median
- Food Service Managers — $61,100/yr median
- Paramedics — $61,050/yr median
- Occupational Therapy Assistants — $60,970/yr median
- Medical Records Specialists — $60,900/yr median
- Instructional Coordinators — $60,640/yr median
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers — $60,610/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors — $60,490/yr median
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers — $60,460/yr median
- Engineers, All Other — $60,360/yr median
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel — $60,350/yr median
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks — $60,310/yr median
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses — $60,180/yr median
- Epidemiologists — $60,070/yr median
- Architectural and Civil Drafters — $60,060/yr median
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists — $59,740/yr median
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists — $59,630/yr median
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School — $59,570/yr median
- Postal Service Mail Carriers — $59,400/yr median
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — $59,330/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers — $59,130/yr median
- Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors — $59,110/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers — $59,050/yr median
- Producers and Directors — $59,000/yr median
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — $58,930/yr median
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery — $58,710/yr median
- Fundraisers — $58,470/yr median
- Special Education Teachers, Middle School — $58,450/yr median
- Editors — $58,120/yr median
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School — $58,010/yr median
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — $57,990/yr median
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons — $57,700/yr median
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School — $57,660/yr median
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers — $57,630/yr median
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists — $57,580/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers — $57,460/yr median
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians — $57,430/yr median
- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists — $57,430/yr median
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers — $57,050/yr median
- Chefs and Head Cooks — $56,940/yr median
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — $56,780/yr median
- Postal Service Clerks — $56,780/yr median
- Training and Development Specialists — $56,550/yr median
- Construction and Building Inspectors — $55,640/yr median
- Food Batchmakers — $55,340/yr median
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians — $54,710/yr median
- Tax Preparers — $54,600/yr median
- Financial Specialists, All Other — $54,600/yr median
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians — $54,600/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers — $54,460/yr median
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare — $54,380/yr median
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators — $54,020/yr median
- Graphic Designers — $53,580/yr median
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — $53,400/yr median
- Information and Record Clerks, All Other — $53,100/yr median
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners — $52,930/yr median
- Machinists — $52,340/yr median
- Healthcare Support Workers, All Other — $52,270/yr median
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators — $52,060/yr median
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education — $51,990/yr median
- Carpenters — $51,340/yr median
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping — $51,310/yr median
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers — $51,250/yr median
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers — $50,980/yr median
- Correctional Officers and Jailers — $50,920/yr median
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks — $50,900/yr median
- Computer User Support Specialists — $50,710/yr median
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers — $50,650/yr median
- Sheet Metal Workers — $50,010/yr median
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education — $49,970/yr median
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers — $49,940/yr median
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity — $49,890/yr median
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — $49,820/yr median
- Advertising Sales Agents — $49,750/yr median
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers — $49,160/yr median
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians — $49,060/yr median
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers — $49,040/yr median
- Special Education Teachers, Preschool — $48,800/yr median
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators — $48,560/yr median
- Highway Maintenance Workers — $48,520/yr median
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand — $48,250/yr median
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation — $48,170/yr median
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers — $47,830/yr median
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — $47,780/yr median
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants — $47,750/yr median
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping — $47,680/yr median
- Self-Enrichment Teachers — $47,430/yr median
- Massage Therapists — $47,390/yr median
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants — $47,290/yr median
- Rehabilitation Counselors — $47,100/yr median
- Dental Laboratory Technicians — $47,060/yr median
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance — $47,020/yr median
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks — $46,930/yr median
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — $46,810/yr median
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General — $46,740/yr median
- Coaches and Scouts — $46,500/yr median
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall — $46,360/yr median
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks — $46,300/yr median
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other — $46,280/yr median
- Dental Assistants — $46,230/yr median
- Public Safety Telecommunicators — $46,200/yr median
- Printing Press Operators — $46,120/yr median
- Roofers — $46,010/yr median
- Firefighters — $45,970/yr median
- Billing and Posting Clerks — $45,950/yr median
- Construction Laborers — $45,860/yr median
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance — $45,780/yr median
- New Accounts Clerks — $45,760/yr median
- Phlebotomists — $45,680/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers — $45,500/yr median
- Medical Equipment Preparers — $45,400/yr median
- Medical Assistants — $45,040/yr median
- News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists — $44,870/yr median
- Library Technicians — $44,630/yr median
- Tree Trimmers and Pruners — $44,600/yr median
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers — $44,400/yr median
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education — $44,020/yr median
- Medical Equipment Repairers — $43,460/yr median
- Web and Digital Interface Designers — $43,210/yr median
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks — $43,060/yr median
- Recreational Therapists — $42,740/yr median
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators — $42,660/yr median
- Bus Drivers, School — $42,420/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services — $41,990/yr median
- Pharmacy Technicians — $41,860/yr median
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks — $41,540/yr median
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — $41,450/yr median
- Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other — $40,950/yr median
- Protective Service Workers, All Other — $40,840/yr median
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors — $40,800/yr median
- Residential Advisors — $40,250/yr median
- Driver/Sales Workers — $40,240/yr median
- Social and Human Service Assistants — $40,050/yr median
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators — $40,030/yr median
- Customer Service Representatives — $39,870/yr median
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders — $39,820/yr median
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — $39,800/yr median
- Psychiatric Technicians — $39,780/yr median
- Light Truck Drivers — $39,570/yr median
- Bill and Account Collectors — $39,530/yr median
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — $39,350/yr median
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters — $39,210/yr median
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks — $38,970/yr median
- Counter and Rental Clerks — $38,320/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers — $38,310/yr median
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — $38,140/yr median
- Rock Splitters, Quarry — $38,140/yr median
- Couriers and Messengers — $37,850/yr median
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers — $37,740/yr median
- File Clerks — $37,710/yr median
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan — $37,710/yr median
- Emergency Medical Technicians — $37,480/yr median
- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians — $37,270/yr median
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals — $37,050/yr median
- Nursing Assistants — $37,020/yr median
- Tire Repairers and Changers — $36,950/yr median
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers — $36,760/yr median
- Real Estate Sales Agents — $36,690/yr median
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers — $36,660/yr median
- Security Guards — $36,560/yr median
- Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers — $36,560/yr median
- Cooks, Short Order — $36,530/yr median
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other — $36,430/yr median
- Stockers and Order Fillers — $36,330/yr median
- Parts Salespersons — $36,270/yr median
- Opticians, Dispensing — $36,230/yr median
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment — $36,190/yr median
- Tutors — $35,830/yr median
- Tellers — $35,470/yr median
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors — $35,450/yr median
- Bakers — $35,250/yr median
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service — $35,120/yr median
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers — $34,800/yr median
- Receptionists and Information Clerks — $34,480/yr median
- Butchers and Meat Cutters — $34,390/yr median
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants — $34,380/yr median
- Production Workers, All Other — $34,000/yr median
- Data Entry Keyers — $33,690/yr median
- Sales and Related Workers, All Other — $32,880/yr median
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs — $32,720/yr median
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — $32,240/yr median
- Funeral Attendants — $31,920/yr median
- Demonstrators and Product Promoters — $31,880/yr median
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria — $31,830/yr median
- Waiters and Waitresses — $31,580/yr median
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse — $31,400/yr median
- Cooks, Restaurant — $30,960/yr median
- Retail Salespersons — $30,840/yr median
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — $30,770/yr median
- Packers and Packagers, Hand — $30,710/yr median
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides — $30,530/yr median
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — $30,380/yr median
- Recreation Workers — $30,230/yr median
- Food Preparation Workers — $29,480/yr median
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks — $29,360/yr median
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers — $29,330/yr median
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term — $29,280/yr median
- Childcare Workers — $28,830/yr median
- Pharmacy Aides — $28,800/yr median
- Cooks, Fast Food — $28,770/yr median
- Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers — $28,540/yr median
- Office Clerks, General — $28,340/yr median
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists — $28,330/yr median
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers — $28,040/yr median
- Medical Transcriptionists — $27,690/yr median
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants — $27,610/yr median
- Cashiers — $27,460/yr median
- Fast Food and Counter Workers — $27,300/yr median
- Bartenders — $26,960/yr median
- Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop — $26,830/yr median
- Dishwashers — $26,350/yr median
- Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers — $24,960/yr median
- Animal Caretakers — $23,870/yr median
- Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers — $23,590/yr median
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.