Salaries in Topeka, KS metro area

Typical pay for 333 jobs in the Topeka, KS metro area. The median for all workers is $49,540 a year ($23.82 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$49,540
Median hourly
$23.82
Workers
115,750
vs U.S. median
-3%

Highest paying jobs in Topeka, KS

Most common jobs in Topeka, KS

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Kansas.

All 333 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Computer Network Architect$100,750$48.44130
Computer Occupations, All Other$97,680$46.96140
Computer Programmer$92,960$44.6960
Computer Systems Analyst$84,130$40.45220
Computer User Support Specialist$56,870$27.34680
Data Scientist$94,780$45.5740
Database Administrator$84,880$40.8150
Information Security Analyst$100,150$48.15160
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$91,000$43.75440
Operations Research Analyst$65,230$31.3660
Software Developer$111,870$53.781,500
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$88,590$42.59120
Web Developer$77,570$37.3040

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$79,400$38.1780
Architectural and Civil Drafters$68,290$32.8330
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,490$28.60190
Civil Engineer$93,740$45.07300
Electrical Engineer$125,330$60.25220
Engineers, All Other$67,720$32.5680
Environmental Engineer$89,110$42.8440
Industrial Engineer$102,480$49.27180
Mechanical Engineer$98,620$47.41160
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$59,770$28.7450
Surveyor$79,630$38.2840

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$148,910$71.5950
Lawyer$102,500$49.28680
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$50,350$24.21350

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Audio and Video Technicians$53,720$25.8330
Coaches and Scouts$47,960—180
Editor$63,560$30.5660
Graphic Designer$55,630$26.75110
Interpreters and Translators$50,250$24.1650
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$38,560$18.54140
Producers and Directors$60,600$29.1440
Public Relations Specialist$62,410$30.01320
Writers and Authors$51,610$24.81n/a

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$64,230$30.88290
Dental Hygienist$88,220$42.42240
Dentists, General$164,670$79.1770
Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,570$34.4170
Emergency Medical Technician$38,960$18.73220
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$69,740$33.5340
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,340$29.4970
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,210$29.91840
Medical Records Specialist$62,470$30.03310
Nurse Practitioner$132,740$63.82500
Occupational Therapist$99,070$47.63120
Opticians, Dispensing$37,890$18.2260
Optometrist$130,930$62.9530
Paramedic$62,050$29.83130
Pharmacist$140,820$67.70280
Pharmacy Technician$46,590$22.40350
Physical Therapist$97,570$46.91190
Physician Assistant$129,800$62.4160
Physicians, All Other$451,910$217.26500
Psychiatric Technician$41,220$19.8270
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$82,040$39.44190
Recreational Therapist$42,180$20.2880
Registered Nurse$81,820$39.343,190
Respiratory Therapist$77,190$37.11120
Speech-Language Pathologist$78,970$37.97140
Veterinarian$107,990$51.9280
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,390$21.8280

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$46,780$22.49200
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$53,290$25.6230
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$31,470$15.133,090
Massage Therapist$48,140$23.1560
Medical Assistant$46,070$22.15470
Nursing Assistant$38,720$18.622,270
Occupational Therapy Assistant$61,740$29.6980
Pharmacy Aide$31,730$15.2530
Phlebotomist$46,370$22.29170
Physical Therapist Assistant$64,250$30.89170
Psychiatric Aide$38,390$18.46250
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,020$17.32130

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$46,610$22.4190
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,500$22.84220
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,350$23.241,260
Couriers and Messengers$38,980$18.7450
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,990$22.59100
Customer Service Representative$43,180$20.762,340
Data Entry Keyer$36,760$17.67300
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,170$22.6890
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$48,460$23.30510
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$63,290$30.43340
File Clerk$42,620$20.4950
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,330$29.491,250
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,520$14.68160
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$53,930$25.9390
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$53,270$25.6160
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,550$22.86110
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,220$22.70370
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,390$21.34180
Library Assistants, Clerical$29,430$14.15110
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,950$23.05130
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$35,500$17.07280
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,820$21.55510
New Accounts Clerk$39,020$18.7680
Office Clerks, General$37,530$18.04330
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$35,810$17.2230
Order Clerk$37,050$17.8130
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,530$27.66160
Postal Service Clerk$59,490$28.6080
Postal Service Mail Carrier$57,820$27.80280
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,010$30.29320
Public Safety Telecommunicator$48,510$23.3290
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,780$17.20480
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,500$18.992,920
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,850$22.04460
Teller$36,230$17.42370
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,100$23.61100

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Production Occupations

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations