Salaries in Wichita, KS metro area

Typical pay for 480 jobs in the Wichita, KS metro area. The median for all workers is $47,630 a year ($22.90 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$47,630
Median hourly
$22.90
Workers
308,570
vs U.S. median
-7%

Highest paying jobs in Wichita, KS

Most common jobs in Wichita, KS

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All 480 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Accountants and Auditors$79,270$38.113,120
Budget Analyst$68,890$33.1240
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,460$40.612,160
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,840$36.941,760
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$70,940$34.11560
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$62,590$30.09120
Compliance Officer$62,850$30.22590
Cost Estimator$75,090$36.10570
Credit Analyst$67,370$32.39110
Financial and Investment Analysts$71,040$34.16290
Financial Examiner$80,450$38.68110
Financial Specialists, All Other$48,640$23.38180
Fundraiser$61,250$29.45220
Human Resources Specialist$65,390$31.441,380
Labor Relations Specialist$81,890$39.37170
Loan Officer$99,170$47.68700
Logistician$69,520$33.42320
Management Analyst$82,390$39.61970
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$63,890$30.711,470
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$47,770$22.97160
Personal Financial Advisor$81,200$39.04470
Project Management Specialist$89,170$42.871,140
Property Appraisers and Assessors$49,480$23.79150
Tax Preparer$60,260$28.97100
Training and Development Specialists$67,930$32.661,040

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$148,910$71.5960
Lawyer$121,510$58.42690
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$50,240$24.15480

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$63,070—60
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$48,710$23.42260
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,740—140
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$61,560—40
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$59,770—40
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$44,350$21.32100
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,640—2,940
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$49,780—50
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$163,230—260
Instructional Coordinator$68,790$33.07330
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$59,790—330
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,990$31.25290
Library Technician$38,200$18.37100
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$56,240—80
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,300—1,580
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$56,250—110
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$85,690—630
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$47,920$23.04290
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,840—2,320
Self-Enrichment Teacher$39,350$18.92220
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$48,400—50
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$59,350—420
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,160—120
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$60,910—60
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,500—250
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$33,700$16.201,810
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$85,300—190
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$30,870—4,740
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$33,940—60
Tutor$35,300$16.97130

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Art Director$53,040$25.5080
Athletes and Sports Competitors$46,080—40
Audio and Video Technicians$46,480$22.3580
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$40,750$19.5970
Broadcast Technician$37,430$18.0030
Coaches and Scouts$28,330—530
Commercial and Industrial Designers$105,180$50.57170
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$67,200$32.3130
Editor$56,420$27.1380
Floral Designer$30,680$14.75110
Graphic Designer$52,570$25.27300
Interior Designer$64,220$30.87100
Interpreters and Translators$42,500$20.43100
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,470$18.98280
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$40,440$19.4470
Photographer$36,300$17.4550
Producers and Directors$53,850$25.89140
Public Relations Specialist$63,430$30.49370
Technical Writer$76,820$36.9390

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anesthesiologist$239,200+$115.00+240
Athletic Trainer$58,010—60
Audiologist$89,610$43.0860
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$45,170$21.72160
Chiropractor$60,210$28.9570
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$67,980$32.68810
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$81,210$39.04170
Dietetic Technician$33,910$16.3060
Dietitians and Nutritionists$65,220$31.35130
Emergency Medical Technician$36,860$17.72270
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$69,770$33.5460
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$50,510$24.29120
Hearing Aid Specialist$36,230$17.42n/a
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,310$28.991,690
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$75,310$36.2170
Medical Records Specialist$47,070$22.63490
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$64,610$31.0690
Nurse Anesthetist$205,540$98.82220
Nurse Practitioner$116,100$55.82690
Occupational Therapist$99,000$47.60320
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$39,620$19.05140
Opticians, Dispensing$37,850$18.20150
Optometrist$123,940$59.59120
Paramedic$51,020$24.53170
Pediatricians, General$228,820$110.0150
Pharmacist$142,400$68.46580
Pharmacy Technician$39,810$19.14860
Physical Therapist$97,400$46.83580
Physician Assistant$121,640$58.48240
Physicians, All Other$151,470$72.821,170
Psychiatric Technician$37,850$18.20270
Radiation Therapist$100,900$48.5140
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,830$31.17500
Recreational Therapist$36,780$17.68140
Registered Nurse$76,540$36.807,460
Respiratory Therapist$71,330$34.29320
Speech-Language Pathologist$78,390$37.69430
Surgical Assistant$47,830$23.0050
Surgical Technologist$53,950$25.94300
Therapists, All Other$75,540$36.3240
Veterinarian$104,930$50.45170
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,640$21.46220

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$55,170$26.5370
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$30,600$14.715,850
Massage Therapist$46,560$22.38200
Medical Assistant$38,630$18.571,190
Medical Equipment Preparer$37,930$18.24150
Medical Transcriptionist$38,710$18.6190
Nursing Assistant$37,290$17.935,220
Occupational Therapy Assistant$64,250$30.89180
Pharmacy Aide$30,070$14.46100
Phlebotomist$38,350$18.44230
Physical Therapist Aide$23,120$11.12n/a
Physical Therapist Assistant$62,900$30.24230
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$34,650$16.66290

Protective Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bartender$28,540$13.721,300
Chefs and Head Cooks$49,440$23.77170
Cooks, Fast Food$25,580$12.30390
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$31,850$15.311,370
Cooks, Restaurant$34,510$16.592,810
Cooks, Short Order$28,250$13.58170
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$27,870$13.40760
Dishwasher$28,640$13.77540
Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,420$13.1811,580
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,420$17.512,470
Food Preparation Worker$29,940$14.401,380
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$24,190$11.63n/a
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,550$13.25970
Waiters and Waitresses$37,300$17.934,570

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$45,100$21.69250
Billing and Posting Clerks$44,580$21.43950
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,500$22.363,070
Cargo and Freight Agents$36,400$17.50510
Couriers and Messengers$36,000$17.31130
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$41,540$19.97220
Customer Service Representative$39,330$18.915,950
Data Entry Keyer$38,560$18.54190
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$45,140$21.70410
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$40,810$19.6250
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,280$29.94540
File Clerk$41,250$19.83150
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,280$29.942,390
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,250$14.06320
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$46,310$22.26120
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,630$24.82160
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,590$22.88120
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,510$18.52770
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,580$21.43460
Library Assistants, Clerical$33,220$15.97230
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,270$22.73610
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,310$17.4670
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$39,530$19.011,460
New Accounts Clerk$38,850$18.68230
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,440$23.7750
Office Clerks, General$29,950$14.40580
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$37,090$17.8350
Order Clerk$45,890$22.0650
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,820$27.80320
Postal Service Clerk$63,650$30.60480
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,880$28.79680
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$66,750$32.09210
Procurement Clerk$44,570$21.43110
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$66,300$31.881,390
Public Safety Telecommunicator$45,750$22.00180
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,540$17.091,900
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$33,810$16.2680
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$41,480$19.946,290
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$41,250$19.831,480
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$39,200$18.8550
Teller$35,730$17.18950
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,350$21.8060

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$65,640$31.56580
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,350$22.77380
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,800$22.981,330
Avionics Technician$59,790$28.74120
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,080$27.44610
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$42,230$20.3030
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$41,270$19.84100
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$81,560$39.2130
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$67,040$32.23100
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$102,950$49.5040
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$102,920$49.48200
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,430$23.29220
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,820$37.411,300
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,520$28.62880
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$40,440$19.4460
Home Appliance Repairer$39,090$18.7960
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$83,540$40.172,470
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,450$23.30220
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$52,930$25.4530
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,150$22.672,740
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,310$27.07180
Mechanical Door Repairer$47,220$22.7090
Medical Equipment Repairer$43,080$20.71230
Millwright$82,890$39.85120
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,280$29.94360
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$43,500$20.9140
Rail Car Repairer$38,840$18.6740
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$45,020$21.64n/a
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,710$28.22270
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,390$29.04230
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$71,410$34.33120
Tire Repairers and Changers$38,060$18.30120

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$47,490$22.8350
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$59,850$28.779,460
Baker$30,630$14.73240
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,020$18.28130
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,260$22.24120
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$48,190$23.17290
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,770$28.261,320
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$48,480$23.31960
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$99,790$47.97390
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,740$24.4080
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,070$22.15100
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,460$21.86620
Dental Laboratory Technician$49,750$23.9270
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,100$21.68710
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,790$19.13330
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,760$22.0050
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,030$36.561,720
Food Batchmaker$34,770$16.72110
Food Processing Workers, All Other$37,620$18.0940
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,800$24.91n/a
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$57,650$27.7250
Gas Plant Operator$78,950$37.9630
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,370$20.37480
Helpers--Production Workers$41,840$20.12260
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$63,030$30.313,590
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$31,100$14.95460
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$79,240$38.09590
Machinist$50,540$24.301,630
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$40,770$19.6030
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,090$21.202,930
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,960$23.06240
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,340$22.28130
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,600$18.56160
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$45,280$21.77770
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$107,260$51.57370
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,770$18.64220
Power Plant Operator$63,240$30.4170
Prepress Technicians and Workers$35,670$17.1570
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$29,110$14.0050
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$30,200$14.52100
Printing Press Operator$36,030$17.32310
Production Workers, All Other$37,810$18.18160
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,410$25.6880
Sewing Machine Operator$30,590$14.71220
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$64,490$31.0070
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$51,800$24.9180
Tool and Die Makers$83,890$40.33440
Upholsterer$41,790$20.09140
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$45,890$22.06210
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,190$26.051,460
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,760$21.5280
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$38,110$18.32150

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations