High paying business and finance jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kansas City, MO-KS. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Kansas City, MO-KS run 7.5% below the national average (2024), so a Kansas City, MO-KS salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Kansas City, MO-KS · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$123,140
Bachelor's degree
$60,890 – $320,8203,500
2Project Management Specialists$101,050
Bachelor's degree
$60,230 – $168,9308,380
3Management Analysts$98,430
Bachelor's degree
$61,370 – $139,3204,500
4Financial and Investment Analysts$97,680
Bachelor's degree
$62,500 – $141,1302,050
5Labor Relations Specialists$92,860
Bachelor's degree
$60,800 – $131,870380
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$90,060
Bachelor's degree
$54,850 – $135,6608,350
7Financial Examiners$89,300
Bachelor's degree
$61,360 – $170,250870
8Insurance Underwriters$84,800
Bachelor's degree
$55,340 – $155,930970
9Loan Officers$82,330
Bachelor's degree
$46,350 – $150,7002,180
10Accountants and Auditors$80,040
Bachelor's degree
$54,680 – $130,32011,260
11Cost Estimators$78,940
Bachelor's degree
$47,660 – $130,3602,290
12Tax Preparers$78,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,380 – $141,520560
13Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,750 – $121,3703,690
14Compliance Officers$77,650
Bachelor's degree
$47,980 – $125,2003,470
15Human Resources Specialists$75,190
Bachelor's degree
$47,810 – $119,0706,950
16Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,740
Bachelor's degree
$46,980 – $122,1004,270
17Credit Analysts$73,330
Bachelor's degree
$52,670 – $127,510390
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$72,580
Bachelor's degree
$43,130 – $131,0806,920
19Financial Specialists, All Other$71,900
Bachelor's degree
$45,880 – $121,3701,090
20Fundraisers$68,230
Bachelor's degree
$47,420 – $107,080610
21Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$67,990
Bachelor's degree
$50,830 – $108,230730
22Logisticians$66,620
Bachelor's degree
$45,890 – $109,9901,400
23Training and Development Specialists$66,300
Bachelor's degree
$38,050 – $112,9003,240
24Property Appraisers and Assessors$59,350
Bachelor's degree
$39,320 – $106,760480
25Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$57,620
Bachelor's degree
$35,670 – $86,690900
26Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$50,250
Bachelor's degree
$40,980 – $66,0001,980

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianKansas City, MO-KS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$123,140	$60,890 – $320,820	3,500
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$101,050	$60,230 – $168,930	8,380
3	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$98,430	$61,370 – $139,320	4,500
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,680	$62,500 – $141,130	2,050
5	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$92,860	$60,800 – $131,870	380
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$90,060	$54,850 – $135,660	8,350
7	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$89,300	$61,360 – $170,250	870
8	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$84,800	$55,340 – $155,930	970
9	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$82,330	$46,350 – $150,700	2,180
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$80,040	$54,680 – $130,320	11,260
11	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,940	$47,660 – $130,360	2,290
12	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,920	$35,380 – $141,520	560
13	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,090	$51,750 – $121,370	3,690
14	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$77,650	$47,980 – $125,200	3,470
15	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,190	$47,810 – $119,070	6,950
16	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$74,740	$46,980 – $122,100	4,270
17	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$73,330	$52,670 – $127,510	390
18	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,580	$43,130 – $131,080	6,920
19	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$71,900	$45,880 – $121,370	1,090
20	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$68,230	$47,420 – $107,080	610
21	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,990	$50,830 – $108,230	730
22	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$66,620	$45,890 – $109,990	1,400
23	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$66,300	$38,050 – $112,900	3,240
24	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$59,350	$39,320 – $106,760	480
25	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$57,620	$35,670 – $86,690	900
26	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$50,250	$40,980 – $66,000	1,980

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kansas City, MO-KS. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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