High paying business and finance jobs in Kansas

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kansas. 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 run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Kansas salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Kansas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kansas · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$102,530
Bachelor's degree
$56,830 – $318,2004,150
2Project Management Specialists$100,010
Bachelor's degree
$59,540 – $165,0006,030
3Loan Officers$86,970
Bachelor's degree
$48,560 – $160,5603,540
4Financial and Investment Analysts$84,860
Bachelor's degree
$58,680 – $128,7501,870
5Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,350
Bachelor's degree
$49,410 – $134,9509,810
6Management Analysts$81,210
Bachelor's degree
$49,260 – $134,3005,280
7Financial Examiners$80,420
Bachelor's degree
$55,330 – $147,990470
8Accountants and Auditors$79,000
Bachelor's degree
$52,960 – $129,80013,610
9Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980 – $112,7104,570
10Insurance Underwriters$77,070
Bachelor's degree
$49,900 – $162,2101,230
11Cost Estimators$76,250
Bachelor's degree
$48,860 – $118,3102,250
12Credit Analysts$73,120
Bachelor's degree
$52,990 – $132,120520
13Human Resources Specialists$70,870
Bachelor's degree
$47,340 – $115,9207,560
14Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$70,430
Bachelor's degree
$38,540 – $128,6508,090
15Compliance Officers$69,740
Bachelor's degree
$42,620 – $121,3703,560
16Logisticians$69,520
Bachelor's degree
$46,400 – $114,0901,780
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents$69,500
Bachelor's degree
$46,150 – $117,8106,470
18Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$67,990
Bachelor's degree
$50,240 – $111,100640
19Fundraisers$64,820
Bachelor's degree
$43,230 – $103,6801,100
20Training and Development Specialists$62,010
Bachelor's degree
$41,640 – $107,9005,150
21Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$54,840
Bachelor's degree
$25,870 – $86,090920
22Property Appraisers and Assessors$51,390
Bachelor's degree
$21,720 – $98,190780
23Financial Specialists, All Other$51,160
Bachelor's degree
$37,760 – $99,1301,140

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

#	Occupation	MedianKansas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$102,530	$56,830 – $318,200	4,150
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,010	$59,540 – $165,000	6,030
3	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$86,970	$48,560 – $160,560	3,540
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,860	$58,680 – $128,750	1,870
5	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,350	$49,410 – $134,950	9,810
6	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$81,210	$49,260 – $134,300	5,280
7	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$80,420	$55,330 – $147,990	470
8	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$79,000	$52,960 – $129,800	13,610
9	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,290	$48,980 – $112,710	4,570
10	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$77,070	$49,900 – $162,210	1,230
11	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$76,250	$48,860 – $118,310	2,250
12	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$73,120	$52,990 – $132,120	520
13	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$70,870	$47,340 – $115,920	7,560
14	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$70,430	$38,540 – $128,650	8,090
15	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$69,740	$42,620 – $121,370	3,560
16	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$69,520	$46,400 – $114,090	1,780
17	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$69,500	$46,150 – $117,810	6,470
18	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,990	$50,240 – $111,100	640
19	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$64,820	$43,230 – $103,680	1,100
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,010	$41,640 – $107,900	5,150
21	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$54,840	$25,870 – $86,090	920
22	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$51,390	$21,720 – $98,190	780
23	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$51,160	$37,760 – $99,130	1,140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kansas. 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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