High paying management jobs in Kansas

Every management 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 management 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,830
Bachelor's degree
$102,690 – $253,0104,050
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,150
Bachelor's degree
$113,990 – $235,1702,010
3Sales Managers$159,990
Bachelor's degree
$91,530 – $249,9906,820
4Purchasing Managers$159,850
Bachelor's degree
$101,890 – $221,670920
5Financial Managers$159,380
Bachelor's degree
$97,510 – $273,6405,190
6Chief Executives$158,100
Bachelor's degree
$51,120 – $453,3501,960
7Marketing Managers$154,510
Bachelor's degree
$97,870 – $243,7901,570
8Human Resources Managers$134,470
Bachelor's degree
$91,990 – $219,9801,290
9Managers, All Other$131,710
Bachelor's degree
$63,710 – $215,3402,690
10Industrial Production Managers$125,750
Bachelor's degree
$82,340 – $203,6802,420
11Construction Managers$120,810
Bachelor's degree
$77,310 – $163,1302,960
12Administrative Services Managers$118,570
Bachelor's degree
$74,500 – $179,9901,150
13Facilities Managers$117,270
Bachelor's degree
$77,180 – $177,7801,080
14Medical and Health Services Managers$111,030
Bachelor's degree
$68,980 – $192,9705,120
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$110,020
Master's degree
$62,750 – $227,0001,760
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$106,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,300 – $164,7901,150
17Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,530
Master's degree
$77,520 – $127,4702,520
18General and Operations Managers$92,840
Bachelor's degree
$51,780 – $212,70024,660
19Social and Community Service Managers$79,260
Bachelor's degree
$55,690 – $129,0701,570
20Food Service Managers$70,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,190 – $103,3401,540
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$58,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,730 – $100,4202,810
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,970
Bachelor's degree
$41,080 – $82,480600

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,830	$102,690 – $253,010	4,050
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$160,150	$113,990 – $235,170	2,010
3	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,990	$91,530 – $249,990	6,820
4	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,850	$101,890 – $221,670	920
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,380	$97,510 – $273,640	5,190
6	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$158,100	$51,120 – $453,350	1,960
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,510	$97,870 – $243,790	1,570
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,470	$91,990 – $219,980	1,290
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$131,710	$63,710 – $215,340	2,690
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,750	$82,340 – $203,680	2,420
11	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,810	$77,310 – $163,130	2,960
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,570	$74,500 – $179,990	1,150
13	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$117,270	$77,180 – $177,780	1,080
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,030	$68,980 – $192,970	5,120
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$110,020	$62,750 – $227,000	1,760
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,130	$79,300 – $164,790	1,150
17	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$100,530	$77,520 – $127,470	2,520
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,840	$51,780 – $212,700	24,660
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,260	$55,690 – $129,070	1,570
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,320	$46,190 – $103,340	1,540
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,510	$36,730 – $100,420	2,810
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$56,970	$41,080 – $82,480	600

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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