High paying management jobs in Topeka, KS

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Topeka, KS. 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 Topeka, KS run 11.2% below the national average (2024), so a Topeka, KS salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Topeka, KS · Employed

1Marketing Managers$205,310
Bachelor's degree
$99,990 – $205,310190
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,380
Bachelor's degree
$120,790 – $248,470110
3Sales Managers$154,970
Bachelor's degree
$90,490 – $276,080380
4Financial Managers$145,950
Bachelor's degree
$95,190 – $284,850370
5Purchasing Managers$144,440
Bachelor's degree
$85,580 – $244,13040
6Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,320
Bachelor's degree
$89,980 – $225,920360
7Chief Executives$140,330
Bachelor's degree
$66,490 – $332,110240
8Administrative Services Managers$130,100
Bachelor's degree
$68,310 – $212,230130
9Human Resources Managers$129,290
Bachelor's degree
$81,470 – $202,940110
10Facilities Managers$128,460
Bachelor's degree
$71,840 – $201,180100
11Construction Managers$123,180
Bachelor's degree
$83,610 – $171,960200
12Public Relations Managers$121,880
Bachelor's degree
$78,000 – $184,45040
13Industrial Production Managers$119,550
Bachelor's degree
$75,340 – $175,090120
14Medical and Health Services Managers$109,490
Bachelor's degree
$68,090 – $194,760440
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$105,910
Master's degree
$63,360 – $166,13080
16Managers, All Other$100,450
Bachelor's degree
$55,120 – $188,820310
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$99,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$83,040 – $168,340100
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$98,260
Master's degree
$66,660 – $124,670240
19General and Operations Managers$85,080
Bachelor's degree
$54,100 – $171,6202,450
20Social and Community Service Managers$79,970
Bachelor's degree
$59,620 – $140,080140
21Food Service Managers$75,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,440 – $99,25080
22Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$66,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,320 – $98,870240

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

#	Occupation	MedianTopeka, KS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$205,310	$99,990 – $205,310	190
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,380	$120,790 – $248,470	110
3	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,970	$90,490 – $276,080	380
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,950	$95,190 – $284,850	370
5	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$144,440	$85,580 – $244,130	40
6	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$143,320	$89,980 – $225,920	360
7	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$140,330	$66,490 – $332,110	240
8	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,100	$68,310 – $212,230	130
9	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,290	$81,470 – $202,940	110
10	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,460	$71,840 – $201,180	100
11	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,180	$83,610 – $171,960	200
12	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,880	$78,000 – $184,450	40
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,550	$75,340 – $175,090	120
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,490	$68,090 – $194,760	440
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$105,910	$63,360 – $166,130	80
16	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$100,450	$55,120 – $188,820	310
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,220	$83,040 – $168,340	100
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$98,260	$66,660 – $124,670	240
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,080	$54,100 – $171,620	2,450
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$79,970	$59,620 – $140,080	140
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,410	$47,440 – $99,250	80
22	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,100	$38,320 – $98,870	240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Topeka, 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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