High paying management jobs in Wichita, KS

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wichita, 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 Wichita, KS run 11.1% below the national average (2024), so a Wichita, KS salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Wichita, KS · Employed

1Chief Executives$198,910
Bachelor's degree
$93,600 – $452,740350
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,130
Bachelor's degree
$94,730 – $241,830550
3Purchasing Managers$155,970
Bachelor's degree
$96,430 – $249,960160
4Financial Managers$155,060
Bachelor's degree
$81,590 – $250,6501,060
5Architectural and Engineering Managers$154,310
Bachelor's degree
$104,990 – $240,600350
6Marketing Managers$150,210
Bachelor's degree
$93,570 – $278,990240
7Sales Managers$134,650
Bachelor's degree
$76,390 – $221,090960
8Human Resources Managers$132,050
Bachelor's degree
$92,340 – $212,920220
9Managers, All Other$131,710
Bachelor's degree
$69,300 – $226,810470
10Industrial Production Managers$127,360
Bachelor's degree
$85,380 – $210,960510
11Facilities Managers$113,310
Bachelor's degree
$76,760 – $172,170230
12Education Administrators, Postsecondary$112,010
Master's degree
$62,670 – $221,070320
13Construction Managers$108,180
Bachelor's degree
$72,190 – $159,140730
14Administrative Services Managers$107,340
Bachelor's degree
$71,800 – $187,480220
15Medical and Health Services Managers$104,410
Bachelor's degree
$73,990 – $181,840920
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,480
Master's degree
$81,570 – $131,140520
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$97,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,190 – $151,770180
18General and Operations Managers$85,230
Bachelor's degree
$48,910 – $191,6005,060
19Social and Community Service Managers$76,200
Bachelor's degree
$55,630 – $126,900390
20Food Service Managers$64,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,930 – $105,730420
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$55,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,960 – $99,420630

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

#	Occupation	MedianWichita, KS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$198,910	$93,600 – $452,740	350
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$156,130	$94,730 – $241,830	550
3	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,970	$96,430 – $249,960	160
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,060	$81,590 – $250,650	1,060
5	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$154,310	$104,990 – $240,600	350
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,210	$93,570 – $278,990	240
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,650	$76,390 – $221,090	960
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,050	$92,340 – $212,920	220
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$131,710	$69,300 – $226,810	470
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,360	$85,380 – $210,960	510
11	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,310	$76,760 – $172,170	230
12	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$112,010	$62,670 – $221,070	320
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,180	$72,190 – $159,140	730
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,340	$71,800 – $187,480	220
15	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,410	$73,990 – $181,840	920
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$102,480	$81,570 – $131,140	520
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,600	$70,190 – $151,770	180
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,230	$48,910 – $191,600	5,060
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,200	$55,630 – $126,900	390
20	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,320	$45,930 – $105,730	420
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,000	$35,960 – $99,420	630

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