High paying medical jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
Master's degree
$167,250 – $464,130980
2Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,550 – $425,160590
3Dentists, General$171,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,610 – $340,3301,070
4Pharmacists$139,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$85,500 – $172,4302,640
5Optometrists$138,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$93,640 – $176,030450
6Physician Assistants$133,350
Master's degree
$101,600 – $165,740540
7Nurse Practitioners$130,760
Master's degree
$97,030 – $159,8102,730
8Physicians, All Other$126,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,070 – $448,5503,310
9Veterinarians$122,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,910 – $199,910750
10Physical Therapists$101,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,170 – $125,7902,010
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,450
Associate's degree
$77,070 – $123,300660
12Occupational Therapists$99,840
Master's degree
$70,890 – $122,9601,360
13Dental Hygienists$92,750
Associate's degree
$75,550 – $97,2601,800
14Speech-Language Pathologists$86,120
Master's degree
$59,390 – $118,3401,270
15Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$84,040
Associate's degree
$73,620 – $102,120390
16Registered Nurses$83,040
Bachelor's degree
$66,970 – $103,54029,650
17Respiratory Therapists$79,140
Associate's degree
$63,100 – $97,1401,190
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,340
Associate's degree
$55,850 – $99,1801,860
19Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$76,330
Associate's degree
$45,350 – $105,200430
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,820
Bachelor's degree
$56,120 – $86,540550
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,440 – $78,4704,570
22Chiropractors$62,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,250 – $154,880450
23Surgical Technologists$62,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,560 – $80,580980
24Paramedics$59,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,400 – $81,930750
25Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,230
Bachelor's degree
$38,760 – $95,8402,990
26Medical Records Specialists$50,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,680 – $79,2801,140
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,450 – $80,7201,300
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,260
Associate's degree
$38,030 – $58,360880
29Pharmacy Technicians$45,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,920 – $59,0703,550
30Psychiatric Technicians$43,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,810 – $51,5601,500
31Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,050 – $59,860500
32Emergency Medical Technicians$42,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,420 – $61,400500
33Opticians, Dispensing$40,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $75,300450

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	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$218,080	$167,250 – $464,130	980
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$213,950	$74,550 – $425,160	590
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$171,690	$95,610 – $340,330	1,070
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,460	$85,500 – $172,430	2,640
5	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,580	$93,640 – $176,030	450
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,350	$101,600 – $165,740	540
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,760	$97,030 – $159,810	2,730
8	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$126,260	$67,070 – $448,550	3,310
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$122,490	$76,910 – $199,910	750
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,270	$75,170 – $125,790	2,010
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$100,450	$77,070 – $123,300	660
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,840	$70,890 – $122,960	1,360
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$92,750	$75,550 – $97,260	1,800
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$86,120	$59,390 – $118,340	1,270
15	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$84,040	$73,620 – $102,120	390
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,040	$66,970 – $103,540	29,650
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,140	$63,100 – $97,140	1,190
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,340	$55,850 – $99,180	1,860
19	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,330	$45,350 – $105,200	430
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$69,820	$56,120 – $86,540	550
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,420	$52,440 – $78,470	4,570
22	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$62,300	$37,250 – $154,880	450
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,250	$47,560 – $80,580	980
24	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,520	$45,400 – $81,930	750
25	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,230	$38,760 – $95,840	2,990
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,280	$39,680 – $79,280	1,140
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,720	$39,450 – $80,720	1,300
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,260	$38,030 – $58,360	880
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,360	$35,920 – $59,070	3,550
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,780	$37,810 – $51,560	1,500
31	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,700	$37,050 – $59,860	500
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,670	$35,420 – $61,400	500
33	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,930	$36,460 – $75,300	450

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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