High paying medical jobs in Topeka, KS

Every medical 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 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 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

1Physicians, All Other$451,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,320 – $454,460500
2Dentists, General$164,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$90,660 – $328,22070
3Pharmacists$140,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,420 – $169,310280
4Nurse Practitioners$132,740
Master's degree
$108,930 – $163,660500
5Physician Assistants$129,800
Master's degree
$95,990 – $175,59060
6Veterinarians$107,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,500 – $205,10080
7Occupational Therapists$99,070
Master's degree
$66,720 – $124,540120
8Physical Therapists$97,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,490 – $124,700190
9Dental Hygienists$88,220
Associate's degree
$79,880 – $93,050240
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$82,040
Associate's degree
$59,670 – $101,580190
11Registered Nurses$81,820
Bachelor's degree
$67,070 – $104,2803,190
12Speech-Language Pathologists$78,970
Master's degree
$63,880 – $110,280140
13Respiratory Therapists$77,190
Associate's degree
$51,780 – $84,440120
14Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,570
Bachelor's degree
$60,690 – $83,50070
15Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$69,740
Associate's degree
$44,010 – $111,57040
16Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$64,230
Bachelor's degree
$39,950 – $98,200290
17Medical Records Specialists$62,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,240 – $104,530310
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,390 – $78,280840
19Paramedics$62,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,900 – $78,220130
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,010 – $102,15070
21Pharmacy Technicians$46,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,310 – $67,180350
22Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,390
Associate's degree
$30,250 – $55,12080
23Recreational Therapists$42,180
Bachelor's degree
$29,790 – $61,28080
24Psychiatric Technicians$41,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,800 – $52,24070
25Emergency Medical Technicians$38,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,150 – $52,430220
26Opticians, Dispensing$37,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,890 – $48,48060

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	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$451,910	$68,320 – $454,460	500
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$164,670	$90,660 – $328,220	70
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,820	$74,420 – $169,310	280
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$132,740	$108,930 – $163,660	500
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,800	$95,990 – $175,590	60
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$107,990	$80,500 – $205,100	80
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,070	$66,720 – $124,540	120
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,570	$73,490 – $124,700	190
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$88,220	$79,880 – $93,050	240
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,040	$59,670 – $101,580	190
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,820	$67,070 – $104,280	3,190
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,970	$63,880 – $110,280	140
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$77,190	$51,780 – $84,440	120
14	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$71,570	$60,690 – $83,500	70
15	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$69,740	$44,010 – $111,570	40
16	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$64,230	$39,950 – $98,200	290
17	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,470	$42,240 – $104,530	310
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,210	$52,390 – $78,280	840
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,050	$42,900 – $78,220	130
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,340	$36,010 – $102,150	70
21	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,590	$35,310 – $67,180	350
22	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,390	$30,250 – $55,120	80
23	Recreational TherapistsBachelor's degree	$42,180	$29,790 – $61,280	80
24	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,220	$33,800 – $52,240	70
25	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,960	$32,150 – $52,430	220
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,890	$35,890 – $48,480	60

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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