High paying medical jobs in Wichita, KS

Every medical 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 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 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

1Nurse Anesthetists$205,540
Master's degree
$172,550 – $212,090220
2Physicians, All Other$151,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,630 – $408,3701,170
3Pharmacists$142,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,230 – $165,940580
4Optometrists$123,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,630 – $193,340120
5Physician Assistants$121,640
Master's degree
$95,900 – $161,750240
6Nurse Practitioners$116,100
Master's degree
$95,600 – $145,620690
7Veterinarians$104,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,880 – $205,400170
8Occupational Therapists$99,000
Master's degree
$74,070 – $120,690320
9Physical Therapists$97,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,960 – $118,780580
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,210
Associate's degree
$66,270 – $103,280170
11Speech-Language Pathologists$78,390
Master's degree
$56,120 – $112,630430
12Registered Nurses$76,540
Bachelor's degree
$60,300 – $99,5307,460
13Respiratory Therapists$71,330
Associate's degree
$62,240 – $80,580320
14Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$67,980
Bachelor's degree
$38,570 – $106,640810
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$65,220
Bachelor's degree
$50,080 – $93,930130
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,830
Associate's degree
$50,700 – $91,310500
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,300 – $76,3301,690
18Surgical Technologists$53,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,930 – $65,390300
19Paramedics$51,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,970 – $58,650170
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$50,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,670 – $83,070120
21Medical Records Specialists$47,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,370 – $62,730490
22Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$45,170
Associate's degree
$37,450 – $85,150160
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,640
Associate's degree
$38,050 – $50,710220
24Pharmacy Technicians$39,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,550 – $54,190860
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,820 – $56,800140
26Psychiatric Technicians$37,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,990 – $45,210270
27Opticians, Dispensing$37,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,520 – $47,470150
28Emergency Medical Technicians$36,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,180 – $59,550270
29Recreational Therapists$36,780
Bachelor's degree
$29,670 – $57,600140

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	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$205,540	$172,550 – $212,090	220
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$151,470	$64,630 – $408,370	1,170
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$142,400	$107,230 – $165,940	580
4	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$123,940	$82,630 – $193,340	120
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$121,640	$95,900 – $161,750	240
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$116,100	$95,600 – $145,620	690
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$104,930	$78,880 – $205,400	170
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,000	$74,070 – $120,690	320
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,400	$71,960 – $118,780	580
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,210	$66,270 – $103,280	170
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,390	$56,120 – $112,630	430
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$76,540	$60,300 – $99,530	7,460
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$71,330	$62,240 – $80,580	320
14	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$67,980	$38,570 – $106,640	810
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$65,220	$50,080 – $93,930	130
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,830	$50,700 – $91,310	500
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,310	$50,300 – $76,330	1,690
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,950	$44,930 – $65,390	300
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,020	$38,970 – $58,650	170
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,510	$37,670 – $83,070	120
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,070	$37,370 – $62,730	490
22	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,170	$37,450 – $85,150	160
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,640	$38,050 – $50,710	220
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,810	$35,550 – $54,190	860
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,620	$28,820 – $56,800	140
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,850	$26,990 – $45,210	270
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,850	$36,520 – $47,470	150
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,860	$29,180 – $59,550	270
29	Recreational TherapistsBachelor's degree	$36,780	$29,670 – $57,600	140

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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