High paying social service jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Healthcare Social Workers$66,260
Master's degree
$44,130 – $85,5401,390
2Health Education Specialists$62,990
Bachelor's degree
$45,220 – $101,730550
3Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,820
Master's degree
$45,940 – $79,0202,240
4Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$60,690
Master's degree
$39,650 – $107,5202,470
5Clergy$58,850
Bachelor's degree
$29,070 – $78,840370
6Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$58,320
Master's degree
$43,180 – $81,530960
7Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$50,240
Bachelor's degree
$36,610 – $72,900400
8Child, Family, and School Social Workers$49,880
Bachelor's degree
$42,970 – $67,7502,620
9Community Health Workers$49,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310 – $71,430440
10Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$49,380
Bachelor's degree
$43,380 – $68,180420
11Rehabilitation Counselors$46,800
Master's degree
$38,630 – $65,960690
12Social and Human Service Assistants$45,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,190 – $58,4502,350

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	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$66,260	$44,130 – $85,540	1,390
2	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,990	$45,220 – $101,730	550
3	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$60,820	$45,940 – $79,020	2,240
4	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$60,690	$39,650 – $107,520	2,470
5	ClergyBachelor's degree	$58,850	$29,070 – $78,840	370
6	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$58,320	$43,180 – $81,530	960
7	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,240	$36,610 – $72,900	400
8	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$49,880	$42,970 – $67,750	2,620
9	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,650	$39,310 – $71,430	440
10	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$49,380	$43,380 – $68,180	420
11	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$46,800	$38,630 – $65,960	690
12	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,860	$36,190 – $58,450	2,350

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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