High paying social service jobs in Kansas

Every social service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kansas. 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 run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Kansas salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Kansas.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Kansas · Employed

1Healthcare Social Workers$64,440
Master's degree
$46,300 – $79,6801,360
2Health Education Specialists$62,990
Bachelor's degree
$36,790 – $97,430520
3Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$61,890
Bachelor's degree
$49,480 – $76,110760
4Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,470
Master's degree
$37,910 – $85,8602,600
5Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$56,590
Master's degree
$42,020 – $77,9203,100
6Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$56,330
Master's degree
$47,750 – $79,6501,620
7Child, Family, and School Social Workers$54,300
Bachelor's degree
$43,690 – $69,9703,190
8Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$47,650
Bachelor's degree
$25,850 – $68,390730
9Social and Human Service Assistants$42,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,330 – $55,5806,070
10Rehabilitation Counselors$41,980
Master's degree
$30,930 – $57,4301,370

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

#	Occupation	MedianKansas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$64,440	$46,300 – $79,680	1,360
2	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,990	$36,790 – $97,430	520
3	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,890	$49,480 – $76,110	760
4	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$59,470	$37,910 – $85,860	2,600
5	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$56,590	$42,020 – $77,920	3,100
6	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$56,330	$47,750 – $79,650	1,620
7	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$54,300	$43,690 – $69,970	3,190
8	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$47,650	$25,850 – $68,390	730
9	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,570	$34,330 – $55,580	6,070
10	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$41,980	$30,930 – $57,430	1,370

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kansas. 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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