High paying tech and IT jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Bachelor's degree
$105,680 – $234,0304,710
2Database Architects$127,590
Bachelor's degree
$67,690 – $165,010570
3Software Developers$124,990
Bachelor's degree
$76,340 – $169,44012,160
4Computer Network Architects$107,450
Bachelor's degree
$68,830 – $169,6601,620
5Computer Occupations, All Other$105,470
Bachelor's degree
$59,630 – $162,5103,900
6Information Security Analysts$104,010
Bachelor's degree
$65,110 – $158,4101,810
7Database Administrators$103,640
Bachelor's degree
$62,200 – $155,980440
8Computer Programmers$101,830
Bachelor's degree
$63,110 – $133,590500
9Computer Systems Analysts$101,340
Bachelor's degree
$64,520 – $165,3904,180
10Data Scientists$99,870
Bachelor's degree
$61,820 – $149,0601,260
11Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$94,970
Bachelor's degree
$52,650 – $134,2901,430
12Network and Computer Systems Administrators$91,980
Bachelor's degree
$62,640 – $133,9702,760
13Web Developers$89,420
Bachelor's degree
$58,810 – $156,830520
14Computer Network Support Specialists$77,040
Associate's degree
$48,290 – $129,510850
15Computer User Support Specialists$60,210
Some college, no degree
$43,570 – $83,7806,420

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,050	$105,680 – $234,030	4,710
2	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$127,590	$67,690 – $165,010	570
3	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$124,990	$76,340 – $169,440	12,160
4	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$107,450	$68,830 – $169,660	1,620
5	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$105,470	$59,630 – $162,510	3,900
6	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$104,010	$65,110 – $158,410	1,810
7	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$103,640	$62,200 – $155,980	440
8	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$101,830	$63,110 – $133,590	500
9	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,340	$64,520 – $165,390	4,180
10	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$99,870	$61,820 – $149,060	1,260
11	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$94,970	$52,650 – $134,290	1,430
12	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$91,980	$62,640 – $133,970	2,760
13	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$89,420	$58,810 – $156,830	520
14	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$77,040	$48,290 – $129,510	850
15	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$60,210	$43,570 – $83,780	6,420

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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