What jobs pay in Kansas City

$66,550avg. a year, all jobs
$31.99 an hour · 1,096,110 employed

Average and median pay for 71 common jobs in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 71 jobs in Kansas City

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
General and Operations Managers$114,85031,080
Registered Nurses$87,74029,650
Retail Salespersons$36,84026,110
Cashiers$32,61024,160
Stockers and Order Fillers$39,84023,580
Customer Service Representatives$45,97022,240
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,78020,870
Fast Food and Counter Workers$30,37020,120
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,10019,070
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,85018,230
Waiters and Waitresses$40,66016,540
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,22015,930
Cooks, Fast Food$31,23013,850
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$56,72013,770
Nursing Assistants$42,00013,370
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,95012,950
Software Developers$121,94012,160
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,54011,500
Accountants and Auditors$88,34011,260
Office Clerks, General$47,56010,520
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,33010,360
Cooks, Restaurant$38,6709,940
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$81,1809,930
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$80,7209,250
Packers and Packagers, Hand$42,1908,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$72,0008,860
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,4108,780
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,2608,690
Project Management Specialists$107,5908,380
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,5108,350
Light Truck Drivers$51,2108,020
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,8307,750
Security Guards$45,6907,730
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,5107,650
Human Resources Specialists$79,4106,950
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,3006,920
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$52,6206,780
Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,4406,750
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$42,9506,660
Childcare Workers$32,9006,660
Construction Laborers$56,4606,580
Computer User Support Specialists$62,5106,420
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,2706,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$88,8105,860
Electricians$77,6605,400
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,1705,380
Lawyers$166,2305,310
Insurance Sales Agents$89,3405,310
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$67,9105,230
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$62,8005,210
Food Preparation Workers$34,1705,080
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,4305,030
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$40,6105,000
Financial Managers$176,5904,970
Bartenders$38,4504,890
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$68,8504,820
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,9204,710
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,6704,680
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,9804,570
Carpenters$67,5004,540
Management Analysts$102,7904,500
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,5904,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,3204,460
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,4004,450
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$84,2404,360
Mechanical Engineers$102,2804,330
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$78,0904,270
Medical Assistants$44,2104,220
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$32,5404,200
Computer Systems Analysts$107,5804,180
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$70,9304,110
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 28140). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.