Salaries in Kansas City, MO
511K residents · Kansas City, MO-KS metro area
Kansas City, MO is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Kansas City, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Missouri is $47,800. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Kansas City
Anesthesiologists$477,890Pediatricians, General$271,410Physicians, Pathologists$224,280Chief Executives$221,640Nurse Anesthetists$218,080Family Medicine Physicians$213,950Dentists, General$171,690Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$164,530Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680Financial Managers$162,490Purchasing Managers$161,910
Most common jobs in Kansas City
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,780
- Retail Salespersons$34,320
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,560
- General and Operations Managers$90,490
- Registered Nurses$83,040
- Cashiers$30,700
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,700
- Stockers and Order Fillers$36,850
- Customer Service Representatives$44,350
- Office Clerks, General$45,640
- Waiters and Waitresses$36,080
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,350