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Kansas engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Kansas, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$101,327

Kansas

Top earners

$153,465

Higher end

vs national

-16% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

5

in this state

Engineers in Kansas earn a blended median of $101,327 per year, -16% vs national, with top earners near $153,465. That blends 12 engineering occupations across 32,470 published jobs in Kansas. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Kansas

Published wage data for each discipline in Kansas. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Kansas

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Top-paying

Wichita

$102,558

-15% vs national

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Topeka

$98,867

-18% vs national

View Topeka salaries

Manhattan

$94,669

-21% vs national

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Lawrence

$93,935

-22% vs national

View Lawrence salaries

More cities in Kansas

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What affects engineering pay in Kansas

  • ▹Local market. Kansas pay runs -16% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Wichita, Topeka, Manhattan and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Kansas; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Kansas — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Kansas?
Engineers in Kansas earn a blended median of $101,327 per year — 16% below the national average — across 12 engineering occupations and 32,470 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Kansas?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Kansas, at $147,020 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Kansas a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Kansas runs 16% below the national average, across 32,470 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Kansas pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Kansas City ($107,125), Wichita ($102,558), and Topeka ($98,867), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 12 engineering occupations in Kansas, weighted by local employment (32,470 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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