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title: "Average Salary in Wichita, KS"
description: "Mean $58,830, median $47,630 in the Wichita metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Wichita, KS

Wichita, KS metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $58,830, median $47,630 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 308,570 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $53,550.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $27,860 |
| 25th | $35,160 |
| 50th | $47,630 |
| 75th | $70,740 |
| 90th | $99,380 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 88.9 |
| Housing (rents) | 66.2 |
| Goods | 94.0 |
| Utilities | 88.5 |
| Other services | 93.8 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $212,060
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $201,510
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $167,730
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $164,050
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $163,300
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $161,530
- [Purchasing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/purchasing-manager): $159,810
- [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary): $156,700
- [Petroleum Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-engineer): $154,110
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $149,300

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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