The Kansas Department of Labor’s annual economic report shows the median worker in Kansas earned an annual wage of $45,250 last year. However, median pay varied by occupation, and KDOL listed data by 22 occupational groups.

“This is one of KDOL’s most used data sets,” the report states. “Employers can use this data as a guide to set their wages and salaries, while students or jobseekers can use this data to learn the typical wages for occupations and to explore the earnings potential of other occupations.”

1. Management: 72,160 employed people, with a median annual wage of $102,890.
2. Computer and Mathematical: 42,500 employed people, with a median annual wage of $89,590.
3. Architecture and Engineering: 25,030 employed people, with a median annual wage of $82,080.
4. Legal: 8,110 employed people, with a median annual wage of $75,680.
5. Business and Financial Operations: 87,910 employed people, with a median annual wage of $70,480.
6. Health care Practitioners and Technical: 90,660 employed people, with a median annual wage of $69,340.
7. Life, Physical, and Social Science: 11,330 employed people, with a median annual wage of $63,590.
8. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair: 63,480 employed people, with a median annual wage of $52,100.
9. Construction and Extraction: 61,020 employed people, with a median annual wage of $48,550.
10. Educational Instruction and Library: 88,390 employed people, with a median annual wage of $48,410.
11. Community and Social Service: 20,010 employed people, with a median annual wage of $47,260.
12. Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media: 17,670 employed people, with a median annual wage of $47,160.
13. Protective Service: 28,740 employed people, with a median annual wage of $45,660.
14. Production: 113,810 employed people, with a median annual wage of $44,240.
15. Transportation and Material Moving: 133,000 employed people, with a median annual wage of $41,150.
16. Office and Administrative Support: 171,540 employed people, with a median annual wage of $39,270.
17. Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 3,660 employed people, with a median annual wage of $37,450.
18. Sales and Related: 122,490 employed people, with a median annual wage of $34,980.
19. Health care Support: 64,200 employed people, with a median annual wage of $33,990.
20. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance: 37,540 employed people, with a median annual wage of $32,870.
21. Personal Care and Service: 30,160 employed people, with a median annual wage of $28,470.
22. Food Preparation and Serving Related: 118,580 employed people, with a median annual wage of $28,230.

Jason Alatidd is a Statehouse reporter for The Topeka Capital-Journal. He can be reached by email at jalatidd@gannett.com. Follow him on X @Jason_Alatidd.