Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Kansas

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Kansas have a median of $60,580 a year, below the national $64,370 (−6%); the state ranks 39th of 51 states by median. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 26% more than the median across all occupations in Kansas ($48,010). Among neighbouring states, Colorado and Nebraska pay more (up to $63,760 in Colorado) and Missouri and Oklahoma pay less (down to $48,440 in Oklahoma). Kansas employs 6,230 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 4.34 per 1,000 jobs, the 31st largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.09 is close to the national share.

Kansas vs the United States, May 2025

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Kansas and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
KansasHourly******6,2304.341.09
Annual$48,290$50,300$60,580$64,320$78,430$59,840
United StatesHourly******620,090––
Annual$48,080$58,530$64,370$80,490$102,540$72,030
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $48,290$48,29025th25th: $50,300$50,300MedianMedian: $60,580$60,58075th75th: $64,320$64,32090th90th: $78,430$78,430US median
Kansas annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
39th of 51 states
Rank by employment
31st of 51 states
Location quotient
1.09
Jobs per 1,000
4.34

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Kansas's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Kansas

7 metropolitan areas and 1 nonmetropolitan area touching Kansas publish a row for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Kansas City, MO-KS*$62,570$48,460$82,0504,0103.660.92
Wichita, KS*$61,300$48,830$74,5801,5805.111.28
Topeka, KS*$59,520$48,320$63,3405204.461.12
Lawrence, KS*$59,400$48,500$74,9802304.451.12
Manhattan, KS*$54,980$47,400$60,9302404.521.13
St. Joseph, MO-KS*$50,600$46,970$74,7902604.751.19
Joplin, MO-KS*$49,110$44,840$66,9904304.931.24
Kansas nonmetropolitan area*$55,440$47,580$64,8301,6704.481.12

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Kansas*$60,5806,2301.09
Colorado*$63,76013,2801.16
Missouri*$59,31011,3300.97
Nebraska*$62,5104,1501.02
Oklahoma*$48,4407,6201.12

See the national page for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (every state ranked) and the Kansas wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Kansas estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.