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

In Kansas, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education earn a median $59,920 a year, well below the national median of $72,040 (−17%); the state ranks 42nd of 51 states by median. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 25% more than the median across all occupations in Kansas ($48,010). Among neighbouring states, Colorado and Nebraska pay more (up to $72,900 in Colorado) and Missouri and Oklahoma pay less (down to $48,710 in Oklahoma). Kansas employs 10,860 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 7.55 per 1,000 jobs, the 33rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.10 is close to the national share.

Kansas vs the United States, May 2025

Secondary 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******10,8607.551.10
Annual$47,630$49,440$59,920$64,160$76,230$58,930
United StatesHourly******1,065,210––
Annual$48,780$59,980$72,040$92,570$107,600$76,320
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $47,630$47,63025th25th: $49,440$49,440MedianMedian: $59,920$59,92075th75th: $64,160$64,16090th90th: $76,230$76,230US 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
42nd of 51 states
Rank by employment
33rd of 51 states
Location quotient
1.10
Jobs per 1,000
7.55

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 secondary 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
Lawrence, KS*$62,080$47,400$77,8003707.161.04
Wichita, KS*$61,840$49,700$76,2302,3207.511.10
Kansas City, MO-KS*$61,200$48,820$78,9407,7507.071.03
Topeka, KS*$60,130$48,810$63,9009207.961.16
Manhattan, KS*$57,620$47,690$75,8103306.160.90
Joplin, MO-KS*$50,690$42,890$70,4005806.620.97
St. Joseph, MO-KS*$49,790$40,020$74,0403606.580.96
Kansas nonmetropolitan area*$50,860$47,080$64,5503,98010.631.55

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Kansas*$59,92010,8601.10
Colorado*$72,90018,3100.93
Missouri*$59,24024,3801.21
Nebraska*$63,4507,1701.02
Oklahoma*$48,71015,4801.32

See the national page for Secondary 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.