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SOC 13-2099 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Financial Specialists, All Other — Kansas

Kansas · 4 metro areas compared

$51,160 /year
$24.60per hour
1,140jobs in area
−36.9%vs US median

The median wage for Financial Specialists, All Other in Kansas is $51,160 per year, substantially below the national median of $81,100 — a gap of 36.9%.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $81,10010TH$37,760MEDIAN$51,16075TH$68,31090TH$99,130

How pay has moved

$52,183$47,03720212022202320242025$51,160
$48,060 in 2021 to $51,160 in 2025, +6.5% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.1%
Openings per year
10,300
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Kansas.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Financial Specialists, All Other in Kansas is $51,160 per year, substantially below the national median of $81,100 — a gap of 36.9%. Half of workers earn between $45,010 and $68,310. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $37,760 and the ninetieth at $99,130.

Employment stands at 1,140, or 0.8 jobs per thousand held locally. Kansas ranks number 50th out of 50 states by median pay for this occupation. Within the state, Manhattan records the highest median at $63,130. Of the 669 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 372nd.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Kansas · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$37,760−53.4%
25th$45,010−44.5%
Median (50th)$51,160−36.9%
75th$68,310−15.8%
90th$99,130+22.2%
Mean$60,500−25.4%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Highest-paying metro areas in Kansas

Median annual wage for Financial Specialists, All Other, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Manhattan$63,13050
2Topeka$56,050150
3Wichita$48,640180
4Lawrence$48,19050

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Kansas run 9.9% below the national average, so the median of $51,160 goes as far as $56,781 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 30.0% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$51,160as reported by BLS

Local price level

90.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$56,781US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $51,160 a year, 36.9% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $37,760 to $99,130 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 1,140 jobs in this occupation.
  • It ranks 50th of 50 states for this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Manhattan, at $63,130.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Financial Specialists, All Other in Kansas?

The median annual wage is $51,160, or $24.60 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $81,100, so pay in Kansas is 36.9% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Kansas earns more than $99,130 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $37,760 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Manhattan, at $63,130 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 1,140 jobs in this occupation in Kansas. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.