Topeka, KS
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Kansas statewide data
$53,580
Median Annual Wage
+38% since 2014
$51,600
Kansas Median
+4% vs state
99,840
Total Workers
319
Occupations Tracked
Topeka, KS is a Metropolitan Area with 319 tracked occupations and an estimated 99,840 total workers. Wages grew an average of 35.6% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Legal Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Dentists, General | $162,030 |
| Sales Managers | $151,580 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $148,910 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $142,770 |
| Marketing Managers | $142,490 |
| Financial Managers | $136,100 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $135,970 |
| Pharmacists | $133,730 |
| Physician Assistants | $132,040 |
| Optometrists | $128,510 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+35.6%
avg wage growth since 2014
-0.1%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+110.6%
$21,740 → $45,780
|
| Cooks, Short Order Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+107.7%
$17,590 → $36,530
|
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales and Related Occupations |
+104.2%
$60,580 → $123,700
|
| Self-Enrichment Teachers Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+99.5%
$23,780 → $47,430
|
| Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+89.4%
$24,970 → $47,290
|
Most Jobs Added
| Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+300.0%
110 → 440
|
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+300.0%
180 → 730
|
| Actuaries Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
+200.0%
30 → 90
|
| Operations Research Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
+200.0%
30 → 90
|
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers Community and Social Service Occupations |
+200.0%
100 → 370
|
Wage Declines
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Management Occupations |
-40.1%
$79,910 → $47,830
|
| Engineers, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
-12.0%
$68,560 → $60,360
|
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents Sales and Related Occupations |
-10.7%
$73,450 → $65,600
|
| Chief Executives Management Occupations |
-9.5%
$134,800 → $122,040
|
| Fundraisers Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-8.6%
$63,990 → $58,470
|
Wage Trends in Topeka, KS
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $53,580 |
| 2023 | $49,190 |
| 2022 | $48,150 |
| 2021 | $46,660 |
| 2020 | $45,365 |
| 2019 | $44,200 |
| 2018 | $42,450 |
| 2017 | $40,850 |
| 2016 | $41,345 |
| 2015 | $40,040 |
| 2014 | $38,940 |