Highest Paying Jobs In Topeka, KS For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Topeka include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Topeka area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 26 highest-paying jobs in Topeka in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Topeka require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Topeka is Rheumatologist, with an average annual salary of $350,485 and an entry-level salary of $171,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Topeka, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Topeka can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Topeka, Kansas:

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Topeka

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Rheumatologist	$350,485	$171,000
2	Pediatric Associate	$321,220	$173,000
3	Cardiologist	$296,385	$151,000
4	Pulmonologist	$288,968	$139,000
5	Operator And Truck Driver	$260,477	$136,000
6	Physician	$260,447	$136,000
7	Hospitalist Physician	$257,320	$180,000
8	Pulmonary Physician	$241,069	$127,000
9	Medical Director	$237,515	$150,000
10	Neurologist	$229,790	$128,000
11	Nephrologist	$223,377	$132,000
12	Hospitalist	$222,510	$144,000
13	Pediatric Cardiologist	$222,374	$110,000
14	Pediatric Hospitalist	$221,756	$136,000
15	Gastroenterologist	$221,185	$133,000
16	General Pediatrician	$209,468	$119,000
17	Primary Care Physician	$205,311	$110,000
18	Family Medicine Physician	$201,022	$115,000
19	Endocrinologist	$199,684	$121,000
20	Neonatologist	$196,255	$83,000
21	Family Practice Physician	$195,785	$117,000
22	Internal Medicine Physician	$194,362	$112,000
23	General Internist	$182,453	$112,000
24	General Surgeon	$163,656	$86,000
25	Pediatric Physician Assistant	$159,716	$89,000
26	Director Information Technology Infrastructure	$157,068	$107,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Topeka for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Topeka, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Topeka.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Topeka to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Topeka.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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