Highest Paying Jobs In Wichita, KS For 2024

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

We cover the 31 highest-paying jobs in Wichita in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Wichita 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 Wichita is Rheumatologist, with an average annual salary of $331,401 and an entry-level salary of $162,000.

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

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

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Wichita

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Rheumatologist	$331,401	$162,000
2	Cardiothoracic Surgeon	$316,348	$164,000
3	Cardiologist	$287,462	$147,000
4	Urologist	$271,617	$142,000
5	Operator And Truck Driver	$259,751	$136,000
6	Hospitalist Physician	$256,296	$180,000
7	Physician	$255,543	$134,000
8	Pulmonary Physician	$238,305	$127,000
9	Medical Director	$237,184	$149,000
10	Psychiatrist	$235,718	$134,000
11	Allergy Physician	$230,414	$122,000
12	Neurologist	$222,360	$124,000
13	Hospitalist	$221,496	$143,000
14	Pediatric Hospitalist	$219,641	$133,000
15	Allergist/Pediatric Pulmonologist	$219,532	$106,000
16	Nephrologist	$217,364	$129,000
17	Gastroenterologist	$215,623	$129,000
18	Pediatric Cardiologist	$212,450	$106,000
19	Internal Medicine Hospitalist	$211,947	$109,000
20	General Pediatrician	$205,395	$116,000
21	Primary Care Physician	$204,879	$110,000
22	Family Medicine Physician	$200,432	$114,000
23	Internist	$197,622	$107,000
24	Endocrinologist	$195,172	$119,000
25	Internal Medicine Physician	$193,953	$112,000
26	Preventive Medicine Physician	$189,073	$96,000
27	Neonatologist	$184,507	$79,000
28	General Internist	$179,134	$110,000
29	General Internal Medicine Physician	$170,786	$79,000
30	Driver/Owner Operator	$168,074	$65,000
31	Owner/Operator	$164,315	$104,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Wichita for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Wichita, 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 Wichita.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Wichita 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 Wichita.

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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