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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 60 largest places in Kansas, Overland Park has the highest average pay in its county ($75,090), followed by Olathe and Shawnee. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 60 places in Kansas that we cover, the median is $54,079 and the average $57,723; the figure runs from $75,090 (Overland Park) to $42,850 (Fort Scott). That is a spread of 1.8 times between the two ends.
The first five are Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overland Park | Johnson County | $75,090 | 200,306 | $104,834 | $1,515 |
| 2 | Olathe | Johnson County | $75,090 | 145,057 | $114,009 | $1,314 |
| 3 | Shawnee | Johnson County | $75,090 | 68,542 | $109,940 | $1,322 |
| 4 | Lenexa | Johnson County | $75,090 | 58,384 | $103,239 | $1,454 |
| 5 | Leawood | Johnson County | $75,090 | 33,809 | $185,625 | $1,983 |
| 6 | Gardner | Johnson County | $75,090 | 24,526 | $96,818 | $1,306 |
| 7 | Prairie Village | Johnson County | $75,090 | 22,874 | $113,530 | $1,794 |
| 8 | Merriam | Johnson County | $75,090 | 11,085 | $73,600 | $1,181 |
| 9 | Mission | Johnson County | $75,090 | 9,915 | $75,534 | $1,194 |
| 10 | Spring Hill | Johnson County | $75,090 | 9,120 | $112,428 | $1,108 |
| 11 | Roeland Park | Johnson County | $75,090 | 6,763 | $88,774 | $1,582 |
| 12 | De Soto | Johnson County | $75,090 | 6,414 | $104,000 | $1,158 |
| 13 | Kansas City | Wyandotte County | $65,983 | 155,135 | $62,401 | $1,123 |
| 14 | Bonner Springs | Wyandotte County | $65,983 | 7,839 | $83,218 | $1,165 |
| 15 | Wichita | Sedgwick County | $60,652 | 397,945 | $64,620 | $975 |
| 16 | Derby | Sedgwick County | $60,652 | 26,062 | $84,112 | $1,136 |
| 17 | Haysville | Sedgwick County | $60,652 | 11,117 | $67,740 | $1,064 |
| 18 | Bel Aire | Sedgwick County | $60,652 | 9,043 | $97,795 | $1,649 |
| 19 | Valley Center | Sedgwick County | $60,652 | 8,590 | $77,020 | $883 |
| 20 | Park City | Sedgwick County | $60,652 | 7,673 | $74,301 | $1,077 |
| 21 | Maize | Sedgwick County | $60,652 | 6,824 | $72,024 | $1,399 |
| 22 | Mulvane | Sedgwick County | $60,652 | 6,171 | $74,039 | $1,015 |
| 23 | Goddard | Sedgwick County | $60,652 | 6,030 | $94,004 | $1,758 |
| 24 | Topeka | Shawnee County | $60,096 | 125,786 | $56,956 | $979 |
| 25 | McPherson | McPherson County | $59,013 | 13,995 | $77,529 | $925 |
| 26 | Leavenworth | Leavenworth County | $58,997 | 37,195 | $72,987 | $1,229 |
| 27 | Lansing | Leavenworth County | $58,997 | 11,246 | $102,786 | $1,406 |
| 28 | Basehor | Leavenworth County | $58,997 | 7,491 | $116,769 | $1,257 |
| 29 | Tonganoxie | Leavenworth County | $58,997 | 5,891 | $80,109 | $1,224 |
| 30 | Lawrence | Douglas County | $54,079 | 96,051 | $65,009 | $1,091 |
| 31 | Eudora | Douglas County | $54,079 | 6,119 | $118,184 | $1,222 |
| 32 | Paola | Miami County | $53,616 | 5,770 | $74,662 | $1,091 |
| 33 | Dodge City | Ford County | $52,782 | 27,613 | $68,721 | $1,045 |
| 34 | Manhattan | Riley County | $52,341 | 54,239 | $60,172 | $1,003 |
| 35 | Fort Riley (unincorporated) | Riley County | $52,341 | 8,606 | $54,362 | $1,234 |
| 36 | Liberal | Seward County | $52,156 | 19,316 | $63,706 | $900 |
| 37 | Atchison | Atchison County | $51,842 | 10,785 | $54,474 | $737 |
| 38 | Garden City | Finney County | $51,345 | 27,819 | $72,865 | $1,052 |
| 39 | Junction City | Geary County | $50,873 | 22,331 | $61,181 | $1,024 |
| 40 | Salina | Saline County | $50,682 | 46,307 | $61,783 | $959 |
| 41 | Andover | Butler County | $50,462 | 15,965 | $104,787 | $1,450 |
| 42 | El Dorado | Butler County | $50,462 | 12,769 | $59,180 | $844 |
| 43 | Augusta | Butler County | $50,462 | 9,216 | $64,919 | $865 |
| 44 | Ottawa | Franklin County | $50,350 | 12,678 | $71,699 | $1,032 |
| 45 | Hutchinson | Reno County | $49,987 | 39,709 | $58,687 | $881 |
| 46 | Arkansas City | Cowley County | $49,217 | 11,884 | $49,629 | $781 |
| 47 | Winfield | Cowley County | $49,217 | 11,711 | $56,656 | $786 |
| 48 | Great Bend | Barton County | $48,896 | 14,479 | $54,139 | $759 |
| 49 | Pratt | Pratt County | $48,761 | 6,577 | $63,819 | $798 |
| 50 | Newton | Harvey County | $47,957 | 18,397 | $68,885 | $903 |
| 51 | Parsons | Labette County | $47,757 | 9,425 | $52,428 | $774 |
| 52 | Emporia | Lyon County | $47,458 | 24,131 | $52,704 | $815 |
| 53 | Hays | Ellis County | $47,061 | 21,143 | $58,459 | $922 |
| 54 | Chanute | Neosho County | $46,327 | 8,598 | $50,882 | $717 |
| 55 | Coffeyville | Montgomery County | $46,284 | 8,662 | $45,670 | $716 |
| 56 | Independence | Montgomery County | $46,284 | 8,422 | $51,069 | $789 |
| 57 | Pittsburg | Crawford County | $45,212 | 20,637 | $43,419 | $854 |
| 58 | Abilene | Dickinson County | $44,483 | 6,449 | $57,924 | $1,022 |
| 59 | Wellington | Sumner County | $43,763 | 7,615 | $50,333 | $733 |
| 60 | Fort Scott | Bourbon County | $42,850 | 7,555 | $52,159 | $755 |
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Overland Park, with $75,090 (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
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