Salaries in Kansas City.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.93x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$313,000

SVP of Data

Median of All Roles

$129,000

IoT Platform Engineer

Entry Level

$30,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Kansas City, MO has a cost-of-living index of 0.93x the national average. The highest-paying role is SVP of Data at $313,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $129,000. Kansas City straddles Missouri and Kansas, creating a unique dual state job market with strong logistics, tech, and agriculture technology sectors.

About the Kansas City market

Kansas City straddles Missouri and Kansas, creating a unique dual state job market with strong logistics, tech, and agriculture technology sectors. The metro's central location has made it a hub for distribution centers and supply chain companies. Cerner's healthcare IT presence and a growing startup scene have boosted demand for technology professionals.

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Top 50 salaries in Kansas City

#	Role	Median	Range
1	SVP of Data	$313,000	$266,000 – $407,000
2	Senior VP of Product	$310,000	$242,000 – $403,000
3	SVP of Finance	$310,000	$264,000 – $403,000
4	SVP of AI Innovation	$307,000	$261,000 – $399,000
5	Chief Security Officer	$304,000	$237,000 – $395,000
6	Chief Strategy Officer	$300,000	$234,000 – $390,000
7	SVP of Engineering	$298,000	$253,000 – $388,000
8	SVP of Product	$298,000	$253,000 – $388,000
9	Senior VP of Security	$297,000	$253,000 – $387,000
10	Senior VP of Design	$297,000	$232,000 – $386,000
11	VP of AI Product	$293,000	$250,000 – $381,000
12	VP of Data	$293,000	$250,000 – $381,000
13	Chief Science Officer	$291,000	$227,000 – $379,000
14	VP of AI Research	$290,000	$247,000 – $377,000
15	VP of Mobile	$290,000	$247,000 – $377,000
16	VP of Privacy	$290,000	$247,000 – $377,000
17	VP of Network Engineering	$290,000	$247,000 – $377,000
18	VP of Application Engineering	$290,000	$247,000 – $377,000
19	SVP of Technology	$289,000	$246,000 – $376,000
20	Chief AI Officer	$288,000	$214,000 – $372,000
21	VP of AI Engineering	$287,000	$245,000 – $374,000
22	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$287,000	$224,000 – $374,000
23	VP of Risk	$287,000	$244,000 – $374,000
24	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$287,000	$245,000 – $374,000
25	VP of Engineering	$285,000	$242,000 – $370,000
26	VP of AI	$285,000	$242,000 – $370,000
27	VP of Platform Engineering	$285,000	$242,000 – $370,000
28	VP of Cloud	$285,000	$242,000 – $370,000
29	Chief Design Officer	$285,000	$222,000 – $371,000
30	VP of Field Engineering	$285,000	$242,000 – $370,000
31	VP of Security Engineering	$285,000	$242,000 – $370,000
32	Chief Commercial Officer	$283,000	$220,000 – $368,000
33	VP of Machine Learning	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
34	CTO	$282,000	$220,000 – $366,000
35	VP of IT	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
36	VP of Infrastructure	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
37	VP of Analytics	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
38	Chief Architect	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
39	VP of Information Security	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
40	VP of Data Engineering	$279,000	$238,000 – $363,000
41	VP of Information Technology	$279,000	$238,000 – $363,000
42	VP of Solutions Engineering	$279,000	$238,000 – $363,000
43	VP of Database Engineering	$279,000	$238,000 – $363,000
44	SVP of Sales	$279,000	$218,000 – $363,000
45	SVP of Strategy	$279,000	$218,000 – $363,000
46	VP of Quality	$279,000	$238,000 – $363,000
47	Senior Head of Security	$277,000	$236,000 – $360,000
48	VP of Data Science	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
49	Senior Head of Product	$276,000	$216,000 – $360,000
50	VP of Finance	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000

Tax considerations

Missouri's top income tax rate is about 4.8%, and Kansas City adds a 1% earnings tax. Workers living in Kansas face that state's rates instead. Choose your side of the state line carefully.

Negotiating in Kansas City

Negotiate which side of the state line you will be based on. Your tax situation differs meaningfully between Missouri and Kansas, and some employers offer flexibility on office location.

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