Salaries in Kansas.
1 metro area. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 0.82x national average. Last updated April 2026.
1 city tracked3445 roles
Highest Paying
$298,000
Technical Fellow
Median Role
$257,000
Chief Science Officer
Entry Level
$246,000
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Salary data sourced from Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), state pay-transparency job postings, and community submissions. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Cost-of-living adjustments use Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (2025 index). Last updated June 2026.
Kansas has 1 major metro area tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.82x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Technical Fellow at $298,000 in Wichita. The median role pays $257,000.
Top 30 salaries in Kansas
| # | Role | Median | Top City | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Technical Fellow | $298,000 | Wichita | $233,000 to $388,000 |
| 2 | Principal Quantitative Researcher | $296,000 | Wichita | $231,000 to $384,000 |
| 3 | Principal AI Research Scientist | $290,000 | Wichita | $226,000 to $377,000 |
| 4 | Senior VP of Product | $281,000 | Wichita | $220,000 to $366,000 |
| 5 | SVP of Technology | $269,000 | Wichita | $210,000 to $350,000 |
| 6 | Distinguished Engineer | $268,000 | Wichita | $203,000 to $341,000 |
| 7 | Principal AI Safety Engineer | $268,000 | Wichita | $210,000 to $349,000 |
| 8 | Chief Security Officer | $268,000 | Wichita | $209,000 to $348,000 |
| 9 | Principal AI Agent Architect | $266,000 | Wichita | $207,000 to $345,000 |
| 10 | Senior VP of Security | $265,000 | Wichita | $207,000 to $344,000 |
| 11 | Chief AI Officer | $264,000 | Wichita | $196,000 to $341,000 |
| 12 | SVP of Engineering | $262,000 | Wichita | $204,000 to $340,000 |
| 13 | Staff Quantitative Researcher | $262,000 | Wichita | $204,000 to $340,000 |
| 14 | Principal AI Agent Engineer | $261,000 | Wichita | $204,000 to $339,000 |
| 15 | Principal Quantitative Developer | $258,000 | Wichita | $202,000 to $336,000 |
| 16 | Chief Science Officer | $257,000 | Wichita | $200,000 to $334,000 |
| 17 | L7 Software Engineer | $257,000 | Wichita | $200,000 to $334,000 |
| 18 | Principal Computer Vision Engineer | $254,000 | Wichita | $198,000 to $330,000 |
| 19 | SVP of Product | $254,000 | Wichita | $198,000 to $330,000 |
| 20 | SVP of Strategy | $253,000 | Wichita | $198,000 to $329,000 |
| 21 | Principal AI Engineer | $252,000 | Wichita | $196,000 to $327,000 |
| 22 | Principal Deep Learning Engineer | $251,000 | Wichita | $196,000 to $326,000 |
| 23 | Staff AI Research Scientist | $249,000 | Wichita | $194,000 to $324,000 |
| 24 | Chief Design Officer | $249,000 | Wichita | $194,000 to $324,000 |
| 25 | Chief Strategy Officer | $249,000 | Wichita | $194,000 to $324,000 |
| 26 | Principal Applied Scientist | $248,000 | Wichita | $194,000 to $323,000 |
| 27 | Principal AI Compiler Engineer | $248,000 | Wichita | $194,000 to $323,000 |
| 28 | SVP of Sales | $248,000 | Wichita | $194,000 to $323,000 |
| 29 | Chief Risk Officer | $247,000 | Wichita | $193,000 to $322,000 |
| 30 | Principal Machine Learning Engineer | $246,000 | Wichita | $192,000 to $320,000 |
Tax considerations in Kansas
Kansas has a top income tax rate of 5.7%. Wichita has no city income tax. The moderate state rate combined with very low housing costs creates strong net pay.
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