Registered Nurse Salary in Kansas
Median annual pay in Kansas
$79,320
$38.14/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Kansas
$88,067
Regional Price Parity: 90.068 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($97,550): −$18,230 (−18.7%)
Kansas ranks 46th of 51 states by median pay, and 47th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $63,180 | $30.37 |
| 25th percentile | $73,300 | $35.24 |
| Median | $79,320 | $38.14 |
| 75th percentile | $94,700 | $45.53 |
| 90th percentile | $100,840 | $48.48 |
Employment
- Employment in Kansas
- 33,800
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Kansas
- $79,320
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $97,550
- Difference
- −$18,230 (−18.7%)
Cost of living
$79,320 ÷ 90.068 × 100 = $88,067
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | ||
| 44th | $80,230 | $90,957 31st |
| West Virginia | ||
| 45th | $80,130 | $89,534 40th |
| Kansas This page | ||
| 46th | $79,320 | $88,067 47th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 47th | $78,940 | $90,801 32nd |
| Iowa | ||
| 48th | $78,630 | $89,595 39th |
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- Nursing Assistant salary in Kansas
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- Paramedic salary in Kansas
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +5.6%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Acute Care Nurses
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
- Critical Care Nurses
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Registered Nurses; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
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Registered Nurse salary in nearby places
- Registered Nurse salary in Colorado
$100,260/year Colorado
- Registered Nurse salary in Missouri
$81,780/year Missouri
- Registered Nurse salary in Nebraska
$84,730/year Nebraska
- Registered Nurse salary in Oklahoma
$82,920/year Oklahoma
- Registered Nurse salary in the U.S.
$97,550/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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