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Average Conveyor Operators And Tenders Salary in Kansas

Conveyor Operators And Tenders in Kansas earn a median annual salary of $39,870, which is -3.3% compared to the national median. There are 1,040 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Kansas (state).

$39,870
Kansas median annual wage
$19/hour median
-3.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $41,230
1,040
Local employment
0.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
4.31
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,860
25th
$37,590
Median
$39,870
75th
$47,670
90th
$53,450

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Kansas, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$44,267
Goods: 94.0%
Services: 88.4%
Rents: 71.2%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Wyoming$75,550Compare100
West Virginia$63,200Compare450
Kentucky$55,920Compare1,530
Alabama$54,480Compare310
Louisiana$47,840Compare320
Iowa$47,720Compare610

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Kansas

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$237,2000.14
Pediatricians, General$194,8100.37
Nurse Anesthetists$182,770N/A
Dentists, General$170,0901.18
Podiatrists$169,0600.43
Natural Sciences Managers$158,1000.30
Air Traffic Controllers$156,6201.98
Computer And Information Systems Managers$154,8300.60

Kansas has salary data for 687 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Conveyor Operators And Tenders in Kansas

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Conveyor Operators And Tenders are projected to change by -3.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.