Jobs in the Wichita, KS area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Wichita, KS metro area has 175 open job postings from 46 employers in our data. 11% list a pay range, the median posted pay is – a year, 3.4% are remote and 19.4% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
11% of open job postings list a pay range, 89th of 99 metro areas.
Housing costs run 34% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
Indeed's own count of job postings in the metro area is 34.5% above its February 2020 level.
19.4% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 24 days), 91st highest of 99 metro areas.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($47,500) is worth $53,500 in average-US dollars, 29th of 99 metro areas.
Wichita compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
175open postings from 46 employers
11%list a pay range
–median posted pay
3.4%remote
4.6%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$47,500official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
14.3%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4.6% in 2026-08 (4.4% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Kansas, employers had 61,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 4% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 34.5% above its February 2020 level and 5.2% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
Wichita, KS
160
44
11.6%
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Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
42 federal job announcements open to the public list Wichita, KS, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $103,000. Agencies hiring most: Federal Aviation Administration (17), Veterans Health Administration (14), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2), Drug Enforcement Administration (1), Internal Revenue Service (1). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Wichita, KS area run 11% below the national average, and housing runs 34% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $47,500, which is worth $53,500 in average-US dollars.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
