Kansas · 2026 pay · 90 people
How much does a distinguished professor make in Kansas?
$211,667typical pay for a distinguished professor in 2026
$164,885 – $276,054what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.4% from 2025.
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Where distinguished professors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid distinguished professors, 2026
- 1Pagadala Venkata Vara PrasadDistinguished Professor · Kansas State University$447,820
- 2Blunt Shannon DavidDistinguished Professor · University of Kansas$435,952
- 3Subramaniam BalaDistinguished Professor · University of Kansas$409,381
- 4Richt Juergen ADistinguished Professor · Kansas State University$408,063
- 5Soper Steven ADistinguished Professor · University of Kansas$404,296
Common questions
How much does a distinguished professor make in Kansas?
The typical distinguished professor was paid $211,667 in 2026; most earned between $164,885 and $276,054. This counts all 90 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for distinguished professors in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Distinguished Professor, at any level (for example "Distinguished Professor"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this