Kansas · 2026 pay · 37 people
How much does a research engineer make in Kansas?
$82,977typical pay for a research engineer in 2026
$78,922 – $95,864what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.7% from 2025.
✓ Official data from KanView · Matches the agency's latest release · admin.ks.gov ↗
Where research engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Research Engineer (this page)$82,977 (everyone)
- Research Engineer Senior$113,431 (everyone)
Highest-paid research engineers, 2026
- 1Leandre IrmaResearch Engineer · University of Kansas$116,849
- 2Oliver Zachary ThomasResearch Engineer · University of Kansas$113,583
- 3Kieffer Jr Robert EResearch Engineer · University of Kansas$110,679
- 4Tipton Nathan NoelResearch Engineer · University of Kansas$110,072
- 5Nandibatla ChaitanyaResearch Engineer · University of Kansas$104,173
Common questions
How much does a research engineer make in Kansas?
The typical research engineer was paid $82,977 in 2026; most earned between $78,922 and $95,864. This counts all 37 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research engineers in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Engineer, at any level (for example "Research Engineer"). 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