Kansas · 2026 pay

How much do Kansas State University employees make?

Name: Kansas State University employee pay 2026
Creator: PublicPayData

$62,898typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2026

$42,293 – $96,716what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.

KanView publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.

Common jobs: Professor Instructor Associate Professor

✓ Official data from KanViewMatches the agency's latest releaseadmin.ks.gov ↗

Is pay going up?

Yes. Typical pay went from $45,000 in 2016 to $62,898 in 2026 (+40%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2025

+6.5%Typical pay went up from $59,086 to $62,898.
−1165,100 people were paid in 2026, compared with 5,216 in 2025.
+40%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $45,000 to $62,898, while the number of people paid went down from 5,321 to 5,100.

The next update is expected after the fiscal year ends in June.

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2026.

Job	People	Typical pay	Most earn	Since 2025
Professor	385	$152,279	$125k – $191k	▲ 4.5%
Instructor	347	$29,926	$9k – $71k	▼ 16.6%
Associate Professor	263	$115,155	$97k – $141k	▲ 4.0%
Extension Agent	221	$67,416	$60k – $74k	▲ 4.8%
Assistant Professor	162	$103,559	$85k – $125k	▲ 7.2%
Custodial Specialist	141	$33,275	$29k – $34k	▲ 2.4%
Research Assistant	89	$50,408	$42k – $59k	▲ 2.0%
Fellow Post doc	84	$54,752	$44k – $59k	▲ 11.1%
Academic Advisor	80	$53,472	$49k – $58k	▲ 9.2%
Teaching Assistant Professor	75	$83,005	$66k – $94k	▲ 1.7%
Program/Project Coordinator	66	$54,303	$47k – $59k	▲ 6.0%
Office Specialist II	60	$40,354	$34k – $43k	▲ 7.2%
Research Associate	58	$63,618	$52k – $75k	▲ 6.0%
Clinical Assistant Professor	51	$115,938	$69k – $138k	▲ 3.7%
Professor of Practice	48	$62,937	$16k – $94k	▲ 43.0%
Program/Project Manager I	46	$69,903	$61k – $78k	▲ 4.0%
Fire Protection Specialist	43	$17,710	$2k – $50k	▼ 26.9%
Instructional Designer	41	$61,814	$61k – $64k	▲ 3.0%
Student Programs Coordinator	41	$53,888	$45k – $58k	▲ 5.3%
Distinguished Professor	40	$197,206	$159k – $218k	▲ 2.8%
Program/Project Admin	40	$64,868	$56k – $69k	▲ 8.1%
Comm and Mrktg Specialist	40	$54,349	$51k – $62k	▲ 5.3%
Cook	38	$34,189	$29k – $36k	▲ 13.6%
Veterinary Assistant	36	$37,258	$29k – $40k	▲ 3.5%
Maintenance and Repair Technician II	32	$41,784	$37k – $43k	▲ 4.9%
Academic Program Specialist	31	$44,541	$41k – $51k	▲ 3.1%
Program/Project Assistant	31	$41,213	$34k – $45k	▲ 14.8%
Budget/Fiscal Coordinator	30	$52,319	$45k – $58k	▲ 2.6%
Office Specialist III	30	$43,695	$37k – $49k	▲ 1.1%
Research Assistant Professor	29	$69,416	$60k – $89k	▲ 1.1%
Program/Project Associate	29	$47,143	$31k – $51k	▲ 9.5%
Accountant I	28	$43,282	$41k – $46k	▲ 6.5%
Flight Instructor	28	$11,901	$3k – $18k	▼ 4.5%
Teaching Professor	27	$91,101	$14k – $119k	▼ 4.7%
Admissions Representative	27	$51,000	$39k – $54k	▲ 4.2%
University Police Officer	27	$2,035	$1k – $51k	▲ 3.7%
Assistant Scientist	26	$60,670	$54k – $65k	▲ 5.9%
Teaching Associate Professor	25	$105,973	$89k – $117k	▲ 11.5%
Accountant II	25	$49,878	$46k – $54k	▼ 5.5%
Child Development Teacher	25	$39,058	$31k – $41k	▲ 2.1%
Research Technician	25	$29,923	$10k – $37k	▲ 11.4%
IT Support Specialist II	24	$46,370	$44k – $55k	▼ 9.3%
Food Service Worker	24	$19,383	$11k – $30k	▼ 19.4%
Assistant Director II Acad Student Service	23	$61,532	$58k – $67k	▲ 3.9%
Diagnostic Technician I	23	$39,971	$19k – $46k	▼ 12.1%
Ext Ag Economist-Kfma	22	$90,900	$75k – $105k	▲ 4.5%
Business Manager I	22	$69,375	$61k – $75k	▼ 4.1%
Public Information Officer	22	$62,102	$61k – $64k	▲ 4.5%
Scholar	22	$11,712	$6k – $18k	▼ 8.7%
Veterinary Nurse III	20	$61,947	$55k – $71k	▲ 7.1%
Assistant Director III Program and Proj	19	$96,648	$87k – $109k	▲ 6.4%
Program/Project Consultant	19	$70,973	$62k – $82k	▲ 3.6%
Research Aide	19	$9,000	$2k – $17k	▲ 7.1%
Laboratory Administrator	18	$63,538	$55k – $75k	▲ 4.2%
Grant Specialist	18	$58,294	$51k – $63k	▼ 2.5%
Hr Representative	18	$45,147	$42k – $51k	▲ 5.1%
Assistant Director III Acad Studt Service	17	$69,556	$66k – $73k	▲ 6.5%
Animal Technician I	17	$38,373	$34k – $43k	▲ 12.4%
Intern Nonexempt Hourly	17	$8,545	$4k – $16k	▲ 184.8%
Veterinary Nurse II	16	$48,756	$44k – $50k	▲ 1.4%
Office Specialist IV	16	$47,917	$46k – $51k	▲ 6.9%
Staff Assistant	16	$5,354	$2k – $11k	▼ 26.7%
Clinical Professor	15	$166,077	$160k – $188k	▲ 4.4%
Executive Assistant I	15	$71,915	$66k – $80k	▲ 0.7%
Academic Services Coordinator	15	$62,488	$57k – $66k	▲ 8.3%
Custodial Supervisor	15	$43,484	$43k – $45k	▲ 3.0%
Client Services Assistant	15	$24,791	$20k – $36k	▲ 7.6%
Plumber	14	$60,200	$56k – $63k	▲ 4.6%
Electrician	14	$58,683	$52k – $65k	▲ 6.0%
Hvac Technician	14	$58,325	$47k – $62k	▲ 2.0%
Event Coordinator	14	$52,459	$35k – $61k	▼ 0.9%
Agricultural Technician II Research	14	$46,425	$42k – $53k	▲ 6.1%
Maintenance Supervisor Senior	13	$68,213	$61k – $73k	▲ 7.0%
Registered Nurse	13	$54,484	$54k – $67k	▲ 11.9%
Laboratory Client Service Assist	13	$42,434	$28k – $49k	▼ 11.0%
Food Service Supervisor	13	$40,898	$33k – $43k	▲ 2.8%
Business Manager II	12	$107,157	$101k – $117k	▲ 6.4%
Associate Director II Acad Studt Service	12	$79,194	$76k – $87k	▲ 7.4%
IT Administrator	12	$72,716	$68k – $79k	▲ 6.3%
Research Technologist	12	$60,814	$54k – $65k	▲ 2.9%
Office Specialist I	12	$24,979	$3k – $41k	▼ 11.6%
Landscape Technician I	12	$13,655	$10k – $32k	▼ 3.8%
Applications Developer II	11	$75,206	$72k – $82k	▲ 0.6%
Visiting Assistant Professor	11	$67,500	$58k – $72k	▲ 20.4%
Farm Manager	11	$67,323	$66k – $72k	▲ 7.8%
Lead Grant Specialist	11	$67,314	$65k – $69k	▲ 3.8%
Extension Assistant	11	$65,000	$46k – $69k	▲ 9.6%
Manager Acad Student Service	11	$61,232	$60k – $65k	▲ 4.1%
Office Specialist V	11	$58,061	$54k – $63k	▲ 2.8%
Medical Resident Year 3	11	$52,092	$52k – $54k	▲ 0.6%
Degree Analyst	11	$48,540	$47k – $53k	▲ 10.0%
Food Service Manager	11	$47,990	$47k – $56k	▼ 2.1%
Lead Custodial Specialist	11	$32,664	$32k – $35k	▼ 7.6%
Clinical Associate Professor	10	$142,864	$133k – $165k	▲ 9.9%
Developer III	10	$85,010	$69k – $93k	▼ 6.5%
Director III Acad Student Srv	10	$84,258	$77k – $91k	▲ 0.2%
Developer II	10	$72,837	$70k – $76k	▼ 0.7%
Culinary Operations Manager I	10	$64,270	$52k – $68k	▲ 0.8%
Power Plant Operator	10	$58,249	$57k – $63k	▲ 0.4%
Painter II	10	$47,390	$36k – $48k	▲ 4.4%
Comm and Marketing Assist	10	$41,286	$22k – $46k	▲ 10.2%
Landscape Technician II	10	$35,867	$32k – $40k	▲ 10.1%
College Adviser	10	$32,719	$26k – $41k	▲ 8.7%
Associate Dean/Professor	9	$201,356	$171k – $240k	▲ 3.3%
Director V Program and Project	9	$131,411	$121k – $144k	▲ 2.7%
Forester	9	$95,576	$90k – $101k	▲ 3.0%
Extension Associate	9	$94,443	$77k – $102k	▲ 16.5%
Senior Instructor	9	$82,842	$74k – $98k	▲ 4.9%
Manager Bus and Finance Service	9	$70,416	$70k – $77k	▲ 10.2%
IT Support Specialist III	9	$68,534	$68k – $71k	▲ 5.6%
Fiscal Analyst I	9	$58,240	$53k – $63k	▲ 0.0%
Medical Resident Year 2	9	$45,452	$45k – $49k	▲ 2.0%
Animal Technician II	9	$44,178	$25k – $50k	▼ 5.5%
Agricultural Technician II	9	$43,117	$24k – $48k	▲ 32.6%
Associate Dean	8	$172,575	$155k – $207k	▼ 6.6%
Director II Information Technician	8	$115,708	$109k – $121k	▲ 10.1%
Nurse Practitioner	8	$95,296	$71k – $109k	▼ 8.7%
Executive Assistant II	8	$94,441	$84k – $97k	▲ 10.2%
Vet Nursing Supervisor	8	$90,879	$76k – $93k	▲ 12.9%
Program/Project Manager II	8	$85,422	$76k – $91k	▲ 5.6%
Enterprise Systems Analyst I	8	$72,988	$66k – $76k	▲ 2.4%
Manager I Comm/Marketing	8	$72,693	$72k – $74k	▲ 2.7%
Instructional Designer II	8	$71,705	$66k – $74k	▲ 2.7%
Data Analyst	8	$70,079	$66k – $72k	▲ 10.3%
Hr Specialist IV-Central	8	$65,190	$64k – $65k	▲ 5.8%
Hr Analyst	8	$56,688	$53k – $65k	▲ 162.9%
Assistant Forester	8	$53,773	$51k – $56k	▲ 5.5%
IT Support Specialist I	8	$46,208	$21k – $50k	▲ 1.0%
Hr Specialist I	8	$38,019	$35k – $42k	▼ 6.1%
Extension Nutritional Assistant	8	$37,732	$35k – $39k	▲ 112.7%
Dean	7	$266,846	$238k – $341k	▲ 8.7%
Director III Information Technologynology	7	$141,794	$140k – $144k	▲ 5.8%
Director IV Program and Project	7	$114,979	$106k – $121k	▲ 4.4%
Director III Progm and Project	7	$101,865	$101k – $106k	▲ 7.4%
Research Manager	7	$97,056	$94k – $110k	▲ 10.3%
Pharmacist	7	$93,237	$64k – $149k	▼ 6.0%
Senior Computer/Systems Specialist	7	$75,490	$72k – $83k	▲ 4.6%
Senior Research Scientist	7	$71,500	$70k – $77k	▲ 4.5%
Systems Analyst	7	$69,408	$67k – $84k	▼ 8.5%
Engineering Technician	7	$62,336	$55k – $69k	▲ 5.6%
Purchasing Agent II	7	$61,814	$54k – $67k	▲ 4.9%
Accountant III	7	$60,746	$54k – $68k	▲ 8.6%
Vehicle/Equipment Mechanic	7	$49,808	$50k – $55k	▲ 2.3%
Intern Veterinary Medicine	7	$40,602	$22k – $44k	new
Carpenter	7	$40,135	$40k – $44k	▲ 4.2%
Accounting Specialist	7	$39,618	$19k – $45k	▼ 0.7%
Laboratory Animal Technician I	7	$37,424	$35k – $38k	▲ 78.2%
Budget/Fiscal Officer II	6	$153,761	$133k – $161k	▲ 6.8%
Director Professor	6	$149,884	$137k – $200k	▲ 3.0%
Director IV Phy Infrastructure	6	$119,802	$114k – $124k	▲ 6.3%
Director I Research	6	$110,518	$97k – $116k	new
Director V Acad Student Service	6	$104,660	$86k – $118k	▲ 5.2%
Associate Director IV Program and Project	6	$103,332	$100k – $133k	▲ 5.8%
Information Technology Manager	6	$99,679	$97k – $106k	▲ 3.8%
Budget/Fiscal Officer I	6	$99,514	$92k – $106k	▼ 0.5%
Assistant Director III Bus and Fin Service	6	$91,982	$77k – $98k	new
Director I Comm/Marketing	6	$89,595	$81k – $94k	▲ 6.3%
University Police Sergeant	6	$88,715	$83k – $94k	▲ 3.8%
Senior Professor of Practice	6	$86,943	$65k – $117k	▲ 20.7%
Manager III Administrator and Managerial	6	$79,746	$66k – $90k	▲ 19.1%
Laboratory Administrator Supr	6	$72,071	$62k – $92k	new
Advanced Instructor	6	$67,712	$48k – $102k	new
Aviation Technician	6	$64,146	$58k – $73k	▲ 9.9%
Applications Developer I	6	$61,587	$60k – $63k	▲ 10.2%
Computer/Systems Specialist	6	$61,214	$56k – $66k	▲ 5.3%
Therapist	6	$55,388	$47k – $64k	new
Hr Specialist II-Central	6	$54,482	$49k – $57k	▲ 15.0%
Procurement Officer I	6	$48,900	$42k – $55k	▲ 3.2%
Pharmacy Technician	6	$19,281	$9k – $38k	▼ 44.6%
Dean-Professor	5	$281,255	$270k – $342k	▲ 1.0%
Asc V Pres/Pro Acd Stu Sv	5	$184,032	$170k – $184k	new
Executive Director V Program and Proj	5	$157,624	$157k – $175k	new
Director VI Acad Student Service	5	$118,084	$115k – $119k	new
Director II Comm/Marketing	5	$96,732	$92k – $103k	new
Engineer I	5	$81,000	$69k – $85k	▲ 51.5%
IT Engineer I	5	$79,360	$77k – $79k	new
Res Engineer Technologist	5	$74,456	$71k – $83k	new
Assistant Director Physical Infrastruct	5	$74,099	$69k – $78k	new
Animal Medical Technologist	5	$73,462	$72k – $80k	▲ 2.2%
Fiscal Analyst II	5	$72,939	$69k – $75k	new
Associate Forester	5	$72,603	$67k – $75k	▲ 8.0%
Hr Specialist III-Central	5	$60,543	$60k – $67k	▲ 3.8%
Medical Resident Year 1	5	$43,804	$40k – $46k	new
Admissions Evaluator	5	$42,857	$43k – $43k	new
Advanced Flight Instructor	5	$39,287	$38k – $40k	new
Supply Specialist	5	$38,070	$37k – $38k	▲ 4.7%
Public Safety Officer	5	$37,143	$36k – $38k	▲ 119.2%
Mail Specialist	5	$33,594	$14k – $35k	▲ 1.1%
Operations Technician	5	$20,037	$18k – $35k	new

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How many people earn what

Under $10k313
$10k – $30k420
$30k – $50k984
$50k – $70k1,268
$70k – $90k688
$90k – $110k460
$110k – $150k504
$150k or more463

Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.

Common questions

How much does a Kansas State University employee make?

The typical employee was paid $62,898 in 2026: half of the 5,100 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $42,293 and $96,716.

Why do so many people earn very little?

The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 313 people (6.1%) were paid under $10,000.

Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?

No. It is gross pay as published; the source does not split it into regular pay and overtime.

Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?

From Kansas Department of Administration (KanView) (admin.ks.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected after the fiscal year ends in June.

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