SOC 33-9011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Animal Control Workers make in Wichita, KS?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Animal Control Workers in Wichita, KS is $43,190. The 10th percentile is $36,150 and the 90th percentile is $60,330. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$43,190
- 10th percentile
- $36,150
- 25th percentile
- $40,150
- Median
- $43,190
- 75th percentile
- $43,810
- 90th percentile
- $60,330
- Mean
- $44,470
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Animal Control Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,150 and the 90th percentile is $60,330. The difference is $24,180, which is 56.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $40,150 to the 75th at $43,810, covers $3,660.
The mean annual wage is $44,470, which sits above the median of $43,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Wichita, KS median is 5.4% lower than the national median of $45,660 for Animal Control Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,558, which is 6.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 9.3% higher than the Kansas median of $39,520.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Control Workers at $48,558 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Control Workers. Wichita, KS ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $39,330 and employment of 70. That median is 8.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,085, against $48,558 here.
- Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $43,080 and employment of 120. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,651, against $48,558 here.
- Kansas City, MO-KS is 176 miles away, with a median of $44,310 and employment of 130. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,880, against $48,558 here.
Employment share
Animal Control Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (50 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.09 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Wichita, KS · Animal Control Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Animal Control Workers make in Wichita, KS?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Animal Control Workers in Wichita, KS is $43,190. The 10th percentile is $36,150 and the 90th percentile is $60,330. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Animal Control Workers?
The local median is 5.4% lower than the national median of $45,660.
What is Animal Control Workers pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $43,190 is $48,558. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Animal Control Workers?
Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $39,330. Wichita, KS ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.