How much do Animal Scientists make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Animal Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $60,600 and the 90th percentile is $124,300. The difference is $63,700, which is 100.6% 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 $60,620 to the 75th at $108,850, covers $48,230.

The mean annual wage is $83,710, which sits above the median of $63,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 8.2% lower than the national median of $68,940 for Animal Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,401, which is 0.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Scientists at $68,401 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 Scientists. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 4th 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 183 miles away, with a median of $73,740 and employment of 40. That median is 16.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,230, against $68,401 here.
• Lincoln, NE is 183 miles away, with a median of $79,410 and employment of 100. That median is 25.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,710, against $68,401 here.
• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 196 miles away, with a median of $240,370 and employment of 40. That median is 279.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $263,122, against $68,401 here.