How much do Athletes and Sports Competitors make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Athletes and Sports Competitors, the published 25th percentile is $55,360 and the 75th percentile is $649,720. The difference is $594,360, which is 754.4% of the median. The 10th and 90th percentiles were not published, so the spread shown here is the 25th to the 75th. How to read a percentile.

The mean annual wage is $467,430, which sits above the median of $78,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 18.1% higher than the national median of $66,710 for Athletes and Sports Competitors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,139, which is 27.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 54.4% lower than the Missouri median of $172,700.

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 $78,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Athletes and Sports Competitors at $85,139 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Athletes and Sports Competitors. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Wichita, KS is 176 miles away, with a median of $46,080 and employment of 40. That median is 41.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,807, against $85,139 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 183 miles away, with a median of $34,490 and employment of 100. That median is 56.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,525, against $85,139 here.

Employment share

Athletes and Sports Competitors accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (330 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.11 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.