How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $15,080 and the 90th percentile is $128,700. The difference is $113,620, which is 145.7% 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 $47,330 to the 75th at $93,900, covers $46,570.

The mean annual wage is $75,190, which sits below the median of $78,000. 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 19.6% lower than the national median of $96,980 for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,285, which is 13.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.1% lower than the Missouri median of $90,770.

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 $78,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $84,285 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 6th of 7 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).).

• Lawrence, KS is 46 miles away, with a median of $170,660 and employment of 40. That median is 118.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $189,112, against $84,285 here.
• Columbia, MO is 100 miles away, with a median of $95,990 and employment of 40. That median is 23.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,326, against $84,285 here.
• Springfield, MO is 128 miles away, with a median of $106,630 and employment of 80. That median is 36.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,370, against $84,285 here.

Employment share

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (100 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.40 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.