SOC 13-2072 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Loan Officers make in Topeka, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Topeka, KS is $95,330. The 10th percentile is $60,820 and the 90th percentile is $183,730. Employment is 200.

Median annual wage

$95,330

10th percentile
$60,820
25th percentile
$73,250
Median
$95,330
75th percentile
$131,130
90th percentile
$183,730
Mean
$106,150

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Loan Officers, the published 10th percentile is $60,820 and the 90th percentile is $183,730. The difference is $122,910, which is 128.9% 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 $73,250 to the 75th at $131,130, covers $57,880.

The mean annual wage is $106,150, which sits above the median of $95,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Topeka, KS median is 24.3% higher than the national median of $76,690 for Loan Officers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,329, which is 40% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% higher than the Kansas median of $86,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Topeka, KS is 88.820, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Loan Officers at $107,329 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Loan Officers. Topeka, KS ranks 4th of 13 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 29 miles away, with a median of $100,480 and employment of 80. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,344, against $107,329 here.
  • Manhattan, KS is 44 miles away, with a median of $87,730 and employment of 130. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,303, against $107,329 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $82,330 and employment of 2,180. That median is 13.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,964, against $107,329 here.

Employment share

Loan Officers accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Topeka, KS (200 of 115,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (274,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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 Topeka, KS · Loan Officers 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 Loan Officers make in Topeka, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Topeka, KS is $95,330. The 10th percentile is $60,820 and the 90th percentile is $183,730. Employment is 200.

How does that compare with the national median for Loan Officers?

The local median is 24.3% higher than the national median of $76,690.

What is Loan Officers pay in Topeka, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Topeka, KS is 88.820, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $95,330 is $107,329. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Topeka, KS compare with nearby metros for Loan Officers?

Lawrence, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 29 miles away, at $100,480. Topeka, KS ranks 4th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.