SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physicians, All Other make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Wichita, KS is $151,470. The 10th percentile is $64,630 and the 90th percentile is $408,370. Employment is 1,170.

Median annual wage

$151,470

10th percentile
$64,630
25th percentile
$64,630
Median
$151,470
75th percentile
$358,380
90th percentile
$408,370
Mean
$212,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $64,630 and the 90th percentile is $408,370. The difference is $343,740, which is 226.9% 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 $64,630 to the 75th at $358,380, covers $293,750.

The mean annual wage is $212,060, which sits above the median of $151,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 43% lower than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $170,294, which is 36% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 31.6% lower than the Kansas median of $221,540.

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 $151,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, All Other at $170,294 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, All Other. Wichita, KS ranks 7th of 8 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 $259,220 and employment of 850. That median is 71.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $290,560, against $170,294 here.
  • Manhattan, KS is 119 miles away, with a median of $294,890 and employment of 130. That median is 94.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $327,067, against $170,294 here.
  • Topeka, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $451,910 and employment of 500. That median is 198.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $508,793, against $170,294 here.

Employment share

Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (1,170 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.72 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 · Physicians, All Other 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 Physicians, All Other make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Wichita, KS is $151,470. The 10th percentile is $64,630 and the 90th percentile is $408,370. Employment is 1,170.

How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, All Other?

The local median is 43% lower than the national median of $265,930.

What is Physicians, All Other 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 $151,470 is $170,294. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Physicians, All Other?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $259,220. Wichita, KS ranks 7th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.