SOC 39-9041 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Residential Advisors make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Residential Advisors in Wichita, KS is $47,770. The 10th percentile is $27,150 and the 90th percentile is $65,430. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$47,770

10th percentile
$27,150
25th percentile
$31,010
Median
$47,770
75th percentile
$58,600
90th percentile
$65,430
Mean
$46,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Residential Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $27,150 and the 90th percentile is $65,430. The difference is $38,280, which is 80.1% 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 $31,010 to the 75th at $58,600, covers $27,590.

The mean annual wage is $46,340, which sits below the median of $47,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 13.1% higher than the national median of $42,240 for Residential Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,707, which is 27.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.8% higher than the Kansas median of $37,680.

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 $47,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Residential Advisors at $53,707 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 Residential Advisors. Wichita, KS ranks 1st 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 $34,910 and employment of 210. That median is 26.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,131, against $53,707 here.
  • Manhattan, KS is 119 miles away, with a median of $34,890 and employment of 50. That median is 27% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,697, against $53,707 here.
  • Topeka, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $34,900 and employment of 60. That median is 26.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,293, against $53,707 here.

Employment share

Residential Advisors accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (100 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Residential Advisors make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Residential Advisors in Wichita, KS is $47,770. The 10th percentile is $27,150 and the 90th percentile is $65,430. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Residential Advisors?

The local median is 13.1% higher than the national median of $42,240.

What is Residential Advisors 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 $47,770 is $53,707. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Residential Advisors?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $34,910. Wichita, KS ranks 1st of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.