SOC 11-2022 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Sales Managers make in Kansas City, MO-KS?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Kansas City, MO-KS is $159,990. The 10th percentile is $83,790 and the 90th percentile is $249,990. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$159,990
- 10th percentile
- $83,790
- 25th percentile
- $115,370
- Median
- $159,990
- 75th percentile
- $204,750
- 90th percentile
- $249,990
- Mean
- $165,380
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Sales Managers, the published 10th percentile is $83,790 and the 90th percentile is $249,990. The difference is $166,200, which is 103.9% 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 $115,370 to the 75th at $204,750, covers $89,380.
The mean annual wage is $165,380, which sits above the median of $159,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 7.9% higher than the national median of $148,270 for Sales Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $172,882, which is 16.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 38.7% higher than the Missouri median of $115,370.
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 $159,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Managers at $172,882 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sales Managers. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 3rd of 14 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 $189,740 and employment of 180. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $210,255, against $172,882 here.
- St. Joseph, MO-KS is 65 miles away, with a median of $106,130 and employment of 120. That median is 33.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,861, against $172,882 here.
- Topeka, KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $154,970 and employment of 380. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $174,476, against $172,882 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS · Sales Managers 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 Sales Managers make in Kansas City, MO-KS?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sales Managers in Kansas City, MO-KS is $159,990. The 10th percentile is $83,790 and the 90th percentile is $249,990.
How does that compare with the national median for Sales Managers?
The local median is 7.9% higher than the national median of $148,270.
What is Sales Managers pay in Kansas City, MO-KS after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $159,990 is $172,882. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Kansas City, MO-KS compare with nearby metros for Sales Managers?
Lawrence, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $189,740. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 3rd of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.