How much do Tree Trimmers and Pruners make in Wichita, KS?

Percentile spread

For Tree Trimmers and Pruners, the published 10th percentile is $45,620 and the 90th percentile is $58,440. The difference is $12,820, which is 27.4% 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 $46,340 to the 75th at $56,890, covers $10,550.

The mean annual wage is $50,790, which sits above the median of $46,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 8.1% lower than the national median of $50,960 for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,639, which is 3.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% lower than the Kansas median of $48,400.

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 $46,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tree Trimmers and Pruners at $52,639 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. Wichita, KS ranks 5th of 5 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 $47,410 and employment of 210. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,142, against $52,639 here.
• Topeka, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $48,370 and employment of 50. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,458, against $52,639 here.
• Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $50,330 and employment of 480. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,670, against $52,639 here.

Employment share

Tree Trimmers and Pruners accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (60 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,160 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 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.