SOC 15-1254 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Web Developers make in Topeka, KS?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Web Developers in Topeka, KS is $77,570. The 10th percentile is $48,940 and the 90th percentile is $140,150. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$77,570

10th percentile
$48,940
25th percentile
$57,340
Median
$77,570
75th percentile
$92,550
90th percentile
$140,150
Mean
$85,120

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Web Developers, the published 10th percentile is $48,940 and the 90th percentile is $140,150. The difference is $91,210, which is 117.6% 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 $57,340 to the 75th at $92,550, covers $35,210.

The mean annual wage is $85,120, which sits above the median of $77,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Topeka, KS median is 16.3% lower than the national median of $92,650 for Web Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,334, which is 5.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% higher than the Kansas median of $73,590.

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 $77,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Web Developers at $87,334 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 Web Developers. Topeka, 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).).

  • Lawrence, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $78,080 and employment of 40. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,522, against $87,334 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $89,420 and employment of 520. That median is 15.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,625, against $87,334 here.
  • Wichita, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $62,690 and employment of 80. That median is 19.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,481, against $87,334 here.

Employment share

Web Developers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Topeka, KS (40 of 115,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (70,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.77 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 · Web Developers 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 Web Developers make in Topeka, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Web Developers in Topeka, KS is $77,570. The 10th percentile is $48,940 and the 90th percentile is $140,150. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Web Developers?

The local median is 16.3% lower than the national median of $92,650.

What is Web Developers 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 $77,570 is $87,334. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Topeka, KS compare with nearby metros for Web Developers?

Lawrence, KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 29 miles away, at $78,080. Topeka, KS ranks 7th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.