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Behavioral health pay in Kansas
Behavioral-health pay in Kansas starts with Marriage and Family Therapists at about $68.7K, 3% above the national median.
Behavioral-health pay in Kansas starts with Marriage and Family Therapists at about $68.7K, 3% above the national median.
Further down the Kansas behavioral list, Psychiatric Technicians pays about $43.8K, 3% under the national median.
Kansas counts 190 Marriage and Family Therapists. Stretch pay on that row is $99.7K.
Each occupation
1Marriage and Family Therapists
- State median
- $68,710
- 75th percentile
- $99,700
- U.S. median
- $66,940
- State vs U.S.
- 1.03
- State employment
- 190
2Healthcare Social Workers
- State median
- $64,440
- 75th percentile
- $75,200
- U.S. median
- $67,880
- State vs U.S.
- 0.95
- State employment
- 1,360
3Health Education Specialists
- State median
- $62,990
- 75th percentile
- $79,130
- U.S. median
- $64,070
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
- State employment
- 520
4Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- State median
- $59,470
- 75th percentile
- $73,630
- U.S. median
- $59,350
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
- State employment
- 2,600
5Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- State median
- $56,330
- 75th percentile
- $66,290
- U.S. median
- $60,280
- State vs U.S.
- 0.93
- State employment
- 1,620
6Community Health Workers
- State median
- $47,300
- 75th percentile
- $50,390
- U.S. median
- $51,850
- State vs U.S.
- 0.91
- State employment
- 240
7Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $43,780
- 75th percentile
- $45,300
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
- State employment
- 1,670
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriage and Family Therapists | $68,710 | $99,700 | $66,940 | 1.03 | 190 |
| 2 | Healthcare Social Workers | $64,440 | $75,200 | $67,880 | 0.95 | 1,360 |
| 3 | Health Education Specialists | $62,990 | $79,130 | $64,070 | 0.98 | 520 |
| 4 | Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $59,470 | $73,630 | $59,350 | 1.00 | 2,600 |
| 5 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $56,330 | $66,290 | $60,280 | 0.93 | 1,620 |
| 6 | Community Health Workers | $47,300 | $50,390 | $51,850 | 0.91 | 240 |
| 7 | Psychiatric Technicians | $43,780 | $45,300 | $45,130 | 0.97 | 1,670 |
Takeaways
- Kansas pays Marriage and Family Therapists about $68.7K, 3% above the national median.
- The national median beside Marriage and Family Therapists in Kansas is about $66.9K.
- The 75th percentile for Marriage and Family Therapists in Kansas is $99.7K. Employment is 190.
- Psychiatric Technicians closes this Kansas list at about $43.8K, 3% under the national median.
For recruiters
- Budget Marriage and Family Therapists from the state file.
- Keep the comparison next to the dollars.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Kansas median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Healthcare Social Workers state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Kansas is 27 of 51. A row links to the Kansas metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $68,710 is stated as about $68.7K. $66,940 is stated as about $66.9K. a comparison of 1.03 is stated as 3 percent. $99,700 is stated as about $99.7K. $43,780 is stated as about $43.8K. $45,130 is stated as about $45.1K.
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