Senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 48 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Overland Park, Kansas City, Leawood, Olathe, Lenexa.

Median salary$103,927
Middle 50%$101.4k–$119.5k
vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $100,813
Filings48FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $101,379 and $206,910.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,379
25th$101,379
50th (median)$103,927
75th$119,481
90th$139,521

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $90,688 (67 filings) FY2021: median $92,500 (41 filings) FY2022: median $99,200 (51 filings) FY2023: median $110,000 (27 filings) FY2024: median $104,000 (29 filings) FY2025: median $103,854 (38 filings) FY2026: median $109,283 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 67 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 51 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 38 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 67
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$90,688$88,629$106,03667
FY2021$92,500$89,300$98,00041
FY2022$99,200$91,250$116,58651
FY2023$110,000$95,809$122,33027
FY2024$104,000$103,626$116,00029
FY2025$103,854$101,379$121,13638
FY2026$109,283$104,891$117,17510

Cost of living

Kansas's median senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $103,927 is worth about $112,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Kansas = 92.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $105,470 in May 2025 (3,900 employed). The H-1B median here is $103,927, 1% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
IBMtoo few7
GlobalLogictoo few5
Infosystoo few4
I Giantstoo few2
Ipolaritytoo few2
LIMRA Solutionstoo few2
Nuventotoo few2
T-Mobiletoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,000 21
Mid-level · Level II $83,054 79
Senior · Level III $103,927 48
Expert · Level IV $129,112 32

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$62,254$72,00021
Mid-level · Level II$81,765$83,05479
Senior · Level III$101,379$103,92748
Expert · Level IV$124,654$129,11232

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.