Mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Kansas City, Overland Park.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$60,657
Middle 50%$51.8k–$64.6k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $61,465
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,000 and $67,560.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,500
25th$51,800
50th (median)$60,657
75th$64,590
90th$67,180

Cost of living

Kansas's median mid-level Elementary School Teacher salary of $60,657 is worth about $65,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $61,060 in May 2025 (11,500 employed). The H-1B median here is $60,657, 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
Academie Lafayette$60,65725

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $60,657 25
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$42,070$60,65725

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.