Engineering Director salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Kansas City, Overland Park, North Kansas City, Leawood, Lenexa.

Also listed as: Architectural and Engineering Manager, Manager Hardware Engineering

Median salary$147,358
Middle 50%$131k–$170k
vs. national median−19%comparison median $182,728
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $121,455 and $217,419.
PercentileSalary
10th$121,455
25th$131,000
50th (median)$147,358
75th$170,000
90th$201,219

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $140k $180k FY2021: median $116,741 (14 filings) FY2024: median $124,739 (12 filings) FY2026: median $170,000 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 14
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–––2
FY2021$116,741$107,385$145,00014
FY2022–––9
FY2023–––4
FY2024$124,739$117,305$136,22912
FY2025–––9
FY2026$170,000$147,873$196,63310

Cost of living

Kansas's median Engineering Director salary of $147,358 is worth about $159,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Architectural and Engineering Managers in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $162,680 in May 2025 (1,820 employed). The H-1B median here is $147,358, 9% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering Companytoo few9
Accent Controlstoo few2
Industrial Accessories Companytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.