Mid-level Physician salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Kansas City, Kansas City, Lees Summit, Lee's Summit, Merriam.

Median salary$160,000
Middle 50%$120.1k–$303.4k
vs. all levels here−24%comparison median $210,101
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $111,093 and $459,250.
PercentileSalary
10th$111,093
25th$120,086
50th (median)$160,000
75th$303,413
90th$398,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $210k $270k FY2020: median $174,993 (12 filings) FY2024: median $200,000 (21 filings) FY2026: median $250,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 21
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$174,993$140,747$225,66312
FY2021–––6
FY2022–––8
FY2023–––6
FY2024$200,000$136,427$225,00021
FY2025–––5
FY2026$250,000$120,086$325,00017

Cost of living

Kansas's median mid-level Physician salary of $160,000 is worth about $172,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $126,260 in May 2025 (3,310 employed). The H-1B median here is $160,000, 27% higher.

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
University Health Physicianstoo few6
Hospitalist Services of Georgiatoo few3
Metro Infectious Disease Consultantstoo few3
Dunn Physician Servicestoo few2
The University of Kansas Physicianstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II $160,000 22
Senior · Level III $210,101 41
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$111,093$160,00022
Senior · Level III$157,706$210,10141

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.