Systems Engineer salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Overland Park, Kansas City, Olathe, Gladstone.

Median salary$91,343
Middle 50%$81.8k–$97k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $111,112
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,527 and $166,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,430
25th$81,765
50th (median)$91,343
75th$97,032
90th$135,067

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $92,000 (15 filings) FY2021: median $79,408 (10 filings) FY2025: median $92,435 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 3 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 15
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$92,000$84,375$104,99515
FY2021$79,408$76,600$95,18810
FY2022–––9
FY2023–––6
FY2024–––3
FY2025$92,435$81,765$100,00013
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Kansas's median Systems Engineer salary of $91,343 is worth about $98,700 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Panasonic Energy Corporation of North Americatoo few3
Elan Technologiestoo few2
Global Soft Systemstoo few2
Tegra118 Wealth Solutionstoo 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 $90,250 13
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.