Validation Engineer salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lenexa, Kansas City, Olathe, Kansas City, Liberty.

Median salary$93,600
Middle 50%$84.9k–$110k
vs. national median−26%comparison median $126,418
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,896 and $137,482.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,645
25th$84,868
50th (median)$93,600
75th$109,970
90th$123,724

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $90,191 (10 filings) FY2021: median $79,061 (16 filings) FY2022: median $72,884 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 16
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$90,191$79,040$102,60710
FY2021$79,061$79,061$95,24716
FY2022$72,884$72,883$99,40015
FY2023–––5
FY2024–––5
FY2025–––5
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Kansas's median Validation Engineer salary of $93,600 is worth about $101,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Validation Engineers in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $93,330 in May 2025 (580 employed). The H-1B median here is $93,600, 0% higher.

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
Cbretoo few4
Panasonic Energy Corporation of North Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.