How Much Does a Medical Assistant Make in Kansas in 2026?

A typical Medical Assistant in Kansas earns about $19.00 per hour ($39,510 per year), per the latest government wage data (May 2025). That works out to roughly $3,292 a month and $760 a week, calculated from the annual figure. Pay varies by setting, experience, and city, but this figure represents the middle of the range statewide. It gives a starting point for comparing job offers across Kansas.

This is 14% below the national typical pay of $45,690 a year, though hourly pay nationally runs $21.97 compared with $19.00 in Kansas. Kansas ranks 43rd out of 51 states and territories for Medical Assistant pay. Lower wages here often track a lower cost of living compared with higher-paying states. About 5,510 Medical Assistants work across Kansas, giving a sense of scale for these figures.

Entry-level positions in Kansas typically offer around $16.89 an hour ($35,140 a year) for those just starting out. New Medical Assistants often begin near this figure while building clinical experience and certifications. Pay tends to move toward the statewide typical figure of $39,510 a year within the first few years on the job. Additional training or a specialty focus can speed that progression.

Experienced Medical Assistants in Kansas often earn upwards of $22.30 an hour ($46,380 a year) or more. The top 10% of earners make over $23.22 an hour, or about $48,300 a year. That leaves a spread of $13,160 between entry-level and top pay statewide. Setting, years of experience, and city all play into where someone lands within that range.

Kansas Medical Assistant pay rose from $28,550 in 2015 to $39,510 in 2025, a gain of $10,960. That amounts to a 38% increase over the decade. The rise wasn't perfectly steady; pay jumped noticeably between 2020 and 2021, then continued climbing each year through 2025. Recent years have seen smaller, steadier increases.

Nationally, Medical Assistant pay climbed 49% over the same ten years, a faster pace than Kansas saw. Even so, Kansas pay has moved up in every one of the last ten years without a single decline. Someone starting out now is entering the field at a higher starting point than Medical Assistants saw a decade ago.

Pay runs highest in Topeka, where Medical Assistants typically earn $46,070 a year, about 17% above the statewide figure. Wichita follows at $38,630 a year, close to the statewide typical pay. Manhattan and Lawrence pay somewhat less, at $37,460 and $37,170 a year. All four figures reflect each city's full metro area.

Lawrence pays the least among the four cities tracked, at $37,170 a year, a spread of $8,900 between the highest and lowest metro areas. Wichita has the largest Medical Assistant workforce in the state, with 1,190 employed there. The pay differences generally line up with local living costs, with higher-paying cities also tending to cost more to live in.

Kansas pay trails most of its neighbors. Colorado pays Medical Assistants about 23% more ($48,400 a year), and Nebraska pays 20% more ($47,370 a year). Missouri sits close to Kansas at $40,440 a year, just 2% higher, while Oklahoma runs slightly lower at $38,750 a year. Licensing and certification requirements can often transfer or be endorsed between neighboring states, which can simplify a move across state lines for work.

Medical Assistants in Kansas typically earn $39,510 a year ($19.00 an hour), up 38% over the past decade. Pay in the state runs below the national figure but has climbed steadily each year since 2015. Anyone weighing this career in Kansas can check the state licensing or registry page for certification requirements, and the city pages for local figures in Topeka, Wichita, Manhattan, and Lawrence.