Jobs in Kansas City

Missouri

850 live roles from 238 employers, every one posted on the employer's own careers site. 158 added in the last 7 days. 42% show the pay.

Median advertised salary $79,400Hourly roles $20.50/hr medianMinimum wage $15.00/hrPay in job ads not required

The market, 6 October 2026

Where Kansas City's jobs are, and what they pay

Kansas City has 850 live jobs from 238 employers, 14% of all jobs on Joboru in Missouri.

The largest fields are healthcare & medical (81), nursing (79) and skilled trades (71). Children's Mercy KC is the largest single employer, with 100 openings, ahead of Prime Healthcare (47) and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (27).

Missouri has no law requiring pay in job ads. 42% of listings in Kansas City show it anyway, against 73% in states that require it. Half of the annual salaries advertised in Kansas City start at $79,400 or more, and half of hourly roles start above $20.50.

Pay

Advertised pay in Kansas City

$79,400median starting salary in 138 distinct annual ranges

The band covers the middle 80% of advertised starting salaries: one in ten starts below $50,000 and one in ten above $157,558.

$79,400Median advertised salary on Joboru (job ads that state an annual figure)
$50,820Median annual wage of everyone working in the Kansas City metro area, all jobs (BLS, May 2025)

Why the gap: salaried professional jobs are the ones most likely to be advertised with an annual figure, and they pay more than the workforce as a whole. Hourly jobs are counted separately, below.

$20.50median hourly rate, 217 roles
$16.15one in ten hourly roles starts below
$38.06one in ten starts above

Who's hiring

Largest employers in Kansas City

Every listing on Joboru US comes straight from the employer's own careers site. No recruitment agencies.

Latest jobs in Kansas City

Newest first

Kansas City job market questions

Do employers in Missouri have to show the salary?+

No. Missouri has no statewide law requiring pay in job ads. 42% of listings in Kansas City on Joboru show pay anyway.

What is the minimum wage in Missouri in 2026?+

$15.00 an hour.

What does a typical job in Kansas City pay?+

Half of the annual salaries advertised in Kansas City on Joboru start at $79,400 or more, and the median hourly rate is $20.50. Across everyone working in the Kansas City metro area, the median annual wage is $50,820 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

How many jobs are there in Kansas City?+

850 live jobs from 238 employers, with 158 added in the last 7 days. Every listing comes straight from the employer's own careers site.

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