Jobs in Kansas City

Missouri

1,030 live roles from 290 employers, every one posted on the employer's own careers site. 178 added in the last 7 days. 42% show the pay.

Median advertised salary $80,000Hourly roles $20.39/hr medianMinimum wage $15.00/hrPay in job ads not required

The market, 8 October 2026

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

Kansas City has 1,030 live jobs from 290 employers, 10% of all jobs on Joboru in Missouri.

The largest fields are skilled trades (91), healthcare & medical (90) and nursing (80). Children's Mercy KC is the largest single employer, with 95 openings, ahead of Prime Healthcare (48) and HNTB (30).

Missouri has no law requiring pay in job ads. 42% of listings in Kansas City show it anyway, against 75% in states that require it. Half of the annual salaries advertised in Kansas City start at $80,000 or more, and half of hourly roles start above $20.39.

Pay

Advertised pay in Kansas City

$80,000median starting salary in 175 distinct annual ranges

The band covers the middle 80% of advertised starting salaries: one in ten starts below $50,252 and one in ten above $173,000.

$80,000Median 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.

$20.39median hourly rate, 254 roles
$16.00one in ten hourly roles starts below
$38.04one 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 $80,000 or more, and the median hourly rate is $20.39. 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?+

1,030 live jobs from 290 employers, with 178 added in the last 7 days. Every listing comes straight from the employer's own careers site.