Kansas state government salary

Kansas Salaries

Total state expenditures: $25.2 billion (2024 estimate)

This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Kansas.

Legislator salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$86.66/session day	$166/day

State executive salaries

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of Kansas Laura Kelly	$110,707
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas David Toland	$170,130
Attorney General of Kansas Kris Kobach	$98,901
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab	$86,003
Kansas State Board of Education District 8 Betty Arnold
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam	$135,608
Kansas Secretary Department of Revenue Mark Burghart
Kansas State Board of Education District 3 Michelle Dombrosky
Kansas Corporation Commission Andrew French	$164,000
Kansas State Board of Education District 2 Melanie Haas
Kansas State Board of Education District 7 Dennis Hershberger
Kansas State Board of Education District 5 Cathy Hopkins
Kansas Secretary Department for Aging and Disability Services Laura Howard
Kansas Treasurer Steven C. Johnson	$86,003
Kansas Corporation Commission Dwight Keen	$164,000
Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks Chris Kennedy	$97,650
Kansas Corporation Commission Annie Kuether	$164,000
Kansas Chief Information Technology Officer Jeff Maxon
Kansas State Board of Education District 6 Beryl New
Kansas State Board of Education District 4 Connie O'Brien
Kansas State Board of Education District 9 Jim Porter
Kansas State Board of Education District 10 Debby Potter
Kansas Secretary of Administration Adam Proffitt
Kansas Secretary Department of Transportation Calvin Reed
Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Vicki Schmidt	$86,003
Kansas Secretary of Labor Amber Shultz	$135,000
Kansas Secretary Department of Health and Environment Janet Stanek
Kansas Executive Director Office of Veterans Services William Turner
Kansas Adjutant General/Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Michael Venerdi
Kansas Commissioner of Education Randy Watson	$253,575
Kansas State Board of Education District 1 Danny Zeck
Kansas Secretary Department of Corrections Jeff Zmuda

Judicial salaries

See also: Kansas court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $168,598	Associates: $163,156

State profile

Demographic data for Kansas
	Kansas	U.S.
Total population:	2,906,721	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	81,759	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	85.2%	73.6%
Black/African American:	5.8%	12.6%
Asian:	2.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.8%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	3.3%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	11.2%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	90.2%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	31%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$52,205	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	15%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kansas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Kansas

Kansas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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External links

• 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
• 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts