Location Salary Data

Salaries in Garden City, KS

Government-verified salary data from 129 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$89,668
129 filings
Median DOL Salary
$89,668
Total DOL Filings
129
Companies Hiring
28
Cost of Living Index
87.1
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Garden City, KS$89,668
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Garden City, KS is 47.2% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Garden City

Highest-Paying Occupations in Garden City

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Physical Therapists$76,048-23.1%10
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$51,884-11.7%7

BLS Wage Survey Data - Kansas

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Kansas.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Family Medicine Physicians$237,200140
Pediatricians, General$194,810150
Nurse Anesthetists$182,770N/A
Dentists, General$170,0901,240
Podiatrists$169,06040
Natural Sciences Managers$158,100280
Air Traffic Controllers$156,620410
Computer and Information Systems Managers$154,8303,590
Chief Executives$154,7002,540
Sales Managers$151,4404,940

Salary Trend in Garden City, KS

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Garden City, KS has a cost of living index of 87.1, which is 12.9% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $114,811 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Physical Therapists$76,048$87,311
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$51,884$59,568

Compare to Other Cities

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Popular Salary Pages in Garden City, KS

Physical TherapistsSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.