| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Carlin Lynn Lady |
Special Assistant |
$168,441.56 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Collie-Akers Vicki Lynn |
Associate Professor |
$168,440.03 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Martin Laura E |
Associate Professor |
$168,434.76 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Wichita State University |
Nagel Duane M |
Assistant Professor |
$168,430.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Kubo Akiko |
Simulation Director |
$168,429.54 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Burns-Wallace Deangela Jenise |
Vice Provost |
$168,417.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Crauer Robert B |
Clinical Associate Professor |
$168,410.27 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Nowlin Edward Lorenzo |
Associate Professor |
$168,372.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Natarajan Balasubramaniam |
Professor |
$168,362.53 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Dritz Steven S |
Professor |
$168,360.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Wichita State University |
Miller Rodney Earl |
Dean Of The College Of Fine Arts And Professor |
$168,340.91 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Leven Blase A |
Exec Director V Prog & Proj |
$168,295.92 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Wichita State University |
Ziegler Alexander Hubert |
Assistant Professor Of Marketing |
$168,293.62 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Skinner Steven R |
Assoc Dean Ug St/Fin/Admin/Professor |
$168,293.31 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Highway Patrol |
Confidential Aay |
Highway Patrol Lieutenant |
$168,280.39 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Walsh Nancy Ann |
Assistant Dean |
$168,279.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Novak Timothy L |
Assistant Dean |
$168,279.15 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Kiss Diane E |
Professor |
$168,276.39 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Folsom Iii Carl A |
District Court Judges |
$168,271.71 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Pickering Jeffrey J |
Professor |
$168,267.71 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Auckly David R |
Professor |
$168,256.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Yung Corey Rayburn |
Professor |
$168,251.19 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Wichita State University |
Quirin Jeffrey J |
W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair In Business An |
$168,227.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Wichita State University |
Kwon Hyuck M |
Professor |
$168,224.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Leonard Steven Matthew |
Dir/Professor Of The Practice |
$168,222.87 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Griffin Terry W |
Professor |
$168,215.19 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Hertel Paul A |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$168,214.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Schultz Bruce D |
Professor |
$168,202.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Kondyli Alexandra |
Associate Professor |
$168,196.74 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Mahnken Jonathan David |
Professor |
$168,168.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Mahnken Jonathan David |
Professor |
$168,168.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Harms Craig A |
Professor |
$168,159.24 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Fort Hays State University |
Adams Paul E |
Engineering Patents And Trademark Librarian And A |
$168,147.45 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Briggeman Brian C |
Professor |
$168,143.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Thompson David C |
Professor |
$168,139.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Sorensen Christopher M |
Distinguished Professor |
$168,133.32 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Sethuraman Nagarajan |
Assistant Professor |
$168,126.82 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Bardas Alexandru Gavril |
Associate Professor |
$168,115.29 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Deer Sarah Elizabeth |
Distinguished Professor |
$168,112.97 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Vanlandingham Dana L |
Associate Dean/Professor |
$168,103.33 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Doerr Cheryl Anne |
Assoc Vice President Research |
$168,100.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Doerr Cheryl Anne |
Assoc Vice President Research |
$168,100.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Haub Mark D |
Professor |
$168,100.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Emporia State University |
Williams James E |
Vice President |
$168,099.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Njaa Brad Lyndon |
Professor |
$168,099.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Emporia State University |
Kuhlmann Diana E |
Vice President |
$168,099.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Duncan Tyrone E |
Professor |
$168,069.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Haider-Markel Donald Patrick |
Chairperson-Professor |
$168,025.92 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas |
Li Shaobo |
Assistant Professor |
$168,018.38 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Roberts Jennifer Ann |
Chairperson-Professor |
$168,015.50 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Pittsburg State University |
Ball Douglas B |
Vice President |
$168,014.51 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Geisbrecht Brian V |
Professor |
$168,013.20 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Njaa Brad Lyndon |
Professor |
$168,005.27 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Mihesuah Devon Abbott |
Professor |
$168,003.01 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Highway Patrol |
Confidential Aax |
Highway Patrol Lieutenant |
$168,001.42 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Larned State Hospital |
Khan Masood A |
Physician Specialist |
$168,000.11 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Qiu Jianming |
Professor |
$168,000.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Qiu Jianming |
Professor |
$168,000.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Apte Udayan Madhukar |
Professor |
$168,000.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Wichita State University |
Blenis Matthew Lee |
Niar Research Engineer Senior - Advanced Material |
$168,000.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Department of Revenue |
Burghart Mark A |
Cabinet Secretary |
$168,000.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Office of Information Technology Services |
Godfrey John Evan |
Chief Info Security Officer |
$168,000.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Qiu Jianming |
Professor |
$168,000.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Strong Clinton E |
Professor Of Practice |
$168,000.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Wichita State University |
Ternes Melissa J |
Director Program Management Office |
$168,000.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Qiu Jianming |
Professor |
$168,000.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Leseman Zayd Chad |
Associate Professor |
$167,998.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Roberts Kevin R |
Professor |
$167,992.24 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Matthews Andrea Lynn |
Assistant Professor Of Marketing |
$167,978.54 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Toews Michelle L |
Professor |
$167,958.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Wichita State University |
Stone Christopher Bryan |
Clinical Assistant Professor Human Resource Manage |
$167,955.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Wichita State University |
Cheng Jen-Chi |
Department Chair And Associate Professor |
$167,924.99 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) |
Grimes Kyle |
Asst Inv. Officer-Public Mkts |
$167,892.15 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Bennett Andrew G |
Professor |
$167,877.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Pittsburg State University |
Pomatto Mary C |
Special Assistant |
$167,873.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Wichita State University |
Zaruba Gergely Vid |
Department Chair And Professor |
$167,868.77 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Fowle David Allan |
Director/Professor |
$167,866.36 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Bergtold Jason Scott |
Professor |
$167,850.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Graham Gerald H |
R.P. Clinton Distinguished Professor Of Management |
$167,850.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas |
Sherwood Benjamin S |
Assistant Professor |
$167,841.03 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Zecha Rebecca A |
Asst V Pres Bus & Fin Serv |
$167,838.54 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Apell Christopher Hobs |
Executive Director |
$167,831.75 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Fort Hays State University |
Zeller Jason L |
Assistant Professor |
$167,799.35 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Nangia Ajay K |
Professor |
$167,751.36 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Backes James M |
Associate Dean/Professor |
$167,748.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Fort Hays State University |
Hunsicker Walburn Melissa J |
Dean |
$167,743.83 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Tran Dai Quang |
Professor |
$167,743.49 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas |
Sherwood Benjamin S |
Assistant Professor |
$167,724.21 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Wichita State University |
Lankarani Hamid M |
Professor |
$167,719.54 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Graham Sharon D |
Assistant Vice Chancellor |
$167,704.68 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Clem Rollie J |
Professor |
$167,699.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Levant Beth |
Professor |
$167,696.83 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Neufeld Amy Allison |
Associate Dean |
$167,665.43 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Welch Kelly D |
Multi-Term Lecturer |
$167,655.65 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Latham Heath E |
Professor |
$167,651.77 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas |
Allgeier Alan M |
Associate Professor |
$167,639.68 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Pittsburg State University |
Sandness Kathleen M |
Director |
$167,627.07 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Young Michael Edward |
Professor |
$167,619.72 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Dart Bradley Robert |
Clinical Associate Professor |
$167,607.71 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Saint Onge Jarron Michael |
Professor |
$167,601.87 |
Kansas Department of Administration |