| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Goerl Kyle Vincent |
Physician |
$163,907.63 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Anthony Jennifer L |
Associate Professor |
$163,904.27 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Darabi Konartakhteh Masoud |
Associate Professor |
$163,903.38 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Leseman Zayd Chad |
Associate Professor |
$163,902.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Lowe Paul R |
Assoc V Pres Grants/Contract |
$163,897.50 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Lowe Paul R |
Assoc V Pres Grants/Contract |
$163,897.50 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Johnson County Community College |
Chandler Colleen |
Dir Human Resources; Interim Vp Human Resources; Vp Human Resources |
$163,892.00 |
Johnson County Community College |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Woods Kari L |
Research Programs Exec Dir |
$163,890.51 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Wichita State University |
Skinner Steven R |
Associate Dean Ug Students/Fin/Admin And Professor |
$163,881.12 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Long Brett W |
Director Of Finance |
$163,879.87 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Ehie Ike C |
Professor |
$163,875.19 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Palliyaguru Upul Rangana |
Niar Senior Research Engineer |
$163,864.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Barstow Thomas J |
Distinguished Professor |
$163,861.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Seery Amy L |
Assistant Professor |
$163,855.38 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Higginbotham Mary L |
Professor |
$163,854.44 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Lauer Casey S |
Asst V Pres Phy Infrastrcture |
$163,850.08 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Brandt Christopher Daniel |
Chief Tech Transfer Officer |
$163,846.84 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Pittsburg State University |
Sandness Kathleen M |
Director |
$163,846.35 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Martin Susan Dressler |
Director |
$163,846.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Downes Kathy A |
Dean University Libraries And Associate Professor |
$163,839.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Gibson Cheryl A |
Professor |
$163,800.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Kubo Akiko |
Simulation Director |
$163,799.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Wichita State University |
Rai Atul |
Associate Prof 9 Month |
$163,793.99 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Pittsburg State University |
Gupta Ram Krishna |
Assoc Vp/Professor |
$163,780.43 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Luo Bo |
Professor |
$163,761.71 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Feldkamp Amy Marie |
Instructor |
$163,730.82 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Schallert Antoine C |
Financial Modeling & Analysis Senior Manager |
$163,720.73 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Wang Hsiu-I Joyce |
Lead Psychometrician |
$163,710.24 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Lutter Sonya Lynn |
Director Professor |
$163,684.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Bial Henry Carl |
Chairperson-Professor |
$163,681.60 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Keeler Linda L |
Psychiatrist |
$163,666.44 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Brewer Ii Joseph Paul |
Professor |
$163,666.21 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Topham Glade L |
Professor |
$163,653.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Swinburne Romine Russell Evan |
Associate Director |
$163,622.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Wichita State University |
Fraser Debra Jean |
General Manager And Executive Director Public Broa |
$163,620.08 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Zhu Shuang |
Associate Professor |
$163,616.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Bial Henry |
Chairperson-Professor |
$163,613.67 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Damewood Mary Kathleen |
Director Of Finance |
$163,589.66 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Fontes Joe D |
Professor |
$163,586.77 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Sharda Ajay |
Professor |
$163,571.53 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Britton Hannah E |
Professor |
$163,570.49 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Highway Patrol |
Confidential Ou |
Highway Patrol Lieutenant |
$163,562.61 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Tokach Michael D |
Distinguished Professor |
$163,535.32 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas |
Stanislavova Milena Ognianova |
Professor |
$163,534.24 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas |
Hines Laura J |
Professor |
$163,521.53 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Berg Matthew J |
Professor |
$163,509.34 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Buyle Raymond |
Professor |
$163,503.55 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Horton Michael Lynn |
Niar Research Engineer Senior |
$163,499.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Bureau of Investigation |
Jacobs Robert K |
Associate Kbi Director |
$163,499.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Stack James P |
Professor |
$163,491.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Stack James P |
Professor |
$163,491.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Stack James P |
Professor |
$163,491.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College |
Likins Debra |
Wellness Specialist |
$163,466.00 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Kukanich Katherine |
Professor |
$163,464.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Wichita State University |
Weems Robert Everett |
Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor Of Busin |
$163,464.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Bell Josie Zimmerman |
Clinical Instructor |
$163,461.76 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Carlson Susan Elaine |
Distinguished Professor |
$163,461.58 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Aramouni Fadi M |
Professor |
$163,453.78 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas |
Mosconi Matthew W |
Assoc Prof/Assocscint/Director |
$163,452.12 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas |
Backes James M |
Associate Dean/Professor |
$163,439.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Steward David R |
Professor |
$163,438.82 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Mustafa Reem A |
Professor |
$163,437.20 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas |
Soberon Jorge Mainero |
Distinguished Prof/Srscientist |
$163,436.07 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Cassou Steven P |
Professor |
$163,431.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Pickering Jeffrey J |
Professor |
$163,405.62 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Pittsburg State University |
Johnson James R |
Dir Intercollegiate Athletics |
$163,399.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Toews Michelle L |
Professor |
$163,395.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas |
Sanders Stephen J |
Professor |
$163,383.61 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Han Jie |
Professor |
$163,382.93 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Williams Susan Michelle |
Professor |
$163,382.77 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Broils Gary Craig |
Dir/Professor Of The Practice |
$163,374.12 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Murray Stephanie Yeager |
Assistant Professor |
$163,369.71 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Kennedy Mike L |
Professor |
$163,367.36 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Leatherman John C |
Professor |
$163,361.31 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas Pooled Money Investment Board |
Miller Scott W |
Director Of Investments |
$163,358.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Mendenhall Amy Naca |
Vice Provost/Professor |
$163,357.92 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Nash Kelly Messing |
Senior Associate General Counsel |
$163,343.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Gido Keith B |
Professor |
$163,340.56 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Downes Kathy A |
Dean Of University Libraries/Associate Professor |
$163,339.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Gido Keith B |
Professor |
$163,338.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Neil Tara Jean |
Associate Professor |
$163,327.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Stark Charles R |
Professor |
$163,323.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Hanzlicek Gregg A |
Clinical Associate Professor |
$163,321.08 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Hanzlicek Gregg A |
Clinical Associate Professor |
$163,321.08 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Hanzlicek Gregg A |
Clinical Associate Professor |
$163,321.08 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas |
Hanson Paul R |
Professor |
$163,312.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Christenson Teresa Joy |
Executive Director |
$163,311.58 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Bonitati Allison |
Niar Engineering Design & Mod Bus & Project Mangr |
$163,311.07 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Birch Melissa H |
Director/Associate Professor |
$163,297.58 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Aikens Christine M |
Distinguished Professor |
$163,287.82 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Parsons Robert Lee |
Director/Professor |
$163,279.44 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Kiss Diane E |
Professor |
$163,275.77 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Kubo Akiko |
Simulation Director |
$163,274.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Wichita State University |
Pile Debra Elizabeth |
Associate Dean For Nursing Practice And Chair Sch |
$163,270.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Sanders Stephen J |
Professor |
$163,265.09 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Ladokhin Alexey |
Professor |
$163,263.67 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Sauer Kevin L |
Professor |
$163,250.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
Thimmesch Daniel E |
Deputy Secretary -Fiscal Servi |
$163,233.72 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Warner Sarah E |
Judges Court Of Appeals |
$163,231.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Lizak Benjamin J |
Associate Dir Major Div/School |
$163,230.69 |
Kansas Department of Administration |