| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Blankenau William F |
Professor |
$157,884.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Blankenau William F |
Professor |
$157,884.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Emporia State University |
Polston Douglas V |
Associate Vice President |
$157,884.65 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Denoyelles Jr Frank |
Professor |
$157,871.65 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Stearns Leigh A |
Professor |
$157,864.51 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Alliston Deborah Anne Kroeker |
Associate Professor |
$157,855.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Alliston Deborah Anne Kroeker |
Associate Professor |
$157,855.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Huser Shaun M |
Clinical Associate Professor |
$157,852.50 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Hughes Tyler Gerald |
Clinical Professor |
$157,850.01 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Hughes Tyler Gerald |
Assistant Professor |
$157,849.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Hughes Tyler Gerald |
Clinical Professor |
$157,849.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Iqbal Asif |
Research Architect |
$157,832.56 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Tse Hubert Ming |
Chairperson Microbiology Molecular Genetics And I |
$157,821.11 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Meyer Jr Wallace W |
Lecturer/Academic Program Asoc |
$157,800.43 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Alavi Sajid |
Professor |
$157,792.97 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Emporia State University |
Wyatt Gary J |
Assistant Provost |
$157,777.97 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Cheng Jen-Chi |
Department Chair And Associate Professor |
$157,734.82 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Fort Hays State University |
Brown Christopher J |
Head Coach |
$157,718.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Hughes Tyler Gerald |
Assistant Professor |
$157,701.83 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Leitch Michael C |
Associate General Counsel |
$157,698.07 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Brooks Joanna Veazey |
Associate Professor |
$157,698.01 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Wells Justin |
Niar Supervisor Aircraft Technician |
$157,697.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Brady Nancy C |
Associate Professor |
$157,662.66 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Blevins Christopher A |
Clinical Professor |
$157,659.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Coffey Maxine L |
Director V Adm & Managerial |
$157,648.44 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Meekins Jessica M |
Associate Professor |
$157,641.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Thompson Jomella Jamese |
Professor |
$157,634.69 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Natarajan Balasubramaniam |
Professor |
$157,622.66 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Weir Joseph P |
Professor |
$157,619.91 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Platt Alexander Isidor |
Associate Professor |
$157,602.99 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Department of Agriculture |
Beam Michael M |
Secretary Of Agriculture |
$157,596.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Department of Labor |
Shultz Amber K |
Cabinet Secretary |
$157,596.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism |
Kennedy Christopher John |
Acting Secretary Of W&P |
$157,596.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Tolar Mary Hale |
Director/Associate Professor |
$157,593.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Roberts Kurt John |
Exe Director Acad Studt Serv |
$157,593.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Henneman John R |
Biosecurity Facility Engineer |
$157,593.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Roberts Kurt John |
Exe Director Acad Studt Serv |
$157,593.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Henneman John R |
Biosecurity Facility Engineer |
$157,593.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Jacobson Lisette Therese |
Associate Professor |
$157,590.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Horton-Smith Glenn A |
Professor |
$157,590.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Worley John Lavern |
Behavioral Health Services Director |
$157,584.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Bureau of Investigation |
Latham Cory D |
Assistant Kbi Director |
$157,573.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Dissanayake Sunanda |
Associate Dean |
$157,546.35 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Ensley Steve M |
Clinical Professor |
$157,542.32 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Wichita State University |
Soria Nigel Devin |
Applied Research And Collaboration Manager |
$157,535.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Roach Mary Katherine |
Associate Dean/Librarian |
$157,523.30 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State School for the Blind |
Harding Jon |
|
$157,516.00 |
Kansas State Department of Education |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Havenstein Patricia A |
Budget/Fiscal Officer Ii |
$157,515.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Hill Mary C |
Professor |
$157,515.84 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Welti Ruth |
Distinguished Professor |
$157,510.31 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Paden John Drysdale |
Associate Scientist/Assoc. Dir |
$157,506.47 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Ofei-Dodoo Samuel |
Assistant Dean Medical Education - Associate Profe |
$157,500.22 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Seery Amy L |
Assistant Professor |
$157,500.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Seery Amy L |
Assistant Professor |
$157,499.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Wichita State University |
Robles Errick H |
Niar Research Engineer Senior |
$157,499.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
Stanek Janet K |
Cabinet Secretary |
$157,499.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Wichita State University |
Steward Jacob David |
Niar Research Engineer |
$157,499.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Wichita State University |
Snyder Chris Allen |
Idp Director Information Technology And Security |
$157,499.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Board of Regents |
Archer Daniel Ryan |
Vice President |
$157,499.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Johnson County Community College |
Singh Gurbhushan |
Avp Instruction; Vp Academic Affairs/Cao |
$157,494.00 |
Johnson County Community College |
| 2025 |
Fort Hays State University |
Burks Eric C |
Fhsu Affiliate President |
$157,486.87 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Weiss Mark Louis S |
Professor |
$157,483.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Weiss Mark Louis S |
Professor |
$157,483.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Bengtson Charles D |
Assistant Professor |
$157,478.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Thompson Jomella Jamese |
Director/Associate Professor |
$157,477.53 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Weir Joseph F |
Chairperson-Professor |
$157,473.65 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Mccormack Robert Joseph |
Chief Of Staff To Executive Vice Chancellor |
$157,471.50 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Surana Karan S |
Distinguished Professor |
$157,442.27 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Glymour Bruce D |
Professor |
$157,428.46 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Wituk Scott Allen |
Executive Director Community Engagement Institute |
$157,427.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Mishra Sanjay Kumar |
Professor |
$157,427.81 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Higgins Daniel A |
Professor |
$157,418.23 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Harlan-Williams Lisa Marie |
Education Associate Professor |
$157,417.48 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Epp Charles R |
Distinguished Professor |
$157,394.55 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Calvet James P |
Distinguished Professor |
$157,392.18 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Calvet James P |
Distinguished Professor |
$157,392.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Calvet James P |
Distinguished Professor |
$157,392.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Calvet James P |
Distinguished Professor |
$157,392.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Calvet James P |
Distinguished Professor |
$157,392.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Wichita State University |
Fleming-Randle Marche D |
Executive Administrative Asst |
$157,384.62 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Wichita State University |
Kwon Hyuck M |
Professor |
$157,377.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Phillips Jean Kathryn Gilles |
Director/Clinical Professor |
$157,368.22 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Lei Shuting |
Professor |
$157,362.36 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Pendell Dustin L |
Professor |
$157,358.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Levine Steven M |
Professor |
$157,358.08 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Coffman Jacob M |
It Director |
$157,357.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Rowe Peter Stanley |
Research Professor |
$157,351.11 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Wichita State University |
Skinner Steven R |
Professor |
$157,350.26 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Thompson David E |
Associate Professor |
$157,340.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Johnson County Community College |
Shelley Margaret |
Dean Enrollment Services; Retirement Sick Leave Payout |
$157,340.00 |
Johnson County Community College |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Nowlin Edward Lorenzo |
Associate Professor |
$157,333.68 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Osawatomie State Hospital |
Hess Abby L |
Registered Nurse Supervisor |
$157,324.19 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Fort Hays State University |
Adams Paul E |
Dean |
$157,315.21 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Fitzsimmons Eric J |
Associate Professor |
$157,306.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Burke Erika Jean |
Assistant Professor |
$157,297.67 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Westman Karin E |
Professor |
$157,282.34 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Cregg Gina Mae |
Executive Director |
$157,273.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Staley Jennifer Elizabeth |
Senior Director Research Systems Operations |
$157,268.34 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Peters Najarian Rhashaline |
Associate Professor |
$157,267.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Silverstein Brian L |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$157,262.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |