| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Waters Patrick Matthew |
Associate General Counsel |
$153,591.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Birkhead Nathaniel A |
Associate Professor |
$153,569.82 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Patelis Thanos |
Lead Psychometrician |
$153,561.57 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Earnhart Dietrich Harlan |
Professor |
$153,555.83 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Weiss Mark Louis S |
Professor |
$153,555.58 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Surana Karan S |
Distinguished Professor |
$153,549.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas |
Cregg Gina Mae |
Executive Director |
$153,544.56 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Kennedy John James |
Chairperson-Professor |
$153,543.27 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Patterson Jeremy A |
Dean Iii/Ke Erker Fod/Dir Hpl/Interim Exec Dir Ev |
$153,538.48 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Molt Mary K |
Assistant Professor |
$153,518.04 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Emporia State University |
Yu Jun |
Professor |
$153,509.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Brunsell Nathaniel Alan |
Professor |
$153,506.51 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Fort Hays State University |
Schartz Shane |
Associate Professor |
$153,499.92 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Taghavi Ray Rahmat |
Professor |
$153,495.52 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Polineni Deepika |
Assistant Professor |
$153,487.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Polineni Deepika |
Assistant Professor |
$153,487.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Auckly David R |
Professor |
$153,483.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Karuga Gilbert Gathunguri |
Associate Professor |
$153,483.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Polineni Deepika |
Assistant Professor |
$153,482.23 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Aravinthan Visvakumar |
Chair & Associate Professor |
$153,481.25 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Wichita State University |
Leonard Christopher Godfraey |
Director Counseling Services Psychologist |
$153,476.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Larned State Hospital |
Yeager Joanna E |
Assistant Director Of Nursing |
$153,474.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Stevens Elizabeth A |
Assistant Professor |
$153,471.30 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Christenson Lane K |
Professor |
$153,469.60 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Salyers Jr William J |
Associate Professor |
$153,462.79 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Olson Brian L |
Professor |
$153,461.48 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Wright Maban S |
District Court Judges |
$153,461.48 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Peterson Moya C |
Clinical Professor |
$153,453.24 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Fort Hays State University |
Engel Cole J |
Associate Professor |
$153,430.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Gerlach Robert Daniel |
Exec Dir Technology Transfer & Commercialization |
$153,421.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Luo Bo |
Professor |
$153,417.50 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Pearce Elspeth Kathleen |
Associate Professor |
$153,416.13 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Board of Regents |
Smathers James Scott |
Vice President |
$153,400.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Young Elliot C |
Asst V Pres Bus & Fin Serv |
$153,399.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Hui Rongqing |
Professor |
$153,387.66 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Popiel Paul W |
Professor |
$153,373.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Salmans Brian Ross |
Assistant Teaching Professor |
$153,371.47 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Wang Donghai |
Professor |
$153,356.41 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Zhong Cuncong |
Associate Professor |
$153,349.81 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Herrera Socorro G |
Professor |
$153,334.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Warren Kimberley Cary |
Assoc Dean/Assoc Professor |
$153,325.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Cravens Thomas Edward |
Professor |
$153,325.09 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Smith Paul E |
Professor |
$153,311.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Wichita State University |
Rodriguez Karla |
Niar Mro Supervisor Purchasing |
$153,301.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Kerschen Valarie L |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$153,299.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Kerschen Valarie L |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$153,299.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Kerschen Valarie L |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$153,299.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Kerschen Valarie L |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$153,299.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Yu Jisang |
Associate Professor |
$153,294.71 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Bankart Charles A S |
Associate Vice Provost |
$153,265.43 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Stiles James Marion |
Professor |
$153,249.70 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Attorney General's Office |
Powell Anthony J |
Solicitor General |
$153,247.38 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Iqbal Asif |
Research Architect |
$153,239.63 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Grdinovac Kristine K |
Assistant Professor |
$153,228.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Wichita State University |
Manske Robert C |
Professor |
$153,225.83 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Sundar Isaac |
Associate Professor |
$153,215.92 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Mccarson Kenneth E |
Professor |
$153,211.26 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Highway Patrol |
Confidential Ln |
Highway Patrol Captain |
$153,207.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Hashemi Morteza |
Assistant Professor |
$153,206.55 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Shultis J Kenneth |
Professor |
$153,205.51 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Chalise Prabhakar |
Associate Professor |
$153,204.48 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Schermerhorn Thomas |
Professor |
$153,197.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Haider-Markel Donald Patrick |
Chairperson-Professor |
$153,197.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Wu Chih-Hang J |
Professor |
$153,192.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Lineberry Matthew Christian |
Assistant Professor |
$153,192.65 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Schapaugh Jr William T |
Professor |
$153,189.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Lewis Adrian R |
Professor |
$153,179.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College |
Kremer Edward |
Dean |
$153,176.00 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Large Robert C |
Associate General Counsel |
$153,173.15 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Wang Ning |
Associate Professor |
$153,160.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Wambi Joan Suedee |
Associate Professor |
$153,146.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Lutter Sonya Lynn |
Director Professor |
$153,144.25 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Matson Scott |
Assistant Professor |
$153,139.76 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Woolley Matthew Joseph |
Director Of Finance |
$153,124.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Depaola Brett D |
Professor |
$153,117.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Karlin Angela Lynn |
Director Major Division/School |
$153,110.15 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Lansing Correctional Facility |
Tchassem Nzeale Rodrigue M |
Corrections Officer I (B) |
$153,107.20 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Hutchinson Community College |
Moore Clifford |
Dept 5 Chair/Ems Program Coordinator |
$153,100.00 |
Hutchinson Community College |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Passarelli A Lorena |
Professor |
$153,097.68 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Matias Ferreyra Franco S |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$153,093.46 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas |
Wang Hsiu-I Joyce |
Lead Psychometrician |
$153,079.56 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Wichita State University |
Skinner Steven R |
Interim Dean And Professor |
$153,076.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Fry Jack D |
Professor |
$153,066.68 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
O'lear-Burns Shannon Renee |
Director/Professor |
$153,048.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Fort Hays State University |
Gould Lawrence V |
Chair |
$153,042.60 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Rankin Amy |
Professor |
$153,042.24 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Jackson Derek A |
Assoc V Pres, Acad Studt Serv |
$153,040.05 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Rodriguez-Morales Fernando |
Senior Scientist |
$153,036.72 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Derouchey Joel M |
Professor |
$153,036.52 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Shipley Emily Susanne |
Director Major Division/School |
$153,028.81 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Mulcahy Ellyn Rosemarie |
Associate Professor |
$153,026.81 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas Corporation Commission |
Albrecht Shari M |
Appointive State Agency Head |
$153,022.93 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Lines Brian Charles |
Associate Professor |
$153,018.41 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Mitchiner Melinda S |
Research Programs Director |
$153,013.25 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Mitchiner Melinda S |
Research Programs Director |
$153,011.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College |
Meiers Christopher |
Vice President |
$153,010.00 |
Kansas City Kansas Community College |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Hafen Mcarthur |
Clinical Professor |
$153,009.22 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Growney Jr Kevin J |
Associate Vice Chancellor |
$153,000.12 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Growney Jr Kevin J |
Associate Vice Chancellor |
$153,000.12 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Good Aaron J |
Associate General Counsel |
$153,000.12 |
Kansas Department of Administration |