| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Byrne Phillip Daniel |
Assistant Dean |
$153,000.12 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Good Aaron J |
Associate General Counsel |
$152,999.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Belanger Margaret J |
Director V Program & Project |
$152,999.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Paceley Megan Sophia |
Director/Associate Professor |
$152,997.95 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
O'lear-Burns Shannon Renee |
Professor |
$152,987.38 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Jumpponen Ari M |
Distinguished Professor |
$152,982.81 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Ciro Carrie Ann |
Chairperson-Assoc Professor |
$152,980.75 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Feldman Hume |
Chairperson-Professor |
$152,978.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Parsons State Hospital and Training Center |
Butts Rebecca A |
Advanced Registered Nurse Prac |
$152,967.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Bruce Amanda Schurle |
Associate Professor |
$152,967.51 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas Office of Information Technology Services |
Mill Stacy I |
Deputy Chief Info Technlg Off |
$152,965.01 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Biles William D |
Supreme Court Justice |
$152,960.48 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Pittsburg State University |
Flannery Kathleen M |
Vice President |
$152,959.49 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Currier Chad Michael |
Deputy Chief Info Officer Ii |
$152,949.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Sun Xiuzhi |
Professor |
$152,945.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Lines Brian Charles |
Associate Professor |
$152,937.44 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Amama Placidus Bepeh |
Associate Professor |
$152,936.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Twomey Janet M |
Assoc Dean/Grad Studies/Research/Fac Success/Prof |
$152,936.08 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Bormann Jennifer M |
Assistant Dean/Professor |
$152,928.62 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Stegall Caleb |
Supreme Court Justice |
$152,923.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Wall Keynen J |
Supreme Court Justice |
$152,923.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Wilson Evelyn Z |
Supreme Court Justice |
$152,923.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Standridge Melissa Taylor |
Supreme Court Justice |
$152,923.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Rosen Eric S |
Supreme Court Justice |
$152,923.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Karuga Gilbert Gathunguri |
Associate Professor |
$152,922.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Young Michael Edward |
Professor |
$152,912.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Howe Nathan J |
Professor |
$152,909.33 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Kapaldo Nathaniel Owen |
Assistant Professor |
$152,905.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Marlow Denver Dee |
Asst V Pres Animal Res Compl |
$152,899.39 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Eldredge Charles C |
Distinguished Professor |
$152,894.42 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Kukanich Stanley P |
Professor |
$152,846.46 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Wichita State University |
Porter Stephen S |
Chairperson Associate Professor And Moore Faculty |
$152,842.72 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Valent Barbara |
Distinguished Professor |
$152,838.63 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Robles Mazzotti Diego |
Division Director Medical Informatics Associate |
$152,838.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Karuga Gilbert Gathunguri |
Associate Professor |
$152,836.53 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Bennett Andrew G |
Professor |
$152,828.47 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Marlow Denver Dee |
Asst V Pres Animal Res Compl |
$152,825.92 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Bean Alice Louise |
Distinguished Professor |
$152,821.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Pittsburg State University |
O'bryan David W |
Professor |
$152,818.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Office of Information Technology Services |
Johnson Shelia V |
Chief Experience Officer |
$152,806.42 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Knox Matthew A |
Professor |
$152,802.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Knox Matthew A |
Professor |
$152,802.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Hallman Heidi L |
Chairperson-Professor |
$152,790.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Weitzel Jeffrey |
Professor |
$152,785.11 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Bredbenner Kristina |
Head Coach |
$152,781.20 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Wozniak Ann L |
Associate Professor |
$152,780.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Haider-Markel Donald Patrick |
Professor |
$152,778.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Pearce Elspeth Kathleen |
Assistant Professor |
$152,778.37 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Fan Shih-Kang |
Professor |
$152,777.76 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Pittsburg State University |
Baumgardner Martha J |
Associate Vice President |
$152,769.34 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Wichita State University |
Asmatulu Ramazan |
Professor |
$152,764.60 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Wichita State University |
Yoon David Jeehyun |
Assistant Professor |
$152,764.58 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Shaw Carolyn M |
Associate Vice President Strategic Enrollment Mana |
$152,750.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Shipley Nathan D |
Niar Assistant Director |
$152,750.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Nichols David A |
Professor |
$152,747.29 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Pickering Rachel L |
Judges Court Of Appeals |
$152,746.83 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Pittsburg State University |
Pomatto Mary C |
Dean/University Professor |
$152,740.61 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Johnson County Community College |
Martley Karen |
Vp, Continuing Educ & Org Dev |
$152,740.00 |
Johnson County Community College |
| 2019 |
Pittsburg State University |
Erwin Steven K |
Vice President |
$152,739.59 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Suh Jaebeom |
Associate Professor |
$152,727.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Wichita State University |
Baldwin Carryl L |
Carl And Rozina Cassat Professorship In Aging Dir |
$152,722.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas |
Meyer Jr Wallace W |
Lecturer/Academic Program Asoc |
$152,705.79 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Wichita State University |
Tartaroglu Semih |
Associate Professor |
$152,693.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Pierce Janet D |
Distinguished Professor |
$152,674.08 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Pierce Janet D |
Distinguished Professor |
$152,674.08 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Troyer Deryl L |
Professor |
$152,667.72 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Wichita State University |
Miller David Russell |
Executive Director Budget |
$152,666.48 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Hendricks Nathan P |
Associate Professor |
$152,666.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Trick Harold N |
Professor |
$152,664.20 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Butler Jr James Johnson |
Senior Scientist |
$152,661.54 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Upchurch David A |
Assistant Professor |
$152,653.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Tracz Frank C |
Professor |
$152,647.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Akhunov Eduard D |
Professor |
$152,646.44 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Dunn Robert C |
Professor |
$152,636.63 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Friess Tracee Jennifer |
Idp Associate Vice President Strategic Communicati |
$152,613.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Welch Kelly D |
Assistant Teaching Professor |
$152,600.01 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Laskowska Ewa |
Associate Head Coach - Women's Basketball |
$152,595.76 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Osawatomie State Hospital |
Feeback Kristin Michele |
Appointive State Agency Head |
$152,571.51 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
Brinckman Dayna M |
Health Officer |
$152,558.38 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Mcswain Belinda S |
Assoc Vice Chancellr-Professor |
$152,554.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Duan Chuancheng |
Assistant Professor |
$152,536.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Parsons State Hospital and Training Center |
Driskel Julie L |
Advanced Practice Regstr Nurse |
$152,532.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Jugan Maria C |
Associate Professor |
$152,527.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Hines Laura J |
Professor |
$152,519.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
Qualseth Shon D |
Chief Legal Counsel |
$152,505.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Wichita State University |
Cheng Jen-Chi |
Chairperson And Associate Professor |
$152,500.65 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Haeri Mohammad |
Assistant Professor |
$152,500.36 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Haeri Mohammad |
Assistant Professor |
$152,500.36 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Haeri Mohammad |
Associate Professor |
$152,500.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Jackson Jennifer |
Associate Professor |
$152,499.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Krebill Hope M |
Executive Director |
$152,499.40 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Larned State Hospital |
Leiker Rebecca Jo |
Director Of Nursing |
$152,490.82 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Mcleod Michael S |
Assistant Professor |
$152,482.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Lansing Correctional Facility |
Wang Chih C |
Corrections Supervisor I |
$152,478.54 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Santschi Elizabeth Mary |
Professor |
$152,465.50 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Wambach Karen A |
Professor |
$152,464.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Wambach Karen A |
Professor |
$152,464.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Bradley Kyle J |
Assistant Professor |
$152,438.29 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Correll Georgianna Jean |
Director |
$152,423.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Mckee Cabell Christopher Kwan |
Functional Systems Director |
$152,423.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |