Skilled Wages

Construction supervisor salary in Kansas

Median $36.91 an hour for 8,940 construction supervisors, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$36.91/hrMedian hourly wageKansas, May data
$76,780/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$25.39 – $54.5510th to 90th percentilehourly range
8,940Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Construction supervisor pay in Kansas: the full range

Wage percentiles, KansasMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$40$60$80/hrKansas: 10th $25.39 · 25th $29.58 · median $36.91 · 75th $45.55 · 90th $54.55Kansas$36.91$25.39$54.55United States: 10th $25.62 · 25th $30.48 · median $38.42 · 75th $48.78 · 90th $61.66United States$38.42
Hourly wage percentiles for construction supervisors: Kansas vs United States, May 2025.

Kansas ranks 37th of 51 states for median construction supervisor pay, and 22nd once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $40.97). 8,940 construction supervisors work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$25.39 – $29.58$52,810 – $61,520roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$29.58 – $45.55$61,520 – $94,750the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$45.55 – $54.55$94,750 – $113,460the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Construction supervisor pay by metro in Kansas

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrSt. Joseph: $43.28St. Joseph$43.28Kansas City: $40.43Kansas City$40.43Lawrence: $37.94Lawrence$37.94Manhattan: $37.82Manhattan$37.82Joplin: $37.55Joplin$37.55Topeka: $37.21Topeka$37.21Wichita: $36.73Wichita$36.73
Median hourly wage for construction supervisors by metro area in Kansas, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
St. Joseph$27.42$43.28$50.09$61.2628017% above
Kansas City$28.21$40.43$43.71$58.795,86010% above
Lawrence$28.24$37.94$42.06$49.412003% above
Manhattan$26.77$37.82$41.93$50.073802% above
Joplin$24.01$37.55$43.82$51.704302% above
Topeka$26.77$37.21$41.90$51.386501% above
Wichita$24.20$36.73$41.32$49.462,090about the same as

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Construction supervisor wages in Kansas over time

Kansas, 1999-2025KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$38.42United States$36.91Kansas
Median hourly wage for construction supervisors, Kansas vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearKansas $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$18.42$35.60$20.714,730
2000$19.65$36.74$21.535,490
2001$20.46$37.19$22.395,670
2002$21.53$38.53$22.925,450
2003$21.89$38.30$23.436,110
2004$21.48$36.61$24.256,930
2005$22.37$36.88$24.986,720
2006$22.69$36.23$25.897,100
2007$24.32$37.76$26.906,820
2008$24.19$36.17$27.957,200
2009$24.77$37.17$28.046,680
2010$25.04$36.97$28.215,870
2011$26.49$37.91$28.445,310
2012$25.86$36.26$28.705,070
2013$26.25$36.28$29.035,090
2014$26.92$36.61$29.325,460
2015$27.20$36.95$29.845,460
2016$27.90$37.42$30.285,700
2017$27.95$36.71$30.805,780
2018$29.58$37.92$31.365,960
2019$29.63$37.31$31.836,770
2020$31.12$38.71$32.616,560
2021$31.11$36.96$34.626,630
2022$32.82$36.10$35.627,070
2023$35.93$37.96$36.908,590
2024$36.41$37.37$37.838,350
2025$36.91$36.91$38.428,940

In today's dollars, the median construction supervisor wage in Kansas changed by -0.1% over the last ten years of data and by -1.1% since 2019.

Are there more construction supervisor jobs in Kansas?

+32.1%Jobs since 20196,770 then, 8,940 in 2025
+63.7%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
6.2Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.2× the US share, 18th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of construction supervisors counted in Kansas has changed by +89.0%, against +70.4% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +32.1%.

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Kansas vs United States, 1999 = 100KansasUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200200020052010201520202025189Kansas170United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Kansas vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearKansas jobsKansas indexUS index
19994,730100100
20005,490116105
20015,670120108
20025,450115107
20036,110129108
20046,930146114
20056,720142116
20067,100150121
20076,820144121
20087,200152121
20096,680141112
20105,870124100
20115,31011296
20125,07010796
20135,09010898
20145,460115104
20155,460115109
20165,700120113
20175,780122117
20185,960126126
20196,770143131
20206,560139129
20216,630140140
20227,070150151
20238,590182163
20248,350176169
20258,940189170

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for construction supervisors in Kansas

+3.9%Projected growth in Kansas2024–2034, state agency
750Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
9,540Jobs in 20249,910 projected for 2034
+5.0%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Kansas's labor market agency projects the number of construction supervisors in the state to change by +3.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 9,540 to 9,910, with about 750 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +5.0% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 8,940 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Is construction work growing in Kansas?

78.5kConstruction jobsKansas, 2026-09
+5.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 2026
Construction employment in Kansas (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at construction establishments by county (all employees, not just construction supervisors), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 64 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 36,476 in 2015 to 45,633 in 2025, +25.1%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Ellsworth County14172$129,540$2,491
Cherokee County21614$92,100$1,771
Johnson County1,58618,679$91,470$1,759
Wyandotte County4055,607$91,061$1,751
Harper County12120$91,004$1,750
Jefferson County64879$83,557$1,607
Gray County29272$83,298$1,602
Montgomery County70579$82,069$1,578
Cowley County48531$81,260$1,563
Wilson County18276$79,117$1,521
McPherson County101806$78,562$1,511
Doniphan County17194$75,670$1,455

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Questions this page answers

How much do construction supervisors make in Kansas?

The median construction supervisor in Kansas earned $36.91 an hour ($76,780 a year) in May 2025, 4% below the national median of $38.42. The middle half earn $29.58–$45.55; the top 10% earn more than $54.55.

Where does Kansas rank for construction supervisor pay?

Kansas ranks 37th of 51 states for construction supervisor pay, with a median of $36.91 an hour, and 22nd after adjusting for Kansas's cost of living (BEA price parity 90.1, US = 100).

What is the union construction supervisor rate in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a construction supervisor classification for most Kansas counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many construction supervisors work in Kansas?

BLS counted 8,940 construction supervisors in Kansas in May 2025, 6.2 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.19; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is construction supervisor work growing in Kansas?

The BLS employer survey count of construction supervisors in Kansas went from 5,460 in 2015 to 8,940 in 2025, +63.7%, and +32.1% since 2019. Kansas's labor market agency projects +3.9% growth for construction supervisors between 2024 and 2034, from 9,540 to 9,910 jobs.

How many construction supervisor openings a year are there in Kansas?

Kansas projects about 750 openings a year for construction supervisors over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 67,000 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kansas and metro areas, SOC 47-1011. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Kansas labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.