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Caregiver Pay in Kansas
What caregivers earn in Kansas — the typical wage, the realistic pay bands, and how the state's metros compare.
Headline numbers
Typical hourly pay
$15.03/hras of May 2025
the median caregiver wage in Kansas
vs the national market
-12.7%as of May 2025
below the national typical wage of $17.21/hr
Caregivers employed
25,350as of May 2025
home health & personal care aides in Kansas
The pay bands
Entry-level
$13.02/hr
1 in 10 earn less than this
Lower band
$14.06/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn less
Typical
$15.03/hr
the middle of the market
Upper band
$16.95/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn more
Top-of-market
$18.44/hr
1 in 10 earn more than this
Metro by metro
| Manhattan, KS | $14.62/hr | $13.32/hr – $14.62/hr | 580 |
| Lawrence, KS | $14.76/hr | $14.61/hr – $16.75/hr | 750 |
| Topeka, KS | $15.13/hr | $14.39/hr – $17.09/hr | 3,090 |
| Wichita, KS | $14.71/hr | $13.25/hr – $16.66/hr | 5,850 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $14.68/hr | $14.34/hr – $16.47/hr | 7,430 |
What Kansas agencies are advertising right now
Wichita, KS
HomecareHQ analysis$17.00/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
most ads: $16.44/hr – $17.61/hr
from the 26 of 39 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026Benefits mentioned · % of 39 agency ads
- Paid training41.0%
- Flexible schedule38.5%
- Paid time off30.8%
- Weekly pay23.1%
- 401(k)23.1%
- Dental23.1%
- Health insurance23.1%
- Vision17.9%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 17.9%Referral bonus 15.4%Weekend differential 5.1%
39 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 17.6% of ads are part-time roles
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