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In 2014, occupational wage reports posted by the federal government showed that registered nurses in Kansas earned an average annual salary of $56,800. Meanwhile, nurses that used a MSN degree to graduate to more advanced positions became some of the highest paid professionals in that year.
According to the United States Department of Labor, nurse anesthetists earned an average annual salary of $141,060 and nurse practitioners received and an average annual salary of $84,270. These generous salary rates qualified both professions among the state’s top 40 highest-paying occupations for 2014.
MSN-Educated Nurses Earn Top Salaries in Kansas’ Nonmetropolitan Region
In 2014, the United States Department of Labor reported that Kansas’s nonmetropolitan area was one of the biggest employers of MSN nurse occupations. For example:
- The Kansas nonmetropolitan area held the second highest employment level of postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers among all other nonmetropolitan areas in the country. The 250 postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers working in this region earned an average annual salary of $55,560 at that time.
- The Kansas nonmetropolitan area also held the second highest employment level of nurse practitioners compared with all other nonmetropolitan areas in the country. The 320 nurse practitioners working in this district received an average annual salary of $86,400 in that year.
Experienced MSN-Educated Nurses Earn Top Dollar in Kansas
The Kansas Department of Labor reported that MSN nurses with the most experience were consistently awarded the highest salaries in their area of specialization:
Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers
- Entry-level: $39,510
- Mid-career: $54,730
- Experienced: $66,180
Nurse Anesthetists
- Entry-level: $109,090
- Mid-career: $136,190
- Experienced: $157,040
Nurse Midwives
- Entry-level: $33,920
- Mid-career: $53,670
- Experienced: $87,570
Nurse Practitioners
- Entry-level: $63,940
- Mid-career: $86,630
- Experienced: $94,430
Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Entry-level: $42,790
- Mid-career: $55,880
- Experienced: $63,800
A Full Analysis of Salary Data for MSN-Educated Nurses in Kansas
Nurse Anesthetists – Nurse anesthetists are among the highest paid MSN nurses in the field. Even still, their salary earning potential is often significantly impacted by where they work in Kansas. For example, salary surveys conducted by the United States Department of Labor in 2014 revealed that nurse anesthetists located in the Kansas nonmetropolitan area collected an average annual salary of $150,290, while those employed in Wichita took home a relatively more modest average annual salary of $128,470:
*This value is equal to or greater than $90/hour or $187,199/year. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics does not report salary data beyond this level.
Nurse Practitioners – In 2014, the United States Department of Labor released salary statistics showing that the highest paying areas for nurse practitioners in Kansas were Topeka, Lawrence and the state’s nonmetropolitan region. At that time, nurse practitioners employed in Topeka were paid an average annual salary of $89,400. In Lawrence, the average annual salary for nurse practitioners was $87,040. Meanwhile, those employed in the Kansas nonmetropolitan area were given an average annual salary of $86,400: