| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Poland Jesse A |
Associate Professor |
$150,983.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Larned State Hospital |
Miller Brent L |
Registered Nurse Senior |
$150,983.89 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Gatterman Bruce T |
Chief Judge |
$150,979.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Gatterman Bruce T |
Chief Judge |
$150,978.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Tran Dai Quang |
Associate Professor |
$150,973.93 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Chang Kyeong-Ok |
Professor |
$150,972.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Chang Kyeong-Ok |
Professor |
$150,972.64 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Jackson Derek A |
Assoc V Pres Acad Studt Serv |
$150,971.34 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Phelps Jana L |
Director Iii Bus & Fin Servs |
$150,969.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Brase Gary L |
Professor |
$150,962.61 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Wolfe Michael W |
Associate Professor |
$150,960.20 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Yucel Umut J |
Associate Professor |
$150,958.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Kim Taejoon |
Assistant Professor |
$150,954.42 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Jacob-Warren Misha Christine |
Deputy General Counsel |
$150,949.21 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Dekosky Brandon J |
Assistant Professor |
$150,945.49 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Smith Sharla Ann |
Assistant Professor |
$150,944.46 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Doan Alesha E |
Chairperson-Assoc Professor |
$150,943.44 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Steck James E |
Professor |
$150,940.50 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Watney Willard Lynn |
Senior Scientist |
$150,934.20 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Clem Rollie J |
Professor |
$150,929.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas |
Vitevitch Michael S |
Chairperson-Professor |
$150,929.24 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Thrasher James Brantley |
Professor |
$150,928.92 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Nichols David A |
Professor |
$150,893.95 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Anderson Barbara G |
Professor |
$150,888.82 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Harrison Mark E |
Associate Professor |
$150,884.38 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Lewis Laura H |
Chief Judge |
$150,882.47 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Roby Katherine F |
Research Professor |
$150,860.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Roby Katherine F |
Research Professor |
$150,860.17 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Johnson County Community College |
Lovitt Delphine |
Interim Cio |
$150,859.00 |
Johnson County Community College |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Graham Maryemma |
Distinguished Professor |
$150,849.03 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Lewis Laura H |
Chief Judge |
$150,844.67 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Peterson Clinton B |
Chief Judge |
$150,841.93 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) |
Zentner Arlen R |
Deferred Compensation Plan Off |
$150,839.37 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Corwin Kristan L |
Associate Dean/Professor |
$150,835.78 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Saiedian Hossein |
Professor |
$150,835.26 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Tran Dai Quang |
Associate Professor |
$150,832.21 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas |
Hanrath Robert S |
Dean/Associate Librarian |
$150,820.26 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
University of Kansas |
Curran John Arthur |
Chief Audit Executive |
$150,815.42 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Sabarwal Tarun |
Associate Professor |
$150,805.77 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Lei Shuting |
Professor |
$150,805.60 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Wine Marjorie Patricia |
Curr & Assessment Project Dir |
$150,804.06 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Wichita State University |
Carpenter Robert Lee |
Manager Technology Collaborations |
$150,800.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Gray Andrew Michael |
Director |
$150,800.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Wichita State University |
Mcdonald J David |
Professor Of Biological Sciences |
$150,791.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Shamir Lior |
Associate Professor |
$150,791.14 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
University of Kansas |
Gavosto Estela A |
Associate Professor |
$150,785.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Kukanich Stanley P |
Professor |
$150,780.34 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Hock Michael Frank |
Senior Scientist/Director |
$150,774.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Myer Duane W |
Lecturer |
$150,772.13 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Pleen Joseph John |
Assistant Professor |
$150,769.36 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Keary Christopher J |
Chief Of Police |
$150,769.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Arthaud-Day Marne L |
Associate Professor |
$150,764.19 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Osawatomie State Hospital |
Hays Anjanet |
Registered Nurse Supervisor |
$150,760.60 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Passarelli A Lorena |
Professor |
$150,753.69 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Wichita State University |
Carlgren Justin Loren |
Niar Manager Mro Operations |
$150,745.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Goering Jeffrey E |
Chief Judge |
$150,733.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Fort Hays State University |
Bannister Mark C |
Dean |
$150,728.51 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Camarata Paul Joseph |
Chairperson Neurosurgery -Professor |
$150,728.20 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Bai Jianfa |
Clinical Professor |
$150,722.00 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Broward Melinda Ann |
Project Director |
$150,707.23 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Wood Robyn Carol |
Project Director |
$150,707.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Ben-Itzhak Itzhak |
Distinguished Professor |
$150,704.86 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Cudney Kim W |
Chief Judge |
$150,701.71 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Pond Joseph Henry |
Director Of Administration |
$150,700.20 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Fort Hays State University |
Brown Christopher J |
Head Coach |
$150,675.21 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Zolkiewski Michal |
Professor |
$150,674.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Zolkiewski Michal |
Professor |
$150,674.94 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Sardarli Sabuhi Hidayat |
Assistant Professor |
$150,663.70 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
University of Kansas |
Francisco Vincent Thomas |
Professor-Senior Scientist |
$150,661.16 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Smith Sean Joseph |
Professor |
$150,657.90 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
University of Kansas |
Beck Darin L |
Executive Director |
$150,649.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Nicholson Windy |
Exec Director V Prog & Proj |
$150,646.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2018 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Aakeroy Christer B |
Distinguished Professor |
$150,644.42 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2021 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Odde Kenneth G |
Professor |
$150,618.30 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Saadi Irfan |
Professor |
$150,617.82 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Chandaka Sravani |
Director |
$150,610.73 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas |
Roundy Joshua K |
Associate Professor |
$150,605.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Weingart John L |
Chief Judge |
$150,601.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Rasheed Hayder A |
Professor |
$150,601.07 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Creitz Daniel D |
Chief Judge |
$150,600.72 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Wichita State University |
Maghsoudi Mahsa |
Assistant Professor Clinical Mental Health Counse |
$150,598.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Berens Kevin N |
Chief Judge |
$150,595.28 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) - KC |
Vail Belinda A |
Chairperson Family Medicine And Community Health - |
$150,586.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Santschi Elizabeth Mary |
Professor |
$150,576.84 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2017 |
University of Kansas |
Gavosto Estela A |
Director/Associate Professor |
$150,575.45 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Shamir Lior |
Professor |
$150,575.43 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Dorsey Dale E |
Professor |
$150,558.19 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Emporia State University |
Jeong Wooseob |
Dean |
$150,554.02 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2019 |
Wichita State University |
Mcleod Michael S |
Assistant Professor |
$150,553.80 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
University of Kansas |
Gould Ronald Kenneth |
Director Major Division/School |
$150,553.72 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas Highway Patrol |
Confidential Ok |
Highway Patrol Lieutenant |
$150,549.35 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Braun Glenn R |
Chief Judge |
$150,549.33 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2025 |
Kansas State University (KSU) |
Anderson Barbara G |
Professor |
$150,546.70 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2020 |
University of Kansas |
Birch Melissa H |
Director/Associate Professor |
$150,535.55 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Gossard Jeffrey D |
District Court Judges |
$150,529.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2024 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Gossard Jeffrey D |
District Court Judges |
$150,527.88 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Department of Commerce |
North Robert E |
Deputy Secretary |
$150,500.10 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Mccleary-Jones Voncella |
Associate Dean Health Professions And Associate |
$150,499.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2022 |
Wichita State University |
Snyder Chris Allen |
Idp Director Information Technology And Security |
$150,499.98 |
Kansas Department of Administration |
| 2023 |
Kansas Judicial Branch |
Wilder Marilyn M |
Chief Judge |
$150,493.96 |
Kansas Department of Administration |