Kansas falls entirely under federal OSHA, and its aviation-manufacturing and agriculture base sets safety-manager pay at an estimated median of $83,000 a year.
Kansas is one of the states with no OSHA State Plan of its own, which means workplace safety is enforced directly by federal OSHA rather than a state-run program. There’s no separate state inspectorate or state-specific standard-setting body to track — federal rules and federal inspectors are what apply.
Kansas safety and EHS managers earn an estimated median of $83,000 a year, with most roles between $64,740 and $112,050. That range scales the BLS national median for occupational health & safety specialists — $83,910 (SOC 19-5011, OES May 2024) — to Kansas’s wage level, with actual offers moving on industry, employer size, certifications and experience. Aviation and aerospace manufacturing is the standout local industry — Wichita has long billed itself the “Air Capital of the World,” home to large aircraft manufacturers and a deep supplier base that leans on process- and quality-safety expertise. Grain handling, wheat farming and meatpacking/food processing, concentrated in southwest Kansas, round out the rest of the state’s demand. Kansas’s cost of living generally runs below the national median, which is worth weighing against the salary figure.
The largest concentrations of EHS and safety-manager roles in Kansas are around Wichita, Kansas City and Overland Park. Wichita’s pull comes almost entirely from aircraft manufacturing and its supply chain; the Kansas City metro area (spanning the state line) and Overland Park draw more from logistics, distribution and diversified manufacturing.
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How much do EHS managers make in Kansas?
Kansas safety and EHS managers earn an estimated median of about $83,000 a year, typically ranging from $64,740 to $112,050 depending on industry, employer size, certifications and experience, based on BLS national OES data scaled to Kansas's wage level.
Is workplace safety in Kansas regulated by the state or federal government?
Kansas does not run its own OSHA State Plan, so workplace safety is enforced directly by federal OSHA, with no separate state-level inspectorate layered on top.
What industries drive safety-manager demand in Kansas?
Aviation and aerospace manufacturing is the standout — Wichita has long been known as the "Air Capital of the World," home to large aircraft manufacturers and their supplier base. Grain handling, wheat farming and meatpacking/food processing, concentrated in southwest Kansas, round out the rest of the demand.
Is Kansas a lower cost-of-living state?
Generally, yes — Kansas's cost of living tends to run below the national median, which is useful context when comparing the estimated median salary here against higher-cost states.
Salary figures are estimates derived from BLS national OES data scaled to state wage levels — not a guarantee or an offer. Verify current local data with BLS and employers. ← All states · Home