Wages

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Looking to keep your staffing costs down? Start with Leavenworth County, where the following hourly wages are typically lower compared to other communities in the Kansas City MSA.

 

Occupation  Kansas City  MSA  Leavenworth  Douglas  Johnson  Shawnee  Wyandotte
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$54..43
$48.54
$49.48
$55.89
$45.68
$49.01
Drafters,
Engineering
Technicians,
and Mapping
Technicians
$26.97
$25.72
$21.77
$27.76
$21.77
$24.37
Electrical and
Electronics
Engineering Technicians
$32.37
$28.90
$30.04
$33.34
$25.05
$29.01
Industrial Production Managers
$42.25
$36.93
$42.42
$43.62
$46.81
$41.06
Computer Operators
$21.58
$17.45
$19.52
$22.53
$20.77
$19.90
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
$18.79
$18.95
$20.16
$18.41
$23.90
$14.79
Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters
$19.22
$16.94
$16.94
$19.50
$18.17
$18.91
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers & Weighers
$20.04
$18.83
$20.42
$20.46
$22.74
$18.42
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
$17.35
$16.85
$17.07
$17.14
$15.39
$16.98

Source: EMSI 2013

 

Leavenworth County’s economy is driven by employment in the service sector industries and also has a strong presence of IT, Healthcare and construction industry sectors.

 

The Table below shows the 2013 Annual Census of Employment and Wages by Industry for Leavenworth County.

 

Industry

(2-digit NAICS)

Total Number of Establishments

2013 Average Number of Jobs

Current Total Earnings-Leavenworth
Crop and Animal Production (11)

6

240

$13,064
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction  (21)

3

<10

Insf. Data
Utilities (22)

2

61

$122,175
Construction (23)

173

1,298

$44,181
Manufacturing (31)

32

1,017

$63,916
Wholesale Trade (42)

65

215

$40,577
Retail Trade (44)

152

2,179

$26,697
Transportation and Warehousing (48)

33

549

$51,512
Information (51)

21

144

$62,201
Finance and Insurance (52)

83

1,012

$48,287
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (53)

59

309

$36,111
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

193

1,433

$73,271
Management of Companies and Enterprises (55)

7

29

$76,772
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56)

111

927

$34,775
Educational Services (61)

19

674

$24,819
Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

128

2,155

$35,863
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

12

124

$12,697
Accommodation and Food Services (72)

90

1,415

$16,103
Other Services (except Public Administration) (81)

101

1,015

$26,084
Government (90)

83

12,209

$81,729
                                       Total

1,373

27,012

$58,398

Source:  EMSI 2013