Employment Attorney Salary in Topeka, Kansas

How much does an Employment Attorney make in Topeka, KS?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Employment Attorney in Topeka, KS is $90,815. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $75,847 to $100,132, with most professionals earning between $62,220 and $108,614.

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What does an Employment Attorney do?

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Collaborate with other members of legal team on employment issues.

October 19, 2022

Review and interpret South Dakota administrative rules and codified laws relating to the State Employee Health Plan and Flex Benefit Plans.

December 19, 2022

Prepare preliminary drafts of briefs, arguments, contracts, affidavits, and various legal pleadings and documents as directed.

January 31, 2023

Draft, review, analyze, and negotiate employment-related agreements, including settlement, consulting, incentive, non-compete, and confidentiality agreements.

March 02, 2023

Assist with document reviews for responsiveness, case issues, and privilege responses to discovery requests and to identify privileged documents, documents for redaction, case issues in context.

March 14, 2023

Demonstrated knowledge of complex state and federal rights protection statutes, laws and regulations related students with disabilities.

March 17, 2023

Act and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny and reflect our position as a sophisticated, credible and respected leader.

March 28, 2023

Support retail stores, production, manufacturing and corporate locations on all legal matters regarding employment law and compliance.

March 29, 2023

Supervise, manage and evaluate outside counsel on employment related matters.

April 09, 2023

Manages, directly and through outside counsel, all employment, DOL, EEOC, or OSHA related state and federal complaints, charges, and investigations including preparing position statements.

April 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Employment Attorney in Topeka, KS

Average Base Salary

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75847

100132

90815

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

77807

112790

95108

What is the average salary for Employment Attorney in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Employment Attorney in Topeka, KS. The base salary for Employment Attorney ranges from $75,847 to $100,132 with the average base salary of $90,815. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $77,807 to $112,790 with the average total cash compensation of $95,108.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$90,815	$75,847 - $100,132
Bonus	$4,293	$1,960 - $12,658
Total Pay	$95,108	$77,807 - $112,790

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Employment Attorney Salary Near Topeka, KS

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Lawrence, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,751 - $102,644	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Manhattan, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $75,016 - $99,034	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Lenexa, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,742 - $106,593	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Olathe, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,518 - $106,297	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Shawnee, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,742 - $106,593	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Overland Park, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,742 - $106,593	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS

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About Topeka, Kansas

Topeka (/toʊˈpiːkə/; Kansa: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 127,473. The Topeka Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties, had a population of 233,870 in the 2010 census. The name Topeka is a Kansa-Osage sentence that means "place where we dug potatoes", or "a good place to dig potatoes". As a plac...

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