Head Engineer Salary in Kansas City, Missouri

How much does a Head Engineer make in Kansas City, MO?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Head Engineer in Kansas City, MO is $206,043. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $188,303 to $225,002, with most professionals earning between $172,152 and $242,264.

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Design and engineering of building power, lighting, and auxiliary systems.

October 11, 2022

Reviews professional engineering practices and policies and publications and develops/modifies engineering policies, procedures, standards and specifications, or other directives, manuals, and publications.

November 11, 2022

Performs repairs listed on work orders and maintains the work orders as a record of work completed.

January 09, 2023

Manages and reviews preliminary and final construction plans, special provisions, and plan quantities to ensure constructability, completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.

April 05, 2023

Developing system integration cases and procedures to be executed on system integration test stations, customer simulators, and on flight test vehicles.

April 07, 2023

Demonstrated organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position.

April 12, 2023

Lead, advise, encourage, and facilitate personnel to create and explore innovative technologies and research.

April 25, 2023

Maintains knowledge of new technical developments in the discipline and assists technical leaders in the dispersion of this knowledge.

May 01, 2023

Provides project construction information to contractors, landowners, public officials, and the public.

May 04, 2023

Create designs to optimize weight, volume, cost and manufacturability while meeting structural, thermal and other environmental and functional requirements.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Head Engineer in Kansas City, MO

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

188303

225002

206043

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

212081

272843

239719

What is the average salary for Head Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Head Engineer in Kansas City, MO. The base salary for Head Engineer ranges from $188,303 to $225,002 with the average base salary of $206,043. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $212,081 to $272,843 with the average total cash compensation of $239,719.

View Average Salary for Head Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$206,043	$188,303 - $225,002
Bonus	$33,676	$23,778 - $47,841
Total Pay	$239,719	$212,081 - $272,843

* 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.

Head Engineer Salary Near Kansas City, MO

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Kansas City, MO
CITY, STATE Kansas City, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $188,265 - $224,956	COMPARE TO Kansas City, MO
CITY, STATE Blue Springs, MO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $187,588 - $224,148	COMPARE TO Kansas City, MO
CITY, STATE Lees Summit, MO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $187,588 - $224,148	COMPARE TO Kansas City, MO
CITY, STATE Shawnee, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $187,704 - $224,287	COMPARE TO Kansas City, MO
CITY, STATE Overland Park, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $187,704 - $224,287	COMPARE TO Kansas City, MO
CITY, STATE Lenexa, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $187,704 - $224,287	COMPARE TO Kansas City, MO

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About Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had an estimated population of 488,943 in 2017, making it the 37th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Kansas–Missouri state line. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850 the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued...

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