IT Systems Specialist Salary in Topeka, Kansas

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an IT Systems Specialist in Topeka, KS is $54,745. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $49,540 to $61,105, with most professionals earning between $44,801 and $66,895.

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Performs staff studies to recommend organizational improvements, which could be accomplished with automation, and recommends alternative courses of action, when warranted.

January 27, 2023

Assists with performing updates on inventory records for technology equipment at assigned sites, including identifying the location of IT equipment and equipment issued to staff.

February 20, 2023

Implements and administers field coordination and planning for the effective installation, update and removal of hardware, software and equipment.

March 26, 2023

Provides interpretations of higher authority regulations and guidance concerning IT system activities/services and coordinates with internal departments and external agencies concerning the resolution of problem areas encountered.

April 02, 2023

Develop and conduct IT governance reporting for executive management to include reports on overall external cloud risk, performance, issues, strategy, compliance, legal, and finance.

April 09, 2023

Serves as the technical expert and focal point for installation, configuration and testing of hardware and software associated with multiple operating systems and computer platforms.

May 06, 2023

Support the Cloud Steering Committee as a subject matter expert in cloud governance leading practices including risk reporting, performance reporting, remediation, strategy, roadmap, and issues management.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for IT Systems Specialist in Topeka, KS

Average Base Salary

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49540

61105

54745

Average Total Cash Compensation

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50380

62756

55927

What is the average salary for IT Systems Specialist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of IT Systems Specialist in Topeka, KS. The base salary for IT Systems Specialist ranges from $49,540 to $61,105 with the average base salary of $54,745. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $50,380 to $62,756 with the average total cash compensation of $55,927.

View Average Salary for IT Systems Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$54,745	$49,540 - $61,105
Bonus	$1,181	$840 - $1,651
Total Pay	$55,927	$50,380 - $62,756

* 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.

IT Systems Specialist Salary Near Topeka, KS

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Lawrence, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $50,783 - $62,638	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Manhattan, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $48,997 - $60,435	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Lenexa, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,737 - $65,048	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Olathe, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,591 - $64,867	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Shawnee, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,737 - $65,048	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Overland Park, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,737 - $65,048	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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