Planning Engineer Salary in Topeka, Kansas

How much does a Planning Engineer make in Topeka, KS?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Planning Engineer in Topeka, KS is $83,646. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $71,746 to a high of $97,372, with most professionals earning between $77,417 and $90,830.

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Provide close collaboration with and support across the other regional and global teams to ensure effective resource sharing, lessons learned, best practices and the development of appropriate work processes and procedures across the global execution teams.

November 20, 2022

Develop and maintain accurate progress & earned value measurement systems for engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning to ensure credible control throughout the project execution phase.

February 18, 2023

Assists Commercial personnel in the evaluation of the Gallup refinery's crude, intermediate, and blendstock purchases and the refinery's operations and technical organizations in optimizing the Gallup refinery product mix.

December 19, 2022

Participate in the manufacturing launch of new and enhanced products by assisting in the development of goals and timetables, training of manufacturing personnel, and evaluation of results.

February 09, 2023

Prepare implementation plans, scheduling and allocation of Human and Material Resources as per required for the project in coordinate with Project Managers & other technical teams.

March 11, 2023

Demonstrated strong understanding of systems engineering principles with a familiarity of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) or one or more of the BMDS Element Programs.

March 13, 2023

Leads the development, documentation and maintenance of software architectures in order to meet customer, technical, and/or regulatory requirements, quality objectives, and constraints specific to the applicable domain and available technology.

March 24, 2023

Understanding of RF propagation theory and model tuning of the radio planning tool, ideally across a number of the following frequencies - 80GHz, 60GHz, 37 - 40GHz, 23GHz, and 18GHz.

March 24, 2023

Evaluates historic Gallup refinery performance and deviations from plan to identify potential opportunities, lost profit opportunities, and create organizational awareness.

May 09, 2023

Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures.

May 15, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Planning Engineer in Topeka, KS

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

77417

90830

83646

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

79710

95239

86595

What is the average salary for Planning Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Planning Engineer in Topeka, KS. The base salary for Planning Engineer ranges from $77,417 to $90,830 with the average base salary of $83,646. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $79,710 to $95,239 with the average total cash compensation of $86,595.

View Average Salary for Planning Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$83,646	$77,417 - $90,830
Bonus	$2,949	$2,293 - $4,408
Total Pay	$86,595	$79,710 - $95,239

* 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.

Planning Engineer Salary Near Topeka, KS

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Lawrence, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,359 - $93,109	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Manhattan, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,569 - $89,835	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Lenexa, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,413 - $96,692	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Olathe, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,184 - $96,423	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Shawnee, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,413 - $96,692	COMPARE TO Topeka, KS
CITY, STATE Overland Park, KS	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,413 - $96,692	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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