BCBA & RBT Salary in Kansas (2026)
From live job-posting data + Medicaid rate records. Updated July 2026.
This page is for ABA practice owners in Kansas. It shows what the market pays right now, who is hiring, and why. Use it to set offers that keep your team.
Posting-Disclosed Pay
| Role | Median (annualized) | Range | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCBA | $98,750 | $82,500 – $105,000 | 4 Kansas postings that disclose pay |
| RBT | $46,800 | $39,520 – $52,000 | 6 Kansas postings that disclose pay |
Pay data comes from public LinkedIn postings that state a number. Hourly rates are annualized at 2,080 hours. Small samples are supplemented with national data.
Who Is Hiring in Kansas
Most active employers (BCBA roles): Caravel Autism Health, Little Stars Therapy Services, Autism From The Start®, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, Heartspring.
Busiest hiring cities: Wichita, Olathe, Overland Park, Lenexa, Leavenworth.
Working as a Behavior Analyst in Kansas
Kansas has licensed behavior analysts since July 1, 2014, under the Applied Behavior Analysis Licensure Act (K.S.A. 65-7501 et seq.) — not 2016, as it’s sometimes reported. The Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (KS BSRB) issues two tiers: the Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) and the Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst (LaBA). The board won’t issue either license until you’re already certified by the BACB (BCBA, BCBA-D, or BCaBA), so state licensure sits on top of your national certification rather than replacing it. In practice, that means two separate credentialing steps before you can bill or advertise as a behavior analyst here — budget time for both.
A handful of practitioners are exempt from needing the state license at all: other BSRB-licensed professionals working within their own scope, providers delivering services under IDEA or Section 504, students in an accredited program’s supervised clinical placement, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists/audiologists working within their own licensed scope, and autism specialists/IIS providers qualified under the HCBS autism waiver.
If you’re relocating to Kansas, don’t assume the 2024 reform bill (HB 2340, folded into SB 131) sped up your licensure. The Legislature’s own supplemental note says the faster reciprocity pathway — cutting the practice-history requirement from 48-of-the-last-54 months down to 12 months — applies only to counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, and psychologists. Behavior analysts still go through the standard LBA process. What the bill did add for behavior analysts is statutory authority for license reinstatement, plus a board-wide processing timeline (15 business days to flag an incomplete application, 30 to decide a complete one) and a new $100-capped expedited-review option.
One gap worth knowing if you’re weighing where to build a career: Board Certified Behavior Analysts are not an eligible discipline under the Kansas State Loan Repayment Program, the state’s main incentive for clinicians in shortage areas. LCSWs, LPCs, marriage and family therapists, and other mental-health disciplines qualify; BCBAs currently don’t.
RBT vs. BT in Kansas
For agencies staffing technician-level roles, Kansas Medicaid doesn’t hard-require the RBT credential. Under KanCare’s Intensive Individual Supports (IIS) service line, a technician can enroll and bill without RBT certification if they’re 18 or older, hold a high school diploma or equivalent, and complete a 40-hour ABA training package (including 8 hours of supervised intervention work, 3 hours of ethics, and at least 1 hour each of criterion-referenced assessment, social-skills training, and parent training) — all under BCBA supervision. That gives owners a second staffing lane: new hires can start billing without waiting on RBT exam scheduling, as long as the alternative training and supervision are documented. For job seekers, the RBT credential is still the faster, more portable path across agencies, but it isn’t the only door into paid ABA work in Kansas.
Common Questions
How much does a BCBA make in Kansas?
Job postings in Kansas that disclose pay show a median around $98,750 per year.
Is it hard to hire BCBAs in Kansas?
A LinkedIn search for BCBA roles in Kansas returns 1,000+ results from the past month (including related roles). The busiest hiring markets are Wichita, Olathe, Overland Park, Lenexa, Leavenworth.
What drives BCBA pay in a state?
Three things: Medicaid and commercial reimbursement rates, how many certified analysts live in the state, and demand from autism prevalence and insurance mandates.
Compare neighboring states: Missouri · Oklahoma · Colorado · Nebraska