Kansas City ranks third in the nation in adjusted pay for recent college graduates, according to a report from Self Financial. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, median earnings for recent college graduates working full time is about $50,000 a year. The median earnings for recent college graduates working in the Kansas City metro is $49,000, but it’s $52,802 when adjusted for relative cost of living. St. Louis is second, with actual median earnings of $48,000 and $53,274 adjusted. The report noted that computer science and engineering jobs earned the most. Data analysts focused on college graduates age 22-27 for the study. Only the 50 largest metropolitan areas were included in the analysis. States that ranked well after the adjusted cost of living include: Kansas, Texas, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Ohio.
Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 – WDAF
