Kansas City, MO-KS · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Kansas City, MO

The median web developer wage in the Kansas City area is $42.99 an hour, 3% below the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $55–$85 an hour — $1,000–$1,550 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,000–$1,550

About 18 hours at $55–$85 an hour, the freelance rate in Kansas City. Plus $50–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Kansas City

Median web developer wage
$42.99/hr
$89,400 a year
Freelance rate
$55–$85
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
51 of 191
with published data
Kansas City areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$42.99$48.31520
Web and digital interface designers$36.39$39.66310

BLS area: Kansas City, MO-KS. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Kansas City against Missouri and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Kansas City area$42.99$55–$85
Missouri$49.88$60–$100
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Kansas City

At $55–$85 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$50–$105
Five-page business site$1,000–$1,550$50–$105
Five pages with online booking$1,200–$1,850$50–$105
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,150–$3,300$50–$105
Small online shop$1,700–$2,650$50–$105

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Kansas City?+

The median web developer wage in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area is $42.99 an hour, about $89,400 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 14% below the Missouri figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Kansas City?+

About $55–$85 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Kansas City?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Kansas City area costs about $1,000–$1,550, plus $50–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Kansas City?+

BLS counts 520 employed web developers and 310 web and digital interface designers in the Kansas City metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.