Baggage Porters and Bellhops in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$23,294
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$4,576
16.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$25,893
Kansas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Kansas — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$27,870
Kept after tax
$23,294
Worth in national money
$25,893
State rank
40
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is among the lower-paying states for baggage porters and bellhops. The middle earner takes $27,870, ranking 40 of 48 states — about 24.84% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Kansas, this one sits low: 481 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Kansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $27,870 you keep $23,294, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $25,893 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $28,120, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Kansas ranks 40 of 48 for baggage porters and bellhops, with a median of $27,870 — about 24.84% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Baggage porters and bellhops occupies position 481 of 488 in Kansas's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Kansas income tax, retained pay for baggage porters and bellhops on $27,870 is $23,294. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $25,893 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $28,120 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Baggage Porters and Bellhops
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $27,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $30,630 |
| This salary | $27,870 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Kansas | $23,294 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $24,561 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$618 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $26,332 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$731 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $27,870 as a midpoint for Kansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $23,740 and the ninetieth is $30,630 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $23,294 take-home in Kansas comes from $27,870. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 481 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $25,893, the adjusted value of that $27,870 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 481 of 488 in the state.
- The Kansas median of $27,870 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $23,740 to $30,630. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $23,294, from $27,870, assumes a single Kansas filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 481 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 40 of 48 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $25,893 — the adjusted value of that $27,870 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 481 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $23,740 at the tenth percentile, $30,630 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $25,893.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Kansas then takes its own share, leaving $23,294.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($23,740 to $30,630) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Kansas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Kansas's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $25,893 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $23,294 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Kansas income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.