Cashiers in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$24,002
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$4,798
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$26,680
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
$28,800
Kept after tax
$24,002
Worth in national money
$26,680
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is among the lower-paying states for cashiers. The middle earner takes $28,800, ranking 42 of 51 states — about 12.41% 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: 476 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Kansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $28,800 you keep $24,002, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $26,680 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $29,070, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Kansas ranks 42 of 51 for cashiers, with a median of $28,800 — about 12.41% 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.
- Cashiers occupies position 476 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 cashiers on $28,800 is $24,002. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $26,680 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 $29,070 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Cashiers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $28,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $35,630 |
| This salary | $28,800 |
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 | $24,002 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $25,321 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$623 |
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 | $27,192 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$753 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $28,800 as a midpoint for Kansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $22,470 and the ninetieth is $35,630 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Kansas's $24,002, worked from $28,800. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 476 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $26,680, the adjusted value of that $28,800 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 476 of 488 in the state.
- The Kansas median of $28,800 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $22,470 to $35,630. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Kansas take-home of $24,002, on $28,800 for work ranking 476 of 488 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 476 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $26,680 — the adjusted value of that $28,800 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 476 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $22,470 at the tenth percentile, $35,630 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Kansas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $26,680 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Kansas adds its own income tax on top — which is why $24,002 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($22,470 to $35,630) 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 $26,680 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 $24,002 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.