Chemical Technicians in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,497
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$13,063
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,906
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
$61,560
Kept after tax
$48,497
Worth in national money
$53,906
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is one of the better-paying states for chemical technicians. The middle earner takes $61,560, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 1.94% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Chemical technicians ranks 191 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $61,560 you keep $48,497 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $53,906 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $63,190, since top earners drag the number up.
- Kansas ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for chemical technicians, at $61,560 — about 1.94% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 191 of 488 in Kansas places chemical technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Kansas is $48,497 after the full tax stack, from $61,560. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $53,906 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $63,190 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Chemical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $80,840 |
| This salary | $61,560 |
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 | $48,497 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,643 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$762 |
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 | $57,644 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$921 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $61,560 as a midpoint for Kansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $43,170 and the ninetieth is $80,840 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $48,497, from $61,560, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 191 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $53,906, the adjusted value of that $61,560 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Kansas. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 191 of 488 locally.
- The Kansas median of $61,560 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $43,170 to $80,840. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Kansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $48,497 from $61,560. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 191 of 488 locally.
- This $53,906 adjusted figure, worked from $61,560, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 191 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 191 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $43,170 at the tenth percentile, $80,840 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 $53,906.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Kansas's own levy, $48,497 remains.
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 ($43,170 to $80,840) 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 $53,906 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 $48,497 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.