Database Architects in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$93,149
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$36,841
28.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$103,539
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
$129,990
Kept after tax
$93,149
Worth in national money
$103,539
State rank
31
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is among the lower-paying states for database architects. The middle earner takes $129,990, ranking 31 of 46 states — about 6.82% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Kansas. It ranks 19 out of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Kansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $129,990 you keep $93,149, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $103,539 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $124,980, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Kansas ranks 31 of 46 for database architects, with a median of $129,990 — about 6.82% 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.
- Within Kansas, database architects ranks 19 of 488 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Kansas income tax, retained pay for database architects on $129,990 is $93,149. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $103,539 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 $124,980 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Database Architects
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $81,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $129,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $165,330 |
| This salary | $129,990 |
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 | $93,149 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $100,114 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$515 |
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 | $119,857 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$732 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of database architects in Kansas earn under $129,990 and half over. The published range runs $81,790 at the tenth percentile to $165,330 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $93,149, from $129,990, 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 19 of 488 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $103,539 uses one figure for the whole of Kansas. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 488 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 19.
- Figures are distribution medians for database architects in Kansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $81,790 to $165,330; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Kansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $93,149 from $129,990. 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 19 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $103,539, worked from $129,990, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Kansas address, on work sitting at 19 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $124,980 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $81,790 at the tenth percentile, $165,330 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 $103,539.
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 $93,149 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Kansas is $124,980. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($81,790 to $165,330) 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 $103,539 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 $93,149 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.