Dishwashers in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$23,440
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$4,620
16.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$26,055
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
$28,060
Kept after tax
$23,440
Worth in national money
$26,055
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is among the lower-paying states for dishwashers. The middle earner takes $28,060, ranking 46 of 51 states — about 19.39% 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: 479 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $28,060 the take-home is $23,440; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $26,055 would nationally. The average comes to $28,990, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Kansas ranks 46 of 51 for dishwashers, with a median of $28,060 — about 19.39% 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.
- Dishwashers occupies position 479 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.
- Post-tax income for dishwashers in Kansas, on $28,060, is $23,440 — equivalent to $26,055 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $28,990 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Dishwashers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $20,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $28,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $38,580 |
| This salary | $28,060 |
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 | $23,440 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $24,717 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$619 |
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 | $26,509 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$737 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $28,060 as a midpoint for Kansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $20,150 and the ninetieth is $38,580 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $23,440, from $28,060, 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 479 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 $26,055 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 479.
- The Kansas median of $28,060 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $20,150 to $38,580. 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 $23,440 from $28,060. 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 479 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $26,055, worked from $28,060, 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 479 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 $28,990 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 — $20,150 at the tenth percentile, $38,580 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 $26,055 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $23,440.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $28,990. 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 ($20,150 to $38,580) 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 $26,055 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 $23,440 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.