Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,658
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$15,652
22.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,755
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
$70,310
Kept after tax
$54,658
Worth in national money
$60,755
State rank
44
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Kansas. The middle earner gets $70,310. That is 44 of 51 states, and about 10.08% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Kansas reports figures for, this is number 137.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $70,310 you keep $54,658 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $60,755 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $71,340, since top earners drag the number up.
- For electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, Kansas sits in the lower band at $70,310, ranking 44 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 10.08%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Kansas's occupational distribution, electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians sits at 137 of 488 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Kansas is $54,658 after the full tax stack, from $70,310. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $60,755 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $71,340 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,810 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $70,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,480 |
| This salary | $70,310 |
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 | $54,658 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $58,293 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$767 |
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 | $65,312 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,060 |
| 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 electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Kansas earn under $70,310 and half over. The published range runs $47,810 at the tenth percentile to $100,480 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $54,658, from $70,310, 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 137 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $60,755, the adjusted value of that $70,310 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 137 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Kansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,810 to $100,480; 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 $54,658 from $70,310. 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 137 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $60,755 — the adjusted value of that $70,310 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 137 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $47,810 at the bottom tenth to $100,480 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $60,755 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 $54,658 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($47,810) and the ninetieth ($100,480) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $60,755 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 $54,658 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.