Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,676
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$11,774
20.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,660
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
$56,450
Kept after tax
$44,676
Worth in national money
$49,660
State rank
44
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Kansas pays this job a middle wage of $56,450, 44 of 51 states and about 11.76% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 242 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $56,450 the take-home is $44,676; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $49,660 would nationally. The average comes to $56,730, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Kansas's $56,450 median for elementary school teachers, except special education places it 44 of 51 states, about 11.76% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 242 of 488 in Kansas places elementary school teachers, except special education 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.
- Post-tax income for elementary school teachers, except special education in Kansas, on $56,450, is $44,676 — equivalent to $49,660 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 $56,730 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $71,730 |
| This salary | $56,450 |
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 | $44,676 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,538 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$740 |
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 | $52,889 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$895 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Kansas earn less than $56,450. The published range is $47,700 up to $71,730, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $44,676 take-home in Kansas comes from $56,450. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 242 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $49,660 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 242.
- Reported values are medians; for elementary school teachers, except special education in Kansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,700 to $71,730. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $44,676, from $56,450, assumes a single Kansas filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 242 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 44 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $49,660, worked from $56,450, 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 242 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $47,700 at the tenth percentile, $71,730 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Kansas is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $49,660 in national terms.
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 $44,676.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,700 to $71,730) 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 $49,660 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 $44,676 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.