Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,609
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$13,101
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,031
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
$61,710
Kept after tax
$48,609
Worth in national money
$54,031
State rank
45
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Kansas pays this job a middle wage of $61,710, 45 of 49 states and about 21.24% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 190 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $61,710 the take-home is $48,609; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,031 would nationally. The average comes to $69,870, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Kansas's $61,710 median for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other places it 45 of 49 states, about 21.24% 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 190 of 488 in Kansas places engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other 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 engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Kansas, on $61,710, is $48,609 — equivalent to $54,031 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 $69,870 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $85,240 |
| This salary | $61,710 |
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 | $48,609 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,764 |
| 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 | $57,784 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$922 |
| 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 $61,710. The published range is $50,720 up to $85,240, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $48,609, from $61,710, 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 190 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 $54,031, the adjusted value of that $61,710 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 190 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Kansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $50,720 to $85,240. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Kansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $48,609 from $61,710. 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 190 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $54,031 — the adjusted value of that $61,710 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 190 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 $69,870 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 — $50,720 at the tenth percentile, $85,240 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 $54,031 in national terms.
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 $48,609 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 49 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 $69,870. 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 ($50,720 to $85,240) 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 $54,031 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 $48,609 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.