Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$23,479
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$4,631
16.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$26,097
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
$28,110
Kept after tax
$23,479
Worth in national money
$26,097
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $28,110, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 9.9% 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: 478 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $28,110 the take-home is $23,479; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $26,097 would nationally. The average comes to $28,650, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Kansas ranks 35 of 51 for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop, with a median of $28,110 — about 9.9% 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.
- Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop occupies position 478 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 hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Kansas, on $28,110, is $23,479 — equivalent to $26,097 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 $28,650 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $18,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $28,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $39,040 |
| This salary | $28,110 |
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 | $23,479 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $24,759 |
| 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 | $26,556 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$739 |
| 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 $28,110. The published range is $18,040 up to $39,040, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Kansas's $23,479, worked from $28,110. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 478 of 488.
- Two cautions on $26,097, the adjusted value of that $28,110 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Kansas. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 478 of 488 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Kansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $18,040 to $39,040. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Kansas take-home of $23,479, on $28,110 for work ranking 478 of 488 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 478 of 488 in the state.
- This $26,097 adjusted figure, worked from $28,110, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 478 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 478 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $18,040 at the bottom tenth to $39,040 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $26,097 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 $23,479.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($18,040) and the ninetieth ($39,040) 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 $26,097 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 $23,479 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.