Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,577
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$10,053
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,991
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
$49,630
Kept after tax
$39,577
Worth in national money
$43,991
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $49,630, ranking 25 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Kansas, this sits in the middle: 280 of 488 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $49,630 you keep $39,577 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $43,991 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $49,150.
- Kansas occupies the middle band for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping: a median of $49,630, ranking 25 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping ranks 280 of 488 occupations in Kansas by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in Kansas is $39,577 after the full tax stack, from $49,630. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $43,991 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $49,150 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,610 |
| This salary | $49,630 |
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 | $39,577 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,058 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$711 |
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 | $46,543 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$860 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $49,630 as a midpoint for Kansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,070 and the ninetieth is $62,610 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Kansas's $39,577, worked from $49,630. 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 280 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,991, the adjusted value of that $49,630 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 280 of 488 in the state.
- The Kansas median of $49,630 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,070 to $62,610. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Kansas take-home of $39,577, on $49,630 for work ranking 280 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 280 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $43,991 — the adjusted value of that $49,630 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 280 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,070 at the bottom tenth to $62,610 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $43,991.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Kansas's own levy, $39,577 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,070 to $62,610) 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 $43,991 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 $39,577 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.