Information and Record Clerks, All Other in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,648
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$9,402
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,847
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
$47,050
Kept after tax
$37,648
Worth in national money
$41,847
State rank
37
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Kansas. The middle earner gets $47,050. That is 37 of 50 states, and about 4.95% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 319 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,050 the take-home is $37,648; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,847 would nationally. The average lands at $46,670, below the middle of the range.
- For information and record clerks, all other, Kansas sits in the lower band at $47,050, ranking 37 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 4.95%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 319 of 488 in Kansas places information and record clerks, 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 information and record clerks, all other in Kansas, on $47,050, is $37,648 — equivalent to $41,847 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 $46,670 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Information and Record Clerks, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,920 |
| This salary | $47,050 |
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 | $37,648 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,985 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$700 |
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 | $44,142 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$847 |
| 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 information and record clerks, all other in Kansas earn under $47,050 and half over. The published range runs $29,640 at the tenth percentile to $60,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Kansas's $37,648, worked from $47,050. 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 319 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,847, the adjusted value of that $47,050 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 319 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for information and record clerks, all other in Kansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $29,640 to $60,920; 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.
- The Kansas take-home of $37,648, on $47,050 for work ranking 319 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 319 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $41,847 — the adjusted value of that $47,050 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 319 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $29,640 at the bottom tenth to $60,920 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 $41,847.
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, $37,648 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,640 to $60,920) 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 $41,847 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 $37,648 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.