Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,646
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$10,414
20.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,180
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
$51,060
Kept after tax
$40,646
Worth in national money
$45,180
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Kansas is 19 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $51,060. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Kansas reports figures for, this is number 269.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $51,060 you keep $40,646 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $45,180 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $52,510, since top earners drag the number up.
- Kansas ranks 19 of 51 for installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other at $51,060. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Kansas's occupational distribution, installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other sits at 269 of 488 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Kansas is $40,646 after the full tax stack, from $51,060. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $45,180 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $52,510 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,820 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $74,170 |
| This salary | $51,060 |
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 | $40,646 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,207 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$717 |
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 | $47,873 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$867 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $51,060 as a midpoint for Kansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,820 and the ninetieth is $74,170 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $40,646, from $51,060, 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 269 of 488 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $45,180 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 269.
- The Kansas median of $51,060 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,820 to $74,170. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Kansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,646 from $51,060. 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 269 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $45,180, worked from $51,060, 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 269 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $34,820 at the bottom tenth to $74,170 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $45,180.
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 $40,646 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($34,820) and the ninetieth ($74,170) 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 $45,180 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 $40,646 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.