Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,841
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$11,829
20.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,842
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
$56,670
Kept after tax
$44,841
Worth in national money
$49,842
State rank
38
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $56,670, ranking 38 of 50 states — about 9.59% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 238 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $56,670 you keep $44,841 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $49,842 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $57,130, since top earners drag the number up.
- Kansas ranks 38 of 50 for kindergarten teachers, except special education, with a median of $56,670 — about 9.59% 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.
- Position 238 of 488 in Kansas places kindergarten teachers, except special education 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.
- Retained pay in Kansas is $44,841 after the full tax stack, from $56,670. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $49,842 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $57,130 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,070 |
| This salary | $56,670 |
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 | $44,841 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,714 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$741 |
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 | $53,094 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$896 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $56,670 as a midpoint for Kansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,180 and the ninetieth is $65,070 — 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 $44,841, worked from $56,670. 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 238 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $49,842 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 238.
- The Kansas median of $56,670 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,180 to $65,070. 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 $44,841, on $56,670 for work ranking 238 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 238 of 488 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $49,842, worked from $56,670, 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 238 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,180 at the bottom tenth to $65,070 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $49,842 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 $44,841.
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 ($47,180 to $65,070) 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 $49,842 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 $44,841 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.