Ophthalmic Medical Technicians in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,143
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$8,557
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,063
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
$43,700
Kept after tax
$35,143
Worth in national money
$39,063
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Kansas is 30 of 51 states for ophthalmic medical technicians, with a middle wage of $43,700. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Kansas, this sits in the middle: 362 of 488 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $43,700 the take-home is $35,143; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $39,063 would nationally. The average lands at $43,470, below the middle of the range.
- Kansas ranks 30 of 51 for ophthalmic medical technicians at $43,700. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ophthalmic medical technicians ranks 362 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.
- Post-tax income for ophthalmic medical technicians in Kansas, on $43,700, is $35,143 — equivalent to $39,063 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 $43,470 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,710 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,700 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,760 |
| This salary | $43,700 |
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 | $35,143 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,293 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$686 |
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 | $41,024 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$830 |
| 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 ophthalmic medical technicians in Kansas earn under $43,700 and half over. The published range runs $32,710 at the tenth percentile to $58,760 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $35,143, from $43,700, 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 362 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 $39,063 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 362.
- Figures are distribution medians for ophthalmic medical technicians in Kansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,710 to $58,760; 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.
- Take-home for Kansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,143 from $43,700. 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 362 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,063, worked from $43,700, 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 362 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $32,710 and the top tenth $58,760, so most people doing this work in Kansas sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Kansas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $39,063 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $35,143.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,710 to $58,760) 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 $39,063 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 $35,143 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.