Orderlies in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,238
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$6,902
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,611
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
$37,140
Kept after tax
$30,238
Worth in national money
$33,611
State rank
30
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Kansas is 30 of 47 states for orderlies, with a middle wage of $37,140. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Kansas this is lower-paid work. Of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, orderlies ranks 420. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $37,140 you keep $30,238 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $33,611 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $37,710, since top earners drag the number up.
- Kansas ranks 30 of 47 for orderlies at $37,140. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Kansas reports, orderlies ranks 420 of 488, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay in Kansas is $30,238 after the full tax stack, from $37,140. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,611 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $37,710 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Orderlies
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,150 |
| This salary | $37,140 |
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 | $30,238 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,022 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$658 |
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 | $34,920 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$796 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $37,140 as a midpoint for Kansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $31,200 and the ninetieth is $45,150 — 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 $30,238, worked from $37,140. 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 420 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,611, the adjusted value of that $37,140 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 420 of 488 in the state.
- The Kansas median of $37,140 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $31,200 to $45,150. 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 $30,238, on $37,140 for work ranking 420 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 420 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $33,611 — the adjusted value of that $37,140 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 420 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,200 at the bottom tenth to $45,150 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 $33,611 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 $30,238.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,200 to $45,150) 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 $33,611 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 $30,238 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.