Pharmacists in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$98,052
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$39,748
28.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$108,989
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
$137,800
Kept after tax
$98,052
Worth in national money
$108,989
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Kansas pays pharmacists a middle wage of $137,800, 35 of 51 states and about 2.21% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 488 occupations Kansas reports, pharmacists comes in at 14 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $137,800 you keep $98,052 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $108,989 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $136,170.
- Kansas's $137,800 median for pharmacists places it 35 of 51 states, about 2.21% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Pharmacists ranks 14 of 488 occupations by median in Kansas, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay in Kansas is $98,052 after the full tax stack, from $137,800. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $108,989 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $136,170 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Pharmacists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $78,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $137,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $169,310 |
| This salary | $137,800 |
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 | $98,052 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $105,452 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$471 |
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 | $126,972 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$669 |
| 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 pharmacists in Kansas earn under $137,800 and half over. The published range runs $78,770 at the tenth percentile to $169,310 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 $98,052, worked from $137,800. 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 14 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $108,989 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 14.
- Figures are distribution medians for pharmacists in Kansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $78,770 to $169,310; 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 $98,052, on $137,800 for work ranking 14 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 14 of 488 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $108,989, worked from $137,800, 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 14 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $78,770 at the bottom tenth to $169,310 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 $108,989 in national terms.
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, $98,052 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($78,770 to $169,310) 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 $108,989 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 $98,052 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.