Physical Therapists in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,781
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$25,509
26.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,899
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
$98,290
Kept after tax
$72,781
Worth in national money
$80,899
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for physical therapists is on the low side in Kansas. The middle earner gets $98,290. That is 43 of 51 states, and about 4.35% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Kansas this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, physical therapists ranks 57 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $98,290 the take-home is $72,781; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $80,899 would nationally. The average lands at $95,540, below the middle of the range.
- For physical therapists, Kansas sits in the lower band at $98,290, ranking 43 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 4.35%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Kansas publishes a median for, physical therapists sits 57 of 488 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for physical therapists in Kansas, on $98,290, is $72,781 — equivalent to $80,899 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 $95,540 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Physical Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $72,290 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,290 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,130 |
| This salary | $98,290 |
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 | $72,781 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,977 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$655 |
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 | $90,904 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$905 |
| 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 physical therapists in Kansas earn under $98,290 and half over. The published range runs $72,290 at the tenth percentile to $122,130 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $72,781, from $98,290, 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 57 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 $80,899 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 57.
- Figures are distribution medians for physical therapists in Kansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $72,290 to $122,130; 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 $72,781 from $98,290. 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 57 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $80,899, worked from $98,290, 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 57 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $72,290 and the top tenth $122,130, 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 $80,899 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $72,781 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($72,290 to $122,130) 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 $80,899 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 $72,781 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.