Public Safety Telecommunicators in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,197
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$8,913
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,235
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
$45,110
Kept after tax
$36,197
Worth in national money
$40,235
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $45,110, ranking 43 of 51 states — about 14.95% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 349 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Here is where Kansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $45,110 you keep $36,197, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $40,235 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $44,830, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Kansas ranks 43 of 51 for public safety telecommunicators, with a median of $45,110 — about 14.95% 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 349 of 488 in Kansas places public safety telecommunicators 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.
- After federal, FICA and Kansas income tax, retained pay for public safety telecommunicators on $45,110 is $36,197. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $40,235 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $44,830 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Public Safety Telecommunicators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,930 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,960 |
| This salary | $45,110 |
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 | $36,197 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,426 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$692 |
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 | $42,336 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$837 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Kansas earn less than $45,110. The published range is $34,930 up to $58,960, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $36,197, from $45,110, 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 349 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $40,235, the adjusted value of that $45,110 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Kansas. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 349 of 488 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for public safety telecommunicators in Kansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,930 to $58,960. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Kansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,197 from $45,110. 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 349 of 488 locally.
- This $40,235 adjusted figure, worked from $45,110, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 349 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 349 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,930 and the top tenth $58,960, so most people doing this work in Kansas sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $40,235.
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 $36,197 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 ($34,930 to $58,960) 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 $40,235 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 $36,197 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.