Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,389
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$17,681
23.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,902
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
$76,070
Kept after tax
$58,389
Worth in national money
$64,902
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Kansas is 34 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $76,070. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Kansas this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 121 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Kansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $76,070 you keep $58,389, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $64,902 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $74,580, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Kansas ranks 34 of 51 for radiologic technologists and technicians at $76,070. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Kansas publishes a median for, radiologic technologists and technicians sits 121 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.
- After federal, FICA and Kansas income tax, retained pay for radiologic technologists and technicians on $76,070 is $58,389. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $64,902 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 $74,580 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,940 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,320 |
| This salary | $76,070 |
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 | $58,389 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,345 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$744 |
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 | $70,446 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,028 |
| 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 $76,070. The published range is $50,940 up to $98,320, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $58,389, from $76,070, 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 121 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 $64,902 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 121.
- Reported values are medians; for radiologic technologists and technicians in Kansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $50,940 to $98,320. 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 $58,389 from $76,070. 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 121 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $64,902, worked from $76,070, 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 121 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $50,940 at the bottom tenth to $98,320 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 $64,902 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, $58,389 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 ($50,940 to $98,320) 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 $64,902 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 $58,389 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.