School Psychologists in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,414
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$16,606
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,706
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
$73,020
Kept after tax
$56,414
Worth in national money
$62,706
State rank
44
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for school psychologists is on the low side in Kansas. The middle earner gets $73,020. That is 44 of 51 states, and about 23.93% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. School psychologists ranks 131 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $73,020 the take-home is $56,414; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $62,706 would nationally. The average comes to $74,220, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For school psychologists, Kansas sits in the lower band at $73,020, ranking 44 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 23.93%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 131 of 488 in Kansas places school psychologists 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.
- Post-tax income for school psychologists in Kansas, on $73,020, is $56,414 — equivalent to $62,706 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 $74,220 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: School Psychologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $73,020 |
| Top tenth earn over | $95,810 |
| This salary | $73,020 |
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 | $56,414 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,200 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$757 |
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 | $67,638 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,045 |
| 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 $73,020. The published range is $60,620 up to $95,810, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $56,414, from $73,020, 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 131 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $62,706, the adjusted value of that $73,020 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 131 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for school psychologists in Kansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $60,620 to $95,810. 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 $56,414 from $73,020. 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 131 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $62,706 — the adjusted value of that $73,020 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 131 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $60,620 at the tenth percentile, $95,810 at the ninetieth.
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 $62,706 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $56,414.
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 ($60,620 to $95,810) 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 $62,706 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 $56,414 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.