Social and Human Service Assistants in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,298
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$8,272
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,124
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
$42,570
Kept after tax
$34,298
Worth in national money
$38,124
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $42,570, ranking 29 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Kansas, this one sits low: 374 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $42,570 you keep $34,298 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $38,124 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $43,490, since top earners drag the number up.
- Kansas occupies the middle band for social and human service assistants: a median of $42,570, ranking 29 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Social and human service assistants occupies position 374 of 488 in Kansas's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Kansas is $34,298 after the full tax stack, from $42,570. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $38,124 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $43,490 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Social and Human Service Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,580 |
| This salary | $42,570 |
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 | $34,298 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,385 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$681 |
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 | $39,973 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$824 |
| 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 $42,570. The published range is $34,330 up to $55,580, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Kansas's $34,298, worked from $42,570. 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 374 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $38,124 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 374.
- Reported values are medians; for social and human service assistants in Kansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,330 to $55,580. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Kansas take-home of $34,298, on $42,570 for work ranking 374 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 374 of 488 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,124, worked from $42,570, 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 374 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,330 at the bottom tenth to $55,580 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $38,124 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 $34,298.
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 ($34,330 to $55,580) 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 $38,124 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 $34,298 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.