Special Education Teachers, Middle School in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,166
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$12,614
21.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,427
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
$59,780
Kept after tax
$47,166
Worth in national money
$52,427
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Kansas. The middle earner gets $59,780. That is 41 of 51 states, and about 10.52% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 212 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $59,780 you keep $47,166 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $52,427 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $60,480, since top earners drag the number up.
- For special education teachers, middle school, Kansas sits in the lower band at $59,780, ranking 41 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 10.52%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 212 of 488 in Kansas places special education teachers, middle school 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.
- Retained pay in Kansas is $47,166 after the full tax stack, from $59,780. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $52,427 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $60,480 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Special Education Teachers, Middle School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,780 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,480 |
| This salary | $59,780 |
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 | $47,166 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,213 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$754 |
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 | $55,988 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$912 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $59,780 as a midpoint for Kansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $48,620 and the ninetieth is $75,480 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $47,166, from $59,780, 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 212 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 $52,427, the adjusted value of that $59,780 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 212 of 488 in the state.
- The Kansas median of $59,780 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $48,620 to $75,480. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Kansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,166 from $59,780. 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 212 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $52,427 — the adjusted value of that $59,780 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 212 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $48,620 at the tenth percentile, $75,480 at the ninetieth.
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 $52,427 in national terms.
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 $47,166 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,620 to $75,480) 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 $52,427 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 $47,166 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.