Special Education Teachers, Preschool in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,747
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$12,473
21.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,962
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
$59,220
Kept after tax
$46,747
Worth in national money
$51,962
State rank
35
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $59,220, ranking 35 of 45 states — about 8.65% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Kansas reports figures for, this is number 218.
- Here is where Kansas does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $59,220 you keep $46,747, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $51,962 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $58,350, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Kansas ranks 35 of 45 for special education teachers, preschool, with a median of $59,220 — about 8.65% 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.
- In Kansas's occupational distribution, special education teachers, preschool sits at 218 of 488 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Kansas income tax, retained pay for special education teachers, preschool on $59,220 is $46,747. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $51,962 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 $58,350 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Special Education Teachers, Preschool
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,220 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,380 |
| This salary | $59,220 |
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 | $46,747 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,763 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$752 |
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 | $55,467 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$909 |
| 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 $59,220. The published range is $47,510 up to $75,380, 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 $46,747, worked from $59,220. 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 218 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $51,962, the adjusted value of that $59,220 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 218 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for special education teachers, preschool in Kansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,510 to $75,380. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Kansas take-home of $46,747, on $59,220 for work ranking 218 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 218 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $51,962 — the adjusted value of that $59,220 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 218 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,510 at the bottom tenth to $75,380 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 $51,962 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $46,747 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,510 to $75,380) 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 $51,962 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 $46,747 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.