Structural Iron and Steel Workers in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,254
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$12,306
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,413
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
$58,560
Kept after tax
$46,254
Worth in national money
$51,413
State rank
36
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Kansas pays structural iron and steel workers a middle wage of $58,560, 36 of 50 states and about 6.72% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Structural iron and steel workers ranks 225 among 488 occupations Kansas publishes pay for.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $58,560 the take-home is $46,254; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $51,413 would nationally. The average comes to $59,310, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Kansas's $58,560 median for structural iron and steel workers places it 36 of 50 states, about 6.72% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 225 of 488 in Kansas places structural iron and steel workers 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 structural iron and steel workers in Kansas, on $58,560, is $46,254 — equivalent to $51,413 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 $59,310 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Structural Iron and Steel Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,820 |
| This salary | $58,560 |
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 | $46,254 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,233 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$749 |
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 | $54,852 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$906 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of structural iron and steel workers in Kansas earn under $58,560 and half over. The published range runs $44,770 at the tenth percentile to $79,820 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Kansas the take-home figure of $46,254, from $58,560, 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 225 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 $51,413 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 225.
- Figures are distribution medians for structural iron and steel workers in Kansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,770 to $79,820; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Kansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $46,254 from $58,560. 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 225 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,413, worked from $58,560, 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 225 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $44,770 at the bottom tenth to $79,820 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 $51,413 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 $46,254.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,770 to $79,820) 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 $51,413 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 $46,254 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.