Surgical Technologists in Kansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,779
after federal, FICA and Kansas tax
Tax takes
$12,821
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,109
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
$60,600
Kept after tax
$47,779
Worth in national money
$53,109
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Kansas is among the lower-paying states for surgical technologists. The middle earner takes $60,600, ranking 40 of 51 states — about 6.26% 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 201.
- Kansas is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,600 the take-home is $47,779; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $53,109 would nationally. The average lands at $59,880, below the middle of the range.
- Kansas ranks 40 of 51 for surgical technologists, with a median of $60,600 — about 6.26% 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, surgical technologists sits at 201 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.
- Post-tax income for surgical technologists in Kansas, on $60,600, is $47,779 — equivalent to $53,109 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 $59,880 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Surgical Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,880 |
| This salary | $60,600 |
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 | $47,779 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,872 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$758 |
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 | $56,751 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$916 |
| 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 surgical technologists in Kansas earn under $60,600 and half over. The published range runs $44,720 at the tenth percentile to $76,880 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Kansas's $47,779, worked from $60,600. 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 201 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Kansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $53,109, the adjusted value of that $60,600 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 201 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for surgical technologists in Kansas, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,720 to $76,880; 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.
- The Kansas take-home of $47,779, on $60,600 for work ranking 201 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 201 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Kansas, so $53,109 — the adjusted value of that $60,600 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 201 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $44,720 and the top tenth $76,880, so most people doing this work in Kansas sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $53,109 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 $47,779 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 ($44,720 to $76,880) 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 $53,109 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 $47,779 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.