Prices, pay, taxes, homes and family budgets, county by county, from the same official data the site's calculators use.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis measures price levels in every state against a national average of 100. Kansas scores 90.1 overall, so a $75,000 salary at average US prices buys what $67,551 buys here. Compare any salary with another state.
| Price level | Kansas (US = 100) | Rank, most expensive first |
|---|---|---|
| Everything | 90.1 | 42nd of 51 |
| Rents | 71.2 | 40th of 51 |
| Goods | 94.0 | — |
| Other services | 93.8 | — |
Home electricity averaged 14.15 cents a kilowatt-hour in 2024, against 17.06 across all states. A gallon of regular gas cost $3.80 at the end of August 2026, against $4.12.
Across all 1,437,520 jobs the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts in Kansas, the median pay is $48,010 a year, or $23.08 an hour; that ranks 34th of the 50 states and DC. One worker in ten earns less than $28,530 and one in ten more than $103,250.
Kansas taxes wages in brackets, with a top rate of 5.58%. The brackets in Kansas. A single filer on the median $48,010, with no retirement or health deductions, takes home about $38,164 a year, or $1,468 every two weeks, after $3,581 of federal income tax, $3,673 of Social Security and Medicare and $2,592 of state income tax. Work out your own paycheck in Kansas.
The five occupations employing the most people, with their median annual pay:
| Occupation | Jobs | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 47,140 | $27,580 |
| Registered Nurses | 33,800 | $79,320 |
| Retail Salespersons | 33,360 | $32,180 |
| Cashiers | 33,080 | $28,800 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 32,120 | $42,270 |
Of the 20 largest occupations, the best paid are software developers ($113,420), general and operations managers ($92,840), registered nurses ($79,320). See what common jobs pay in every state.
Across the 105 Kansas counties with their own Zillow home value, the median typical home is worth $152,866, and across the 19 with their own rent figure the median typical rent is $1,265 a month. A typical home costs 1.88 years of the county's median family income, at the median county.
With 10% down at 7.03%, the average 30-year rate on September 24, 2026, that home costs about $1,286 a month with tax, insurance and mortgage insurance, which takes $55,109 a year of income under the usual 28% guideline. The median family can afford its own county's typical home in 89.5% of Kansas's counties, against 44.9% of counties nationally. Try it with your own income.
At the median county, home values changed +4.4% over the past year and +28.7% over five years, and rents +4.8% over the past year.
The most expensive Kansas counties are Johnson County ($466,397), Miami County ($381,904) and Leavenworth County ($351,999); the least expensive are Chautauqua County ($84,331), Edwards County ($85,523) and Clark County ($86,140).
The Economic Policy Institute prices what a modest but adequate standard of living costs in every county: housing, food, transport, healthcare, childcare, other necessities and taxes. In the median Kansas county, that comes to $44,525 a year for one adult and $92,001 for two adults and two children, of which $10,139 is childcare. The national averages are $47,367 and $101,771. Median family income in the median county is $80,568.
| Two adults, two children | Per year, median county | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Housing | $10,464 | $872 |
| Food | $11,716 | $976 |
| Transportation | $20,756 | $1,730 |
| Healthcare | $19,182 | $1,599 |
| Childcare | $10,139 | $845 |
| Other necessities | $6,907 | $576 |
| Taxes | $11,966 | $997 |
Each line is its own median across counties, so the lines do not add up exactly to the total.
The Department of Education's College Scorecard lists 81 colleges in Kansas, 37 of them public. The median public college reports a cost of attendance of $17,584 a year, covering tuition, housing, books and other expenses. Ten years after enrolling, the median school's former students earn $43,969. Compare degrees and schools.
| Allen County | $115,551 | +2.6% | — | $73,658 | $88,089 |
| Anderson County | $193,308 | +6.5% | — | $78,727 | $89,164 |
| Atchison County | $189,405 | +8.5% | — | $84,605 | $88,212 |
| Barber County | $88,554 | +4.8% | — | $76,085 | $93,955 |
| Barton County | $121,936 | +10.9% | $763 | $74,278 | $88,884 |
| Bourbon County | $138,860 | +6.9% | — | $84,202 | $88,695 |
| Brown County | $159,432 | +7.8% | — | $76,806 | $89,800 |
| Butler County | $252,951 | +4.8% | $1,338 | $95,397 | $96,304 |
| Chase County | $169,961 | +3.6% | — | $73,365 | $90,175 |
| Chautauqua County | $84,331 | −3.3% | — | $60,662 | $90,519 |
| Cherokee County | $131,468 | +4.4% | — | $74,154 | $89,300 |
| Cheyenne County | $176,850 | +8.6% | — | $69,679 | $95,761 |
| Clark County | $86,140 | −4.6% | — | $78,750 | $106,744 |
| Clay County | $173,070 | +8.4% | — | $72,423 | $88,467 |
| Cloud County | $121,804 | +4.1% | — | $72,667 | $88,731 |
| Coffey County | $195,440 | +5.4% | — | $85,781 | $91,365 |
| Comanche County | $88,295 | −4.7% | — | $76,250 | $92,696 |
| Cowley County | $127,241 | +5.6% | — | $75,293 | $86,345 |
| Crawford County | $140,482 | −1.2% | $914 | $67,733 | $87,824 |
| Decatur County | $106,060 | +3.5% | — | $74,167 | $91,194 |
| Dickinson County | $171,196 | +3.6% | — | $81,891 | $87,770 |
| Doniphan County | $167,119 | +12.4% | — | $88,872 | $92,891 |
| Douglas County | $343,038 | +3.6% | $1,362 | $105,884 | $98,061 |
| Edwards County | $85,523 | +1.4% | — | $78,355 | $94,611 |
| Elk County | $98,519 | +7.3% | — | $65,750 | $89,372 |
| Ellis County | $246,290 | +3.6% | — | $88,222 | $93,962 |
| Ellsworth County | $148,678 | +15.6% | — | $86,994 | $89,847 |
| Finney County | $236,399 | −1.5% | — | $86,486 | $100,510 |
| Ford County | $211,849 | −2.1% | — | $81,362 | $99,658 |
| Franklin County | $264,368 | +8.7% | — | $89,047 | $91,509 |
| Geary County | $211,387 | −1.5% | $1,265 | $68,283 | $91,870 |
| Gove County | $147,845 | +3.7% | — | $82,917 | $94,157 |
| Graham County | $111,695 | +4.0% | — | $61,800 | $93,033 |
| Grant County | $157,427 | +8.0% | — | $76,129 | $98,721 |
| Gray County | $249,831 | +5.9% | — | $93,136 | $102,421 |
| Greeley County | $144,800 | −9.1% | — | $84,583 | $89,360 |
| Greenwood County | $107,710 | +6.8% | — | $69,080 | $89,667 |
| Hamilton County | $145,215 | −1.2% | — | $81,136 | $107,037 |
| Harper County | $94,888 | +9.2% | — | $66,964 | $88,321 |
| Harvey County | $195,778 | +5.2% | $1,138 | $85,557 | $93,607 |
| Haskell County | $179,189 | −2.6% | — | $96,197 | $101,816 |
| Hodgeman County | $158,776 | +2.0% | — | $83,750 | $96,574 |
| Jackson County | $258,859 | +8.6% | — | $90,122 | $92,134 |
| Jefferson County | $294,651 | +8.8% | — | $96,315 | $98,404 |
| Jewell County | $115,540 | +11.2% | — | $70,577 | $90,887 |
| Johnson County | $466,397 | +5.0% | $1,787 | $131,831 | $117,067 |
| Kearny County | $192,328 | +3.9% | — | $74,653 | $110,694 |
| Kingman County | $175,021 | +0.6% | — | $76,806 | $90,869 |
| Kiowa County | $156,678 | −0.1% | — | $85,625 | $92,739 |
| Labette County | $99,471 | +1.2% | — | $73,764 | $87,618 |
| Lane County | $110,520 | +1.9% | — | $82,083 | $93,255 |
| Leavenworth County | $351,999 | +5.1% | $1,315 | $107,647 | $100,073 |
| Lincoln County | $128,017 | +8.6% | — | $73,750 | $91,866 |
| Linn County | $182,469 | +9.9% | — | $79,206 | $91,440 |
| Logan County | $152,866 | +6.6% | — | $85,063 | $92,001 |
| Lyon County | $190,195 | +5.6% | $843 | $77,542 | $87,178 |
| Marion County | $144,645 | +5.9% | — | $79,818 | $89,918 |
| Marshall County | $163,490 | +6.5% | — | $83,873 | $90,471 |
| McPherson County | $227,603 | +3.8% | $940 | $93,053 | $89,053 |
| Meade County | $122,613 | +4.3% | — | $90,607 | $100,621 |
| Miami County | $381,904 | +4.3% | $1,909 | $109,861 | $101,785 |
| Mitchell County | $138,047 | −5.2% | — | $71,250 | $89,015 |
| Montgomery County | $102,897 | +7.2% | — | $69,071 | $85,842 |
| Morris County | $197,017 | +9.3% | — | $77,226 | $90,338 |
| Morton County | $105,526 | −1.4% | — | $82,234 | $99,669 |
| Nemaha County | $248,104 | +10.9% | — | $98,625 | $92,138 |
| Neosho County | $110,732 | +5.1% | — | $78,352 | $88,463 |
| Ness County | $103,335 | +12.8% | — | $91,875 | $94,101 |
| Norton County | $120,526 | −1.4% | — | $71,447 | $94,330 |
| Osage County | $209,550 | +4.6% | — | $84,759 | $90,831 |
| Osborne County | $90,474 | +3.8% | — | $80,568 | $92,886 |
| Ottawa County | $180,438 | +6.8% | — | $88,857 | $92,919 |
| Pawnee County | $112,020 | +6.4% | — | $93,029 | $90,690 |
| Phillips County | $122,649 | +2.5% | — | $79,063 | $93,087 |
| Pottawatomie County | $330,641 | +5.8% | $1,325 | $106,369 | $98,279 |
| Pratt County | $129,600 | +4.2% | — | $80,993 | $93,100 |
| Rawlins County | $131,505 | +4.4% | — | $75,750 | $93,215 |
| Reno County | $158,949 | +7.8% | $836 | $78,405 | $88,329 |
| Republic County | $110,222 | −5.1% | — | $71,357 | $90,046 |
| Rice County | $120,839 | +10.7% | — | $77,420 | $90,093 |
| Riley County | $277,929 | +5.3% | $1,335 | $84,939 | $95,590 |
| Rooks County | $120,083 | +5.2% | — | $81,875 | $91,600 |
| Rush County | $90,356 | +4.2% | — | $70,313 | $96,798 |
| Russell County | $119,801 | +10.6% | — | $72,829 | $91,684 |
| Saline County | $181,823 | +4.7% | $956 | $85,061 | $88,163 |
| Scott County | $189,784 | +0.1% | — | $87,546 | $93,434 |
| Sedgwick County | $227,665 | +3.1% | $1,215 | $86,412 | $92,568 |
| Seward County | $147,770 | +1.2% | $1,000 | $76,250 | $103,550 |
| Shawnee County | $208,781 | +0.2% | $1,290 | $88,932 | $93,561 |
| Sheridan County | $222,183 | +6.9% | — | $103,250 | $93,534 |
| Sherman County | $153,890 | +3.9% | — | $73,709 | $87,769 |
| Smith County | $115,703 | −0.1% | — | $83,795 | $92,226 |
| Stafford County | $104,686 | +4.9% | — | $83,300 | $94,581 |
| Stanton County | $152,146 | +3.2% | — | $71,115 | $97,788 |
| Stevens County | $166,978 | +6.8% | — | $69,808 | $100,955 |
| Sumner County | $149,397 | +3.8% | — | $82,406 | $90,342 |
| Thomas County | $180,072 | +3.0% | — | $97,011 | $89,780 |
| Trego County | $138,114 | +0.9% | — | $92,068 | $91,673 |
| Wabaunsee County | $259,704 | +3.5% | — | $86,506 | $92,574 |
| Wallace County | $145,334 | +1.7% | — | $79,000 | $94,384 |
| Washington County | $166,207 | +1.6% | — | $79,211 | $90,036 |
| Wichita County | $164,288 | +6.0% | — | $87,557 | $90,338 |
| Wilson County | $106,496 | −3.1% | — | $74,135 | $87,539 |
| Woodson County | $113,282 | +7.2% | — | $66,750 | $91,568 |
| Wyandotte County | $213,177 | +1.9% | $1,337 | $72,448 | $94,776 |
A dash means the source publishes no figure for that county. Home values and rents are Zillow's own county figures only; counties Zillow does not cover are left blank rather than filled with a state average.
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