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Salary vs. Cost of Living in Kansas

Compare take-home pay and living costs across 94 counties and 37 occupations in Kansas.

Counties
94
KS, listed here
Occupations
37
with published wages
Median of medians
$33,990
per year, before tax
Population covered
2,433,808
residents in listed counties

Salary and cost of living across Kansas

This page covers 94 Kansas counties and 37 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $33,990 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.

Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $735 a month in Cowley County, KS to $1,366 in Johnson County, KS. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Johnson County, KS has the highest median-of-medians pay at $46,225. Johnson County, KS has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.

Counties in Kansas, largest first

Showing 1–60 of 94.

Counties in Kansas with pay and rent summaries
CountyPopulationJobs listedTypical median pay1-bedroom rentJobs covering basics
Johnson County, KS620,63136$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Sedgwick County, KS528,2265$30,760$823/mo100%
Wyandotte County, KS167,65436$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Leavenworth County, KS83,12336$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Butler County, KS68,2875$30,760$823/mo100%
Reno County, KS61,55310$32,260$778/mo100%
Saline County, KS53,66810$32,260$839/mo100%
Crawford County, KS39,00810$32,260$755/mo100%
Finney County, KS38,08410$32,260$881/mo100%
Miami County, KS34,93836$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Cowley County, KS34,41110$32,260$735/mo100%
Ford County, KS34,07410$32,260$829/mo100%
Harvey County, KS33,7565$30,760$823/mo100%
Lyon County, KS32,18610$32,260$747/mo100%
Montgomery County, KS30,94010$32,260$757/mo100%
McPherson County, KS30,20510$32,260$787/mo100%
Ellis County, KS28,92010$32,260$792/mo100%
Franklin County, KS26,10610$32,260$901/mo100%
Barton County, KS25,09710$32,260$759/mo100%
Sumner County, KS22,3535$30,760$800/mo100%
Seward County, KS21,48610$32,260$821/mo100%
Labette County, KS19,86910$32,260$735/mo100%
Dickinson County, KS18,44510$32,260$780/mo100%
Atchison County, KS16,20810$32,260$735/mo100%
Neosho County, KS15,65610$32,260$799/mo100%
Bourbon County, KS14,39410$32,260$760/mo100%
Allen County, KS12,48310$32,260$814/mo100%
Marion County, KS11,75410$32,260$735/mo100%
Nemaha County, KS10,16010$32,260$756/mo100%
Marshall County, KS9,99310$32,260$735/mo100%
Linn County, KS9,76736$46,225$1,366/mo100%
Rice County, KS9,35010$32,260$735/mo100%
Brown County, KS9,34310$32,260$735/mo100%
Pratt County, KS9,12710$32,260$805/mo100%
Cloud County, KS8,89810$32,260$790/mo100%
Wilson County, KS8,50510$32,260$735/mo100%
Coffey County, KS8,30810$32,260$758/mo100%
Clay County, KS8,04810$32,260$821/mo100%
Thomas County, KS7,88510$32,260$759/mo100%
Anderson County, KS7,83410$32,260$735/mo100%
Grant County, KS7,22910$32,260$735/mo100%
Kingman County, KS7,18610$32,260$735/mo100%
Russell County, KS6,67910$32,260$823/mo100%
Ellsworth County, KS6,36010$32,260$796/mo100%
Pawnee County, KS6,14410$32,260$760/mo100%
Greenwood County, KS5,91910$32,260$735/mo100%
Sherman County, KS5,85810$32,260$938/mo100%
Ottawa County, KS5,81910$32,260$754/mo100%
Mitchell County, KS5,77910$32,260$735/mo100%
Gray County, KS5,70110$32,260$890/mo100%
Washington County, KS5,53310$32,260$781/mo100%
Harper County, KS5,40010$32,260$878/mo100%
Norton County, KS5,35910$32,260$839/mo100%
Morris County, KS5,34010$32,260$735/mo100%
Stevens County, KS5,16210$32,260$763/mo100%
Scott County, KS5,02710$32,260$735/mo100%
Phillips County, KS4,81310$32,260$735/mo100%
Rooks County, KS4,81310$32,260$760/mo100%
Republic County, KS4,64610$32,260$883/mo100%
Barber County, KS4,06910$32,260$735/mo100%