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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Kansas City, MO

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $71,870 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,668 a month.

10th percentile
$39,360
25th percentile
$51,590
Median percentile
$71,870
75th percentile
$82,820
90th percentile
$122,270

Based on 260 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$56,013 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,870
Federal income tax−$6,981
Social Security + Medicare−$5,498
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$3,378
Monthly take-home$4,668
Every two weeks$2,154

Does it go far here?

$77,661Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,249 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$221,640
Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Dentists, General$171,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680
Financial Managers$162,490
Purchasing Managers$161,910

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri