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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Wichita, KS

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in Wichita, KS earns $48,190 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,200 a month.

10th percentile
$34,470
25th percentile
$44,130
Median percentile
$48,190
75th percentile
$61,180
90th percentile
$69,860

Based on 290 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

$38,395 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,190
Federal income tax−$3,603
Social Security + Medicare−$3,687
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,506
Monthly take-home$3,200
Every two weeks$1,477

Does it go far here?

$54,179Median pay in Wichita, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.9 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($987 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wichita, KS

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,130
Financial Managers$155,060
Physicians, All Other$151,470
Pharmacists$142,400
Sales Managers$134,650
Aerospace Engineers$130,720
Industrial Production Managers$127,360
Lawyers$121,510

All chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Kansas