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Editors salary in Wichita, KS

The median editors in Wichita, KS earns $56,420 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,715 a month.

10th percentile
$42,710
25th percentile
$49,990
Median percentile
$56,420
75th percentile
$70,710
90th percentile
$96,580

Based on 80 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

$44,580 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,420
Federal income tax−$4,590
Social Security + Medicare−$4,316
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,934
Monthly take-home$3,715
Every two weeks$1,715

Does it go far here?

$63,432Median pay in Wichita, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.9 vs 100).
27%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 editors salaries · Take-home pay in Kansas