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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Topeka, KS

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Topeka, KS earns $26,670 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,849 a month.

10th percentile
$21,440
25th percentile
$21,440
Median percentile
$26,670
75th percentile
$30,210
90th percentile
$30,820

Based on 70 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

$22,186 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,670
Federal income tax−$1,057
Social Security + Medicare−$2,040
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$1,387
Monthly take-home$1,849
Every two weeks$853

Does it go far here?

$30,027Median pay in Topeka, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($971 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Topeka, KS

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$451,910
Nurse Practitioners$132,740
Software Developers$111,870
Lawyers$102,500
Project Management Specialists$100,000
General and Operations Managers$85,080
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$81,860
Registered Nurses$81,820

All food servers, nonrestaurant salaries · Take-home pay in Kansas