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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary in Wichita, KS

The median mental health and substance abuse social workers in Wichita, KS earns $65,300 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,271 a month.

10th percentile
$48,100
25th percentile
$48,900
Median percentile
$65,300
75th percentile
$76,130
90th percentile
$76,130

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

$51,253 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,300
Federal income tax−$5,656
Social Security + Medicare−$4,995
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$3,396
Monthly take-home$4,271
Every two weeks$1,971

Does it go far here?

$73,415Median pay in Wichita, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.9 vs 100).
23%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 mental health and substance abuse social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Kansas