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Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other salary in Topeka, KS

The median social scientists and related workers, all other in Topeka, KS earns $85,160 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,359 a month.

10th percentile
$74,530
25th percentile
$82,640
Median percentile
$85,160
75th percentile
$94,110
90th percentile
$102,070

Based on 60 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

$64,312 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,160
Federal income tax−$9,905
Social Security + Medicare−$6,515
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$4,428
Monthly take-home$5,359
Every two weeks$2,474

Does it go far here?

$95,879Median pay in Topeka, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
18%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 social scientists and related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Kansas