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Waiters and Waitresses salary in Wichita, KS

The median waiters and waitresses in Wichita, KS earns $37,300 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,518 a month.

10th percentile
$17,300
25th percentile
$29,380
Median percentile
$37,300
75th percentile
$49,460
90th percentile
$63,560

Based on 4,570 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

$30,211 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,300
Federal income tax−$2,296
Social Security + Medicare−$2,853
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$1,940
Monthly take-home$2,518
Every two weeks$1,162

Does it go far here?

$41,936Median pay in Wichita, KS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.9 vs 100).
39%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 waiters and waitresses salaries · Take-home pay in Kansas