SOC 25-1071 · Wichita, KS metro

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Wichita, KS

The average salary for health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Wichita, Kansas is $156,700 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $163,230: half of the 260 people in this job in the Wichita, KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

$156,700average per year

Median $163,230Take-home ≈ $110,426

  • $53K10th
  • $71K25th
  • $163KMedian
  • $223K75th
  • $285K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

260people in this job
+6%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Kansas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Wichita

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $284,940 or more. The middle half of health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Wichita earn between $70,880 and $222,840.

  • $53K10th
  • $71K25th
  • $163KMedian
  • $223K75th
  • $285K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$156,700$13,058—
Median$163,230$13,602—
Entry level (25th percentile)$70,880$5,907—
Experienced (75th percentile)$222,840$18,570—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Wichita vs. Kansas and the U.S.

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Wichita earn 39% more than the Kansas average ($112,400) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($147,570). At the median the gap is +52% against the U.S. median of $107,310.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wichita$156,700$163,230$52,710$284,940260
Kansas$112,400$86,700$43,780$218,0801,060
United States$147,570$107,310$59,270$322,020221,270

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Wichita

On the average salary of $156,700, a single filer in Wichita takes home about $110,426 a year, or $9,202 a month and $4,247 every two weeks. Taxes take 30% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Wichita a good place for health specialties teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wichita area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.9), so the average $156,700 buys what about $176,174 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Wichita ($47,630). A typical home costs $225,557, or 1.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Kansas cities

Wichita ranks 1st of 2 Kansas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Kansas

Highest-paying cities for health specialties teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($260,720).

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Wichita: questions

What is the entry-level health specialties teachers, postsecondary salary in Wichita?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $70,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the health specialties teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Wichita?

About $110,426 a year ($9,202 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $156,700.

Do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn more in Wichita than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1071; area Wichita, KS (48620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.60, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.60).

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