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Salaries & Cost of Living in Johnson County, KS

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 23 occupations in Johnson County, KS.

Jobs listed
23
Kansas City, MO-KS
Median of medians
$44,350
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,366
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Johnson County, KS

Across the 23 occupations we cover in Johnson County, KS, the middle median salary is $44,350 a year. Pay runs from $29,560 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $124,990 for Software Developers, a spread of $95,430. Wages come from the Kansas City, MO-KS survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Johnson County, KS has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,366 a month and a two-bedroom $1,546. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $23,274 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $41,141 a year, and every one of the 23 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Johnson County, KS, highest paying first

Showing 1–23 of 23.

Occupations in Johnson County, KS ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$124,990$90,189$5,576
2General and Operations Managers$90,490$67,961$3,724
3Registered Nurses$83,040$63,136$3,322
4Accountants and Auditors$80,040$61,193$3,160
5Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,250$52,261$2,416
6Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,060$48,583$2,109
7Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,170$47,917$2,054
8Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$54,990$44,044$1,731
9Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,860$39,461$1,349
10Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,810$37,928$1,221
11Office Clerks, General$45,640$37,053$1,148
12Customer Service Representatives$44,350$36,089$1,068
13Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,700$34,107$903
14Nursing Assistants$39,710$32,619$779
15Cooks, Restaurant$37,370$30,870$633
16Stockers and Order Fillers$36,850$30,481$601
17Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,350$30,107$569
18Waiters and Waitresses$36,080$29,905$553
19Retail Salespersons$34,320$28,584$442
20Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,780$27,426$346
21Cashiers$30,700$25,863$216
22Cooks, Fast Food$30,170$25,465$183
23Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,560$25,007$144