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#52 of 387 for you
Kansas City: $2,612/mo left
- Rent under 30% of pay
- Real winters
From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$186/mo versus Chicago.
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Versus Chicago.
Left each month
$2,612
Versus Chicago
+$186/mo
+$2,232 a year
Local pay
$90,995
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$2,612 / mo left
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,904
- Rent$1,167
- Other living costs$1,899
- Left over$2,612
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $90,995
- Federal income tax
- −$11,633
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,961
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,350
- City / county wage tax
- −$910
- Take-home pay
- $68,141
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,167
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,066
Left over each month
$7,583 gross, minus $1,904 in tax and $3,066 in living costs.
$2,612
County by county
14 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson CountyMO | 717k33% | $1,151 | $1,136 | $213,300 | $67,178 | 23 min |
| Johnson CountyKS | 615k28% | $1,385 | $1,432 | $366,000 | $107,261 | 21 min |
| Clay CountyMO | 256k12% | $1,220 | $1,193 | $256,400 | $86,150 | 23 min |
| Wyandotte CountyKS | 167k8% | $1,070 | $1,078 | $152,700 | $60,582 | 22 min |
| Cass CountyMO | 109k5% | $1,147 | $1,023 | $269,000 | $87,413 | 29 min |
| Platte CountyMO | 109k5% | $1,247 | $1,251 | $317,600 | $95,748 | 24 min |
| Leavenworth CountyKS | 82k4% | $1,138 | $958 | $260,600 | $86,906 | 24 min |
| Miami CountyKS | 35k2% | $1,101 | $940 | $277,700 | $88,000 | 30 min |
| Lafayette CountyMO | 33k1% | $848 | $900 | $200,300 | $79,091 | 26 min |
| Ray CountyMO | 23k1% | $808 | $832 | $187,400 | $72,152 | 32 min |
| Clinton CountyMO | 21k1% | $985 | $857 | $204,300 | $70,625 | 29 min |
| Bates CountyMO | 16k1% | $760 | $783 | $154,800 | $57,914 | 34 min |
| Linn CountyKS | 9,7230% | $682 | $831 | $164,500 | $59,200 | 32 min |
| Caldwell CountyMO | 8,8900% | $628 | $748 | $156,700 | $62,520 | 33 min |
Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,172 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,167.
- Work from home
- 14.7% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 77.0% of households
- Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
- Paid to move, remote job
- No open remote grant on this metro
Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
USAJOBS
Federal jobs that pay relocation here
63 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.
- Behavioral Health Case Manager (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026
- Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026
- Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant, Team Lead (O-6 Billet) Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026
- Personnel Security Specialist
Office of Justice Services, Internal Affairs Division (Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs) · $61,722–$116,362 a year
Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026
- Regional Behavioral Health Case Manager, Team Lead (O-6 Billet) Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026
58 more on the full list.
The place
213 sunny days. July high 89°F. January nights 22°F. 24 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- 213 sunny days, 89°F in July, 22°F January nights
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 24 minutes each way
- Size
- 2.2M people
- Buying instead
- Median home $265,400. About $1,835/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Missouri income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 8.4%, property tax 1.13%.
Fit
- Money left over
- 68
- Sun and mild weather
- 66
- Being in a big city
- 64
Public school districts in Kansas City
12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.
| District | City | Students | Schools | Pupils / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olathe | Olathe | 28,195 | 52 | 12.9 |
| Shawnee Mission Pub Sch | Shawnee Mission | 26,513 | 45 | 14.3 |
| Blue Valley | Overland Park | 22,252 | 37 | 13.3 |
| Kansas City | Kansas City | 21,538 | 43 | 15.4 |
| North Kansas City 74 | Kansas City | 21,252 | 34 | 14.1 |
| Lee's Summit R-VII | Lee's Summit | 17,870 | 29 | 14.6 |
| Kansas City 33 | Kansas City | 15,079 | 33 | 13.4 |
| Blue Springs R-IV | Blue Springs | 14,657 | 21 | 14.6 |
| Independence 30 | Independence | 14,272 | 31 | 14.7 |
| Park Hill | Kansas City | 11,937 | 20 | 13.4 |
| Liberty 53 | Liberty | 11,826 | 20 | 13.8 |
| Raytown C-2 | Raytown | 7,676 | 20 | 13.2 |
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Take-home by job in Kansas City
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Kansas City calculated?
Kansas City is in Missouri, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.
What does rent cost in Kansas City?
About $1,167 for a one-bedroom and $1,389 for a two-bedroom in Kansas City, MO.
How do I compare Kansas City with another city?
Put Kansas City next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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