Driver/Sales Workers Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $43K, rent takes 36.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,066/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $900/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new driver/sales workers typically earn — is $21K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,232/month. At HUD’s $1,066/month FMR, rent would take 87% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 11% above the national median — $43K here vs. $39K nationally.

Kansas pays $43K median vs. the U.S. average of $39K — that’s +11%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 89.54), the purchasing-power equivalent is $48K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $43,180 a year, that works out to about $21 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $20,540, and experienced driver/sales workers can clear $56,440. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $2,911/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,066/month, which eats 36.6% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Kansas has a Regional Price Parity of 89.54 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median driver/sales workers salary is worth about $48,224 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.