SOC 27-2022 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro

Coaches and Scouts Salary in Kansas City, MO

The average salary for coaches and scouts in Kansas City, Missouri is $52,850 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,100: half of the 2,140 people in this job in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

$52,850average per year

Median $45,100Take-home ≈ $42,570

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  • $45KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $81K90th

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

2,140people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#5 of 8Missouri metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coaches and Scouts pay range in Kansas City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,270 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Kansas City earn between $29,740 and $61,790.

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  • $45KMedian
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,850$4,404—
Median$45,100$3,758—
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,740$2,478—
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,790$5,149—

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

Coaches and Scouts pay in Kansas City vs. Missouri and the U.S.

Coaches and scouts in Kansas City earn about the same as the Missouri average ($52,580) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($60,160). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $47,320.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kansas City$52,850$45,100$15,080$81,2702,140
Missouri$52,580$42,790$28,910$79,4804,730
United States$60,160$47,320$28,790$98,860248,950

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

Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Kansas City

On the average salary of $52,850, a single filer in Kansas City takes home about $42,570 a year, or $3,547 a month and $1,637 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

The Kansas City, MO-KS metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in MO$42,570$3,547
Working in KS$42,496$3,541

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Kansas City's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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Is Kansas City a good place for coaches and scouts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kansas City area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $52,850 buys what about $57,109 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Kansas City ($50,820). A typical home costs $329,641, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coaches and Scouts salary in other Missouri cities

Kansas City ranks 5th of 8 Missouri metro areas for this job; Columbia pays the most ($75,680).

All Coaches and Scouts salaries in Missouri

Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).

Coaches and Scouts salary by city

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Coaches and Scouts salary in Kansas City: questions

What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Kansas City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Kansas City?

About $42,570 a year ($3,547 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,850. Includes Kansas City's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

Do coaches and scouts earn more in Kansas City than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

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 27-2022; area Kansas City, MO-KS (28140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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). Includes Kansas City's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.22, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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