First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Salary in Lawrence, KS

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay range in Lawrence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $96,930 or more. The middle half of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Lawrence earn between $62,950 and $88,620.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay in Lawrence vs. Kansas and the U.S.

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Lawrence earn about the same as the Kansas average ($76,420) and about the same as the U.S. average ($76,600). At the median the gap is +7% against the U.S. median of $74,450.

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

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers salary after taxes in Lawrence

On the average salary of $77,550, a single filer in Lawrence takes home about $59,859 a year, or $4,988 a month and $2,302 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Lawrence a good place for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lawrence area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $77,550 buys what about $85,935 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Lawrence ($47,390). A typical home costs $340,687, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers salary in other Kansas cities

Lawrence ranks 2nd of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job; Wichita pays the most ($82,500).

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Norwich, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,590).

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