SOC 49-9069 · Topeka, KS metro

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other Salary in Topeka, KS

The average salary for other precision instrument and equipment repairers in Topeka, Kansas is $74,160 a year ($35.66 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $77,360: half of the 30 people in this job in the Topeka, KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($71,180).

$74,160average per year

$35.66 / hourMedian $77,360Take-home ≈ $57,663

  • $61K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $77KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $83K90th

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

30people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other pay range in Topeka

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $83,200 or more. The middle half of other precision instrument and equipment repairers in Topeka earn between $68,720 and $80,270.

  • $61K10th
  • $69K25th
  • $77KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $83K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,160$6,180$35.65
Median$77,360$6,447$37.19
Entry level (25th percentile)$68,720$5,727$33.04
Experienced (75th percentile)$80,270$6,689$38.59

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

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other pay in Topeka vs. Kansas and the U.S.

Other precision instrument and equipment repairers in Topeka earn 8% less than the Kansas average ($80,280) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($71,180). At the median the gap is +12% against the U.S. median of $68,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Topeka$74,160$77,360$61,010$83,20030
Kansas$80,280$77,330$48,280$121,360170
United States$71,180$68,990$40,140$102,9909,400

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

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other salary after taxes in Topeka

On the average salary of $74,160, a single filer in Topeka takes home about $57,663 a year, or $4,805 a month and $2,218 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Topeka a good place for other precision instrument and equipment repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Topeka area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.8), so the average $74,160 buys what about $83,495 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Topeka ($49,540). A typical home costs $217,683, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,850).

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Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other salary in Topeka: questions

How much do other precision instrument and equipment repairers make an hour in Topeka?

$35.66 an hour on average, and $37.19 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other precision instrument and equipment repairers salary in Topeka?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $68,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other precision instrument and equipment repairers take-home pay in Topeka?

About $57,663 a year ($4,805 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,160.

Do other precision instrument and equipment repairers earn more in Topeka than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($71,180).

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 49-9069; area Topeka, KS (45820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 4.30, this job is 4.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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