Kansas City vs Austin: where does a statistician save more?
Best for saving: Kansas City — about $4,156/mo after taxes and living costs.
Kansas City US ★ Best for saving | Austin US | |
|---|---|---|
| Median salary | $111,780 | $102,070 |
| Take-home / mo | $6,616 | $6,532 |
| Income tax | ~29% | ~23% |
| Living costs / mo | $2,460 | $2,910 |
| Savings / mo | $4,156 | $3,622 |
| Savings rate | 63% | 55% |
| Verdict | Excellent | Excellent |
Single professional, after-tax. "Savings" = take-home − a baseline cost of living. A planning estimate, not financial advice.
How we calculated this
• Salary: BLS/OECD median for a statistician, adjusted per city.
• Tax: each country's single-filer effective rate (e.g. US ~29%, US ~23%).
• Living costs: a single professional's baseline monthly budget per city.
Estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026.