Customer Support Specialist salary in Manhattan, KS

Pay in Manhattan against Kansas and the US

Customer support specialists at the 90th percentile earn $53,560, 1.9 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.0. The middle half of customer support specialists in Manhattan earns $32,140–$45,240. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $13,100 wide, against $13,550 across Kansas and $14,910 nationally: employers in Manhattan pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a customer support specialist here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $6,620 a year in pay and about $8,542 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $6,480 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $44,770 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Manhattan, and the Kansas statewide median of $40,320 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Manhattan

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $11,212 to the $38,620 median and brings it to $49,832 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

Our open customer support specialist roles pay $700–$1,000 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500³ with a 180-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month⁴. Change any number below to match your plan.

A local hire here costs about 3.8 times as much as a remote hire in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two, when the fee drops out, it is 4.6 times the remote figure of $10,788. About the candidates: most apply through our assessment platform with a written and a spoken English task; each profile shows the English level (B1–C2); Silkstaff interviews every shortlisted candidate live, in English, before you meet them.

Other roles in Manhattan

Of the 15 roles we track in Manhattan, this one ranks #13 by median pay, between administrative assistants ($40,460) and medical administrative assistants ($37,910). Project Coordinator is the highest at $95,390.

Measured against the US median, customer support specialists rank #9 of the 15 roles we track in Manhattan (-13.7%), between office managers (-11.5%) and administrative assistants (-14.9%). The typical role here is at -11.5%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Customer support specialists hold 15.5% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Manhattan, 18.6% across Kansas and 16.6% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Kansas

Across the 5 areas of Kansas with data for this job, the median runs from $36,820 in the Kansas nonmetro area to $43,180 in Topeka, a gap of $6,360 a year. Of the 4 areas in Kansas with more customer support specialists than Manhattan, 2 pay less: the Kansas nonmetro area ($36,820) and Lawrence, KS ($37,800).

Manhattan against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Manhattan is #355 of 520 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Kansas, Punta Gorda and Ogden pay just above Manhattan and Terre Haute and Tulsa just below. All four are within $60 a year of the median in Manhattan. Of the three markets with about as many customer support specialists, two pay more.

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