Kansas Hourly Paycheck Calculator
Your hourly rate and hours in, your take-home pay out. Overtime is paid at 1.5× your rate; tips you report are taxed like wages.
| Per paycheck | Amount | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $1,600.00 | $41,600.00 |
| Federal income tax · withheld | −$108.15 | −$2,812.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$99.20 | −$2,579.20 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$23.20 | −$603.20 |
| Kansas income tax · withheld | −$58.54 | −$1,522.04 |
| Take-home pay | $1,310.91 | $34,083.56 |
How the federal income tax was worked out
| Pay subject to income tax, for the year · $1,600.00 × 26 paychecks | $41,600.00 |
| Minus the IRS withholding allowance · Pub 15-T Worksheet 1A, line 1g | −$8,600.00 |
| Adjusted yearly wage | $33,000.00 |
| Tax from the IRS yearly table · standard table | $2,812.00 |
| Federal income tax per paycheck · divided by 26 | $108.15 |
IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A — the percentage method payroll software uses for a Form W-4 from 2020 or later. Your employer's figure can differ by a few cents because of rounding.
How the Kansas income tax was worked out
| Pay subject to Kansas tax this paycheck · after pre-tax 401(k) and benefits | $1,600.00 |
| Minus K-4 allowances · 1 allowance, Single rate: $9,160 a year ÷ 26 | −$352.31 |
| Net wage for the withholding table · Table 2, Single | $1,247.69 |
| Base amount from the table · row starting at $1,023 | $46.00 |
| Plus 5.58% of pay over $1,023 | $12.54 |
| Kansas income tax this paycheck · employers may round to the nearest dollar ($59.00) | $58.54 |
Hourly pay in Kansas
Kansas's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Tipped employees can be paid $2.13 an hour in cash if tips bring them up to $7.25; if they don't, the employer pays the difference. The state law only covers jobs that the federal wage law does not; jobs under the federal law get the federal minimum.
Overtime. Where federal wage law applies, non-exempt employees get time-and-a-half for hours over 40 in a workweek. For jobs covered only by state law, Kansas requires time-and-a-half after 46 hours in a workweek.
Tips and overtime on your Kansas tax. Reported tips and overtime pay are part of your wages for the withholding tables.
Because hours change from week to week, your withholding changes too: a week with lots of overtime is withheld as if you earned that much every week, so more comes out. It usually evens out when you file your return.
What comes out of a Kansas paycheck
- Federal income tax withholding — worked out from your pay and your Form W-4, using the IRS tables for 2026.
- Social Security — 6.2% of your pay, up to $184,500 of pay in 2026. Above that, it stops for the rest of the year.
- Medicare — 1.45% of all your pay, plus 0.9% on pay above $200,000 in the year.
Kansas has a graduated income tax with two rates: 5.2% and 5.58%. Employers withhold it with the Kansas Department of Revenue's percentage method from its KW-100 guide:
- Start with your pay subject to income tax for this paycheck. A traditional 401(k) or pre-tax health plan that is left out of federal income tax wages is left out for Kansas too.
- Subtract your K-4 allowances. Your first allowance is worth $9,160 a year. On the Joint rate your first two are worth $18,320. Each allowance after that is worth $2,320. The yearly total is split across your paychecks — for example, one Single allowance is $352.31 every two weeks.
- Find what's left in the Single or Married table for your pay period. The first slice has no withholding. After that the table takes 5.2% of each dollar, and 5.58% on the top slice.
- Add any extra amount you asked for on line 5 of your K-4.
Employers may round Kansas withholding to the nearest whole dollar, but they don't have to. We show it to the cent. The only Kansas line in this calculator is income tax.
Tips and overtime in 2026
New federal deductions apply for 2025 through 2028: up to $25,000 for qualified tips, and up to $12,500 ($25,000 for joint filers) for the extra "half" of time-and-a-half overtime. Both phase out above $150,000 of income ($300,000 joint).
These are deductions on your tax return. Your employer still takes Social Security and Medicare out of tips and overtime, and still withholds income tax unless you tell it otherwise. If you expect to claim them, you can put the expected amount in Step 4(b) of your W-4 (and in the Step 4(b) box above) so less income tax is withheld during the year.
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Sources
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods — Worksheet 1A and the annual percentage-method tables
- IRS Publication 15 (2026), Employer's Tax Guide — Social Security and Medicare rates
- Social Security Administration — 2026 wage base of $184,500
- IRS — tips and overtime deductions
- Kansas Department of Revenue — KW-100 Kansas Withholding Tax Guide — percentage formula method; allowance amounts ($9,160 single, $18,320 joint, $2,320 per dependent or head of household) ÷ pay periods; worked example; rounding to whole dollars optional; 401(k)/cafeteria plans follow federal wages
- Kansas Department of Revenue — Tables for Percentage Method of Kansas Withholding (wages paid on and after July 1, 2024) — Tables 1–8, Single (incl. head of household) and Married; 5.2% and 5.58%
- Kansas Department of Revenue — Form K-4, Kansas Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (Rev. 7-24) — Single or Joint allowance rate; allowance worksheet; no K-4 means Single with no allowances; line 5 extra withholding
- Kansas Department of Revenue — Notice 24-08, Changes to individual income tax rates, standard deduction and personal exemption (July 1, 2024) — 5.2% up to $23,000 ($46,000 joint), 5.58% above; standard deduction $3,605 single, $8,240 joint, $6,180 head of household; exemptions $9,160 / $18,320 / $2,320 per dependent; tax year 2024 and after
- Kansas Department of Revenue — Notice 25-06, Decreases of income and privilege tax rates (Oct. 2, 2025) — no rate reduction for tax year 2026 under SB 269
- Kansas Department of Revenue — 2026 Kansas Individual Estimated Tax (K-40ES) — 2026 rate schedules and standard deduction chart
- K.S.A. 44-1203 — Minimum wage — $7.25 on and after Jan. 1, 2010; tipped employees at least $2.13 an hour; does not apply to employers covered by the federal FLSA
- K.S.A. 44-1204 — Overtime compensation — time-and-a-half after 46 hours in a workweek (state law)
- U.S. Department of Labor — State Minimum Wage Laws — Kansas $7.25; state law excludes employment subject to the federal FLSA
- U.S. Department of Labor — Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees — Kansas: $7.25 combined rate, $5.12 tip credit, $2.13 cash wage
- K.S.A. 44-314 — Payment of wages — at least once each calendar month; pay period ends no more than 15 days before payday
- K.S.A. 44-315 — Discharged or quitting employees — earned wages by the next regular payday
- Kansas Department of Labor — Wage Claims and Hearing Procedures — Wage Claim form K-ESLR 105, returned by email or mail
Questions
What is the Kansas income tax rate in 2026?
5.2% on taxable income up to $23,000 for single filers ($46,000 for married couples filing jointly), and 5.58% above that.
How much is taken out of a $1,000 paycheck in Kansas?
For a single filer paid every two weeks with nothing else on the W-4, a $1,000 paycheck has about $38.08 of federal income tax, $62.00 of Social Security and $14.50 of Medicare taken out, $26.45 of Kansas income tax, leaving $858.97. Enter your own details in the calculator for your exact figure.
What is $20 an hour after taxes in Kansas?
Working 40 hours a week and paid every two weeks, $20 an hour is $1,600.00 before tax and about $1,310.91 after tax per paycheck — $34,083.56 a year — for a single filer with a standard W-4.
Who marks Single and who marks Joint on the K-4?
The K-4 itself says: Single if you are single or your spouse has income, Joint if you are married and your spouse has no income. Joint uses the Married table and bigger allowances, so less is withheld.
How much is a Kansas withholding allowance worth?
The first is $9,160 a year (the first two are $18,320 on the Joint rate), and each one after that is $2,320, divided by your number of paychecks.
When do I get my last paycheck in Kansas?
Your employer must pay your earned wages by the next regular payday, whether you quit or were let go.