Kansas Minimum Wage 2026: $7.25/hr Calculator

The Kansas Minimum Wage Calculator is a free, browser-based tool that turns Kansas's 2026 minimum wage into weekly, monthly, and annual gross pay for hourly and tipped workers. Enter your rate, hours, and weeks worked to see full-time earnings — a 40-hour week at $7.25/hr equals $15,080.00 a year before taxes.

How Kansas Minimum Wage Compares to the Federal Rate

Kansas's 2026 minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is equal to the $7.25 federal minimum. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not changed since 2009, meaning workers in states like Kansas rely on state law for meaningful wage floors.

At $7.25/hr working full-time (40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year), a Kansas worker earns $15,080.00 gross annually. That equals $290.00 per week and roughly $1,256.67 per month.

These figures are gross (before taxes). Your take-home pay will be lower after federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%), and Medicare (1.45%) deductions. Use our Kansas Income Tax Calculator for a net-pay estimate.

Last updated: August 2026. Rates sourced from the Kansas Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.

Tipped Workers in Kansas

The tipped minimum wage in Kansas is $2.13 per hour in 2026. Employers may pay tipped employees as little as $2.13/hr, but total compensation including tips must reach $7.25/hr. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference.

Tipped workers covered by Kansas law include restaurant servers, bartenders, valets, and other service workers who regularly receive tips. Always check your pay stub to ensure your employer is meeting the full minimum wage requirement.

Kansas mirrors the federal $2.13 tipped cash wage, giving employers a maximum tip credit of $5.12 per hour — the employer must cover any shortfall if tips do not lift total pay to $7.25.

The Kansas 46-Hour Overtime Rule

Kansas is one of the few states with an overtime threshold that differs from the federal one. Under the Kansas Minimum Wage and Maximum Hour Law, employees not covered by the federal FLSA earn overtime only after 46 hours in a workweek, not 40. Because most employers are FLSA-covered, the federal 40-hour rule applies to the large majority of Kansas workers — but for the minority outside it, those hours 41 to 46 are paid at straight time.

At the $7.25 minimum, overtime is $10.88 per hour. Under the federal rule a 50-hour week pays $290.00 plus $108.75 for 10 overtime hours, a gross of $398.75. Under the Kansas 46-hour rule the same week pays $333.50 straight time for 46 hours plus $43.52 for 4 overtime hours, a gross of $377.02 — $21.73 less. If you are unsure which rule covers you, the U.S. Department of Labor publishes FLSA coverage tests.

Kansas Wage Increase Schedule

Kansas set its state minimum wage to $7.25 per hour in 2010, matching the federal rate it had lagged for decades (the Kansas figure was $2.65 until then). The rate is not indexed to inflation and no increase is scheduled for 2026 — it would take an act of the Kansas Legislature or a rise in the federal floor, itself unchanged since 24 July 2009. Kansas also preempts local wage ordinances, so Wichita, Overland Park and Kansas City, Kansas all sit at $7.25.

Employers must post the current Kansas minimum wage notice at their place of business. Violations can result in back-pay orders and civil penalties. Workers who believe they are being underpaid can file a complaint with the Kansas Department of Labor or the U.S. Department of Labor.

Bookmark this page — we update Kansas wage data each time the state announces a new rate, including CPI-indexed adjustments.