Kansas Minimum Wage 2026
Figure basis: Official Kansas Department of LaborKansas's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour in 2026, matching the federal minimum. This Kansas minimum wage calculator turns that hourly rate into the numbers that actually matter to you: weekly, monthly and yearly pay. At $7.25 an hour, someone working a full 40-hour week earns about $290.00 before tax, or roughly $15,080.00 across a full year. Enter your own hours per week and weeks worked to see your gross pay, and edit the rate if you are paid above the minimum. The minimum wage is a floor, not a ceiling: employers can pay more, and some cities in Kansas set their own higher local minimums. Tipped workers can be paid a lower cash wage as long as tips bring them up to the minimum; see the tipped calculator for that. The figure here is the state rate for 2026, sourced directly from the Kansas Department of Labor; the pay calculation is simply hours times the rate.
Kansas's 2026 minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Full time (40 hrs/week) that is about $290.00 a week and $15,080.00 a year before tax.
How Kansas minimum wage pay is calculated
weekly pay = hourly rate x hours per week
annual pay = hourly rate x hours per week x weeks per year
overtime = hourly rate x 1.5 (hours over 40 in a week, FLSA)
These are gross figures before federal and Kansas income tax, Social Security and Medicare. Your take-home pay is lower; see our Kansas paycheck calculator for the after-tax amount.
From $2.65 to $7.25: Kansas's long climb
Kansas is worth a history note. Until 2010 it had the lowest state minimum wage in the country, just $2.65 an hour for workers not covered by federal law. On January 1, 2010, the state finally aligned with the federal $7.25, and it has stayed there ever since, with no indexing. Full time, $7.25 comes to about $15,080.00 a year before tax.
Like several plains states, Kansas writes its own law mainly for employers outside the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, but the practical rate is $7.25 for nearly everyone. Tipped pay follows the federal pattern: a cash wage of $2.13 an hour, a tip credit of up to $5.12, and the employer covering any shortfall so total pay reaches $7.25.
Kansas now sits below most of its neighbors. Colorado, Nebraska, and Missouri have all pushed their minimums well above the federal floor, several of them tied to inflation, while Oklahoma stays at $7.25 alongside Kansas. Because the rate is not indexed, it changes only when lawmakers act, so treat $7.25 as fixed for 2026 and confirm it with the Kansas Department of Labor before relying on it for payroll.
Kansas minimum wage: frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Kansas in 2026?
Kansas's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour in 2026, matching the federal minimum. At $7.25 an hour, a full-time worker (40 hours a week) earns about $290.00 a week and $15,080.00 a year before tax. This rate took effect on January 1, 2010.
How much is full-time minimum wage in Kansas per year?
At Kansas's $7.25 minimum wage, 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is 2,080 hours, which comes to about $15,080.00 a year ($1,256.67 a month) in gross pay before tax and deductions. Part-time hours scale down from there; use the calculator to enter your own hours.
Is Kansas's minimum wage going up?
Kansas does not automatically index its minimum wage to inflation, so it changes only when the law changes. The figure here is the 2026 rate verified with the Kansas Department of Labor.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Kansas?
Kansas lets employers pay tipped workers a lower cash wage of $2.13 an hour and count up to $5.12 of tips toward the minimum (a "tip credit"). If cash wage plus tips does not reach $7.25 an hour, the employer must make up the difference. See our Kansas tipped minimum wage calculator for the full breakdown.
Is Kansas's minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage?
No. The rate that applies in Kansas is the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. Where a state and the federal rate differ, workers are entitled to the higher of the two.
Official sources
- Kansas 2026 minimum wage rate: Kansas Department of Labor, as at July 11, 2026.
- Federal minimum wage ($7.25) and overtime rules: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 11 July 2026. See our methodology. General information, not legal or financial advice. The state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour under the Kansas Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Law, equal to the federal rate.