United States · Kansas · Updated for 2026
Kansas paycheck calculator 2026
On Kansas’s median pay of $48,010 in 2026, a single filer in Kansas takes home $38,876.76 a year ($1,495.26 every two weeks), after $3,581.20 federal income tax, $3,672.77 Social Security and Medicare, and $1,879.27 of Kansas tax.
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Take-home pay, 2026 · Kansas · single · paid every two weeks
$1,495.26 a paycheck
$38,876.76 a year · $3,239.73 a month · $18.69 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $1,846.54 | $48,010.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$137.74 | −$3,581.20 |
| Social Security | −$114.49 | −$2,976.62 |
| Medicare | −$26.77 | −$696.15 |
| Kansas income tax | −$72.28 | −$1,879.27 |
| Take-home pay | $1,495.26 | $38,876.76 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Estimate your 2026 tax refund on this pay, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $48,010 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $31,910.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $19,510 | $2,341.20 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $3,581.20 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $2,976.62 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $696.15 a year.
Kansas tax
Kansas taxes $48,010 of your pay, less the $3,605 standard deduction and an exemption of $9,160 in all: $35,245 of taxable income.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2% bracket | $23,000 | $1,196.00 |
| 5.58% bracket | $12,245 | $683.27 |
Kansas income tax: $1,879.27 a year.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 19.0%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 25.2%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 25 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 75 cents.
What are Kansas’s income tax rates for 2026?
Kansas has two rates: 5.2% and 5.58%. Before they apply, you take off the standard deduction ($3,605 single, $8,240 married filing jointly, $6,180 head of household) and a personal exemption ($9,160, or $18,320 for a joint return). A married couple filing jointly gets brackets twice as wide; head of household uses the single brackets.
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2% | from $0 | from $0 | from $0 |
| 5.58% | over $23,000 | over $46,000 | over $23,000 |
How much tax do I pay on $48,010 in Kansas?
$48,010 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in Kansas (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $48,010.00 | $1,846.54 |
| Federal income tax | $3,581.20 | $137.74 |
| Social Security | $2,976.62 | $114.49 |
| Medicare | $696.15 | $26.77 |
| Kansas income tax | $1,879.27 | $72.28 |
| Take-home pay | $38,876.76 | $1,495.26 |
Effective rate: 19.0% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 25 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in Kansas?
A single filer pays no Kansas income tax on the first $12,765 of pay: the standard deduction and the personal exemption together. For a married couple filing jointly it is $26,560.
The 5.58% rate starts at $23,000 of taxable income for a single filer ($46,000 for a joint return). A single filer reaches it at $35,765 of pay; only pay above that is taxed at 5.58%.
Kansas law sets the rates, the standard deduction and the exemptions as fixed amounts, so they do not rise with inflation. A rule in the law can lower the rates for a later year when state revenue runs high; it did not lower them for 2026.
Kansas cities and counties do not tax wages, so the state tax is the only one on your paycheck besides federal tax, Social Security and Medicare.
How does Kansas compare with Missouri and Colorado?
The same $48,010 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | $1,879.27 | $38,876.76 | $1,495.26 |
| Missouri | $1,277.20 | $39,478.84 | $1,518.42 |
| Colorado | $1,615.28 | $39,140.75 | $1,505.41 |
You take home $602.07 a year less in Kansas than in Missouri.
You take home $263.99 a year less in Kansas than in Colorado.
What does this calculator leave out in Kansas?
- Exemptions for dependents, the extra standard deduction at 65 or for the blind, and itemized deductions.
- The Kansas earned income tax credit and the child and dependent care credit.
- The KPERS add-back for public employees, and the subtractions for Social Security, retirement income and savings plans.
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
Which other states can I check?
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Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Pay by job: the highest paying jobs in Kansas after tax, and 830 jobs with their pay in every state. Your federal refund for 2026, with the new deductions: the tax refund calculator.
On an hourly wage? The Kansas minimum wage, with full-time pay and take-home pay.
Questions about paychecks in Kansas
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Kansas?
On $48,010 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $137.74 federal income tax, $141.26 Social Security and Medicare and $72.28 for Kansas (income tax) a paycheck, leaving $1,495.26.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in Kansas?
$74,399.69 a year, or $2,861.53 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is Kansas state tax taken out of every paycheck?
Yes. Employers in Kansas withhold state income tax from each paycheck along with federal tax. This calculator spreads the year’s tax evenly across your paychecks, so a single paycheck can differ a little.
What are Kansas’s income tax rates in 2026?
5.2% on the first $23,000 of taxable income ($46,000 for a joint return) and 5.58% on the rest.
Does Kansas tax military pay?
Yes. If Kansas is your home of record and you have not made another state your home, Kansas taxes all your income, military pay included. Military retirement pay is not taxed.
Does Kansas tax my 401(k) contributions?
No, Kansas follows the federal rules for a 401(k). One exception: public employees’ contributions to KPERS are taxed by Kansas, and this calculator does not add them back.