How Kansas taxes your paycheck
Kansas uses a graduated rate schedule with 2 brackets for single filers in 2026. Like the federal system, only the income inside each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate — moving into a higher bracket never taxes your whole paycheck at the higher rate.
The 2026 standard deduction is $3,605 (single), $8,240 (married filing jointly), $6,180 (head of household).
On exemptions: $18,320 for MFJ; $9,160 for single/HOH/MFS; $2,320 per dependent; extra $2,320 for the HOH filer; extra $2,250 for 100% disabled veterans (K.S.A. 79-32,121 as amended by SB 1).
What’s taken out of a Kansas paycheck
| Taxable income (single) | Marginal rate |
| Up to $23,000 | 5.2% |
| Over $23,000 | 5.58% |
Single-filer schedule. Married and head-of-household thresholds differ; the calculator below uses the correct schedule for the filing status you pick.
Example: a $75,000 salary in Kansas
On a $75,000 salary as a single filer: federal taxable income is $75,000 − $16,100 = $58,900, giving $7,670 of federal tax. State taxable income is $71,395, giving $3,896 of state tax. FICA takes $4,650 (Social Security) + $1,088 (Medicare). Estimated take-home: $57,696 per year ($2,219 per biweekly paycheck).
| Gross salary | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$7,670 |
| State income tax (KS) | −$3,896 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$4,650 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$1,088 |
| Estimated take-home | $57,696 |
| Effective tax rate | 23.1% |
Single filer, standard deduction, no pre-tax contributions. The interactive calculator above recomputes this for any salary and filing status.
A note on local taxes in Kansas
Kansas has no local income taxes on wages.