Kansas Paycheck Calculator

Kansas withholds state income tax through just two brackets — 5.20% and 5.58% — on annualized wages, after a built-in zero-tax band plus $9,160 per personal exemption claimed on Form K-4, an extra $2,320 head-of-household allowance, and $2,320 per dependent. The final per-paycheck amount rounds to the nearest whole dollar.

Pay type

Annual salary

Pay frequency

State

Federal filing status (W-4 Step 1)

Multiple jobs or spouse works (W-4 Step 2 checkbox)Check if you hold more than one job or file jointly and your spouse also works.

K-4 personal exemptions

K-4 dependents

Head of household allowance

W-4 Steps 3–4: dependents, other income, deductions

Dependents credit (Step 3, annual)

$2,000 per qualifying child under 17.

Other income (Step 4a, annual)

Deductions beyond standard (Step 4b, annual)

Extra withholding (Step 4c, per paycheck)

Benefits & deductions (per paycheck)

Your age

Only used to check 401(k)/HSA catch-up contribution limits — optional.

Traditional 401(k)

HSA contribution

HSA coverage type

Family coverage has a higher IRS contribution limit.

Health FSA

Health insurance premiums

Post-tax deductions

Roth 401(k), garnishments, and other after-tax amounts.

Estimated take-home pay

$2,219per biweekly paycheck

$57,692 per year ·

Take-home 76.9%Federal 10.2%FICA 7.7%State 5.2%

In a no-income-tax state like Texas, the same pay would take home about $3,900 more per year.

Kansas withholds using a 2-bracket percentage-method schedule (5.20% and 5.58%) on annualized wages, with a built-in zero-rate bracket up to $3,605/yr single (which also covers head of household) or $8,240/yr married -- this reflects Kansas's standard deduction, already baked into the rate tables. On top of that, employers subtract $9,160/yr per personal exemption claimed on Form K-4 (a married couple filing jointly where only one spouse works claims two exemptions, $18,320 total), an extra $2,320/yr Head of Household allowance, and $2,320/yr per dependent. The Kansas Dept. of Revenue confirmed in Notice 25-06 (Oct. 2, 2025, https://www.ksrevenue.gov/taxnotices/notice25-06.pdf) that the SB 269 revenue-trigger conditions for a rate cut were not met for FY2025, so these rates carry over unchanged into tax year 2026. Kansas has no local income tax.

How Kansas taxes your paycheck in 2026

State income tax: 5.20% / 5.58%, 2 brackets
K-4 personal exemption: $9,160/year each
Rounding: Final withholding rounds to the nearest whole dollar

2026 Kansas withholding rate schedule (single, annual)

Rendered from the same data file the calculator computes with.

Taxable income	Rate
$0 – $3,605	0%
$3,605 – $26,605	5.2%
Over $26,605	5.58%

Kansas paycheck FAQs

How many brackets does Kansas have?

Just two for withholding purposes — 5.20% and 5.58% — with a built-in zero-rate band ($3,605/year single or head of household, $8,240/year married) that functions like an embedded standard deduction.

What is Kansas's head-of-household allowance?

An extra $2,320/year exemption available only to employees filing as head of household on Form K-4, on top of their personal exemption and any dependent exemptions.

Did Kansas's tax rate change for 2026?

No — a 2024 law (SB 269) allows the rate to drop automatically if state revenue growth clears a trigger, but the Department of Revenue confirmed that trigger wasn't met for 2026, so the 5.20%/5.58% rates carry over unchanged.

Tax data verified 2026-07-21 against the official source. See our methodology.