What is Kansas's income tax rate?

Following the 2024 tax reform, Kansas uses a two-bracket individual income tax: 5.20% on taxable income up to $23,000 for single filers ($46,000 married filing jointly) and 5.58% on income above that. The old three-bracket structure with a higher top rate was replaced. Tax applies to income after the Kansas standard deduction.

What is the Kansas standard deduction?

Kansas's standard deduction is roughly $3,605 for single filers and $8,240 for married couples filing jointly. The deduction reduces your taxable income before the 5.20% and 5.58% brackets are applied, so it lowers the effective rate you actually pay on your gross wages.

Does Kansas have local income taxes?

Kansas does not impose a general local income tax on wages, although some counties levy a separate intangibles tax on certain investment income. For ordinary paycheck withholding, this calculator's statewide income tax plus FICA covers the income-based deductions; no city wage tax applies.

What is FICA on a Kansas paycheck?

FICA is the federal payroll tax: Social Security at 6.2% up to the annual wage base and Medicare at 1.45% on all wages, plus an extra 0.9% Medicare surtax on wages above $200,000. It is identical in every state and is withheld on top of Kansas income tax.

Does this include federal income tax?

No. This shows Kansas state income tax and FICA only. Your federal income tax withholding depends on your W-4, filing status, dependents, and credits, so your actual paycheck will be lower than this estimate once federal income tax is withheld.

Kansas Paycheck Calculator (Take-Home Pay)

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This Kansas paycheck calculator estimates your real take-home pay after Kansas state income tax and FICA. Kansas’s 2024 reform replaced its old brackets with a simpler two-rate system — 5.20% and 5.58% — applied to income after the state standard deduction. Enter any pay frequency and the tool annualizes, taxes, and breaks the result back down per period.

How it works

The calculator first annualizes your gross pay, then taxes income above the standard deduction:

Kansas taxable = annual gross − standard deduction Kansas tax = 5.20% on the first bracket + 5.58% on income above it FICA = Social Security (6.2% to wage base) + Medicare (1.45% + 0.9% surtax over $200k) Net = gross − Kansas tax − FICA

The first bracket runs to $23,000 of taxable income for single filers and $46,000 for married filing jointly; income above that is taxed at 5.58%. Federal income tax is not modeled — it depends on your W-4.

Notes and tips

Kansas has no general city wage tax, so the statewide rates apply everywhere.
Pre-tax deductions (401k, health premiums) lower taxable income — subtract them from gross before comparing.
The Social Security wage base caps the 6.2% tax, slightly raising net pay rates for very high earners above the cap.
For a different schedule, divide the annual net by your pay periods (52 weekly, 26 bi-weekly, 24 semi-monthly, 12 monthly).

Worked example

A single filer earns $60,000 per year:

Standard deduction ≈ $3,605, so taxable ≈ $56,395
Kansas tax = 5.20% × $23,000 + 5.58% × ($56,395 − $23,000) ≈ $3,059
FICA = $60,000 × 7.65% = $4,590
Net ≈ $60,000 − $3,059 − $4,590 = $52,351

Note: Estimate only, not tax advice. Federal income tax is not included. Verify rates with the Kansas Department of Revenue (ksrevenue.gov).