Minimum wage in Kansas in 2027
$7.25 per hour1
per hourGeneral rate from January 1, 2010
Applies to: employers not covered by the federal FLSA
No scheduled increase on record.
Year 2027
Rates in force during 2027
| Applies to | Rate | Effective | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
Employers not covered by the federal FLSASource: K.S.A. 44-1203(2) on and after January 1, 2010, employee wages shall be paid at a rate of not less than $7.25 an hour.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $7.25January 1, 2010 – current | January 1, 2010 | current |
2 rates in force
Rates by worker type, industry and employer size
The highest rate that fits the job applies.
| Applies to | Rate | Cash wage | Max tip credit | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Employers not covered by the federal FLSASource: K.S.A. 44-1203(2) on and after January 1, 2010, employee wages shall be paid at a rate of not less than $7.25 an hour.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $7.25January 1, 2010 | — | — | January 1, 2010 |
Tipped employees · employers not covered by the federal FLSA; tips customarily part of remunerationSource: K.S.A. 44-1203(2) on and after January 1, 2010, employee wages shall be paid at a rate of not less than $7.25 an hour. (b) In calculating such minimum wage rate, an employer may include tips and gratuities received by an employee if such tips and gratuities have customarily constituted part of the remuneration of the employee and if the employee concerned actually received and retained such tips and gratuities. For employees receiving tips and gratuities, the employer shall pay a minimum wage of at least $2.13 an hour. If when combined with the minimum wage rate prescribed in this subsection the amount of the employee's tips and gratuities are: (1) At least equal to $7.25 an hour, no further payment is required by the employer; or
Verified September 26, 2026 | $7.25January 1, 2010 | $2.13 | — | January 1, 2010 |
BLS · May 2025
How the minimum compares with typical pay in Kansas
31%of the median hourly wage
The median hourly wage across all occupations in Kansas is $23.08 and the mean is $29.15 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state estimates). The minimum wage of $7.25 is 31% of the median; the 10th-percentile wage is $13.72, so roughly the lowest-paid tenth of workers earn within $6.47 of the minimum. BLS
| Applies to | Rate |
|---|---|
| Minimum wage | $7.25 |
| 10th percentile | $13.72 |
| 25th percentile | $17.25 |
| Median | $23.08 |
| Mean | $29.15 |
8 rules · September 27, 2026
Labor law basics in Kansas
What the law adds on top of the hourly rate. Follow the citation for exceptions.
Overtime
Employees who are not covered by the overtime section of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must be paid at least one and one-half times their regular hourly rate for hours over 46 in a workweek. (employees not covered by FLSA section 7 (29 U.S.C. 207))
Source: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-1204
(a) On and after January 1, 1978, no employer shall employ any employee for a workweek longer than 46 hours, unless such employee receives compensation for employment in excess of 46 hours in a workweek at a rate of not less than 11/2 times the hourly wage rate at which such employee is regularly employed. (b) No employer shall be deemed to have violated subsection (a) with respect to the employment of any employee who is covered by this section, who is engaged in the public or private delivery of emergency medical services as an emergency medical service provider as defined by K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments thereto, or who is engaged in fire protection or law enforcement activities, including any member of the security personnel in any correctional institution, and who is paid compensation at a rate of not less than 11/2 times the regular rate at which such employee is employed: (1) In any work period of 28 consecutive days in which such employee works for tours of duty that in the aggregate exceed 258 hours; or (2) in the case of any such employee to whom a work period of at least seven but less than 28 days applies, in any such work period in which such employee works for tours of duty that in the aggregate exceed a number of hours that bear the same ratio to the number of consecutive days in such work period as 258 hours bears to 28 days. (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the employment of: (1) Any employee who is covered under the provisions of section 7 of the fair labor standards act of 1938 as amended, 29 U.S.C.A. § 207, and as amended by the fair labor standards amendments of 1974, and amendments thereto; or
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Verified September 27, 2026
Pay frequency
Employers must pay all wages due at least once each calendar month on regular paydays designated in advance.
Source: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-314
(a) Every employer shall pay all wages due to the employees of the employer at least once during each calendar month, on regular paydays designated in advance by the employer.
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- September 27, 2026
- Notes
- K.S.A. 44-314(h): the pay period may end no more than 15 days before its payday.
Verified September 27, 2026
Final paycheck
Employees who are discharged or quit must be paid their earned wages no later than the next regular payday, through regular pay channels or by mail if requested.
Source: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-315
(a) Whenever an employer discharges an employee or whenever an employee quits or resigns, the employer shall pay the employee's earned wages not later than the next regular payday upon which he or she would have been paid if still employed as provided under K.S.A. 44-314 either through the regular pay channels or by mail postmarked within the deadlines herein specified if requested by the employee.
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Young workers' hours
Children under 16 may not work before 7 a.m., after 10 p.m. on a night before a school day, more than 8 hours in a day or more than 40 hours in a week. (children under 16 in covered occupations, including hotels, restaurants and retail)
Source: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 38-603
(a) No child under sixteen (16) years of age, who is employed in any of the several vocations mentioned in this act, or in the transmission of merchandise or messages, or any hotel, restaurant or mercantile establishment shall be employed before 7 a.m., or after 10 p.m., except on any evening that does not precede a school day, nor more than eight (8) hours in any one calendar day, nor more than forty (40) hours in any one week.
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- September 27, 2026
Verified September 27, 2026
Recovering unpaid wages
Workers can file a claim for unpaid wages with the Kansas Secretary of Labor, who investigates and, if the parties cannot settle the dispute, holds a hearing under the Kansas Administrative Procedure Act.
Source: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-322a
(a) Whenever a claim for unpaid wages under K.S.A. 44-313 through 44-326, and amendments thereto, is filed with the secretary of labor, the secretary or the secretary's authorized representative shall investigate the claim as provided in K.S.A. 44-322, and amendments thereto, to determine if a dispute exists between the parties to the claim. If the secretary or the secretary's authorized representative determines that a dispute does exist and that the parties are unable to resolve their differences, the secretary or a presiding officer from the office of administrative hearings shall establish a time and place for a hearing on the matter. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
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- September 27, 2026
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Overtime-exempt salary threshold
Executive, administrative and professional employees are exempt from minimum wage and overtime only if they meet the duties tests and are paid a salary of at least $684 per week ($35,568 a year). (executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees)
Source: 29 C.F.R. Part 541
To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet certain tests regarding their job duties and be paid on a salary basis at not less than $684 per week.
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- September 26, 2026
- Notes
- The 2024 rule raising the level to $844/$1,128 was vacated in November 2024; DOL enforces the 2019 level of $684.
Verified September 26, 2026
Required poster
Employers whose employees are covered by the FLSA minimum wage provisions must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments. (employers covered by the FLSA)
Source: 29 U.S.C. § 207
Every employer of employees subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage provisions must post, and keep posted, a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place in all of their establishments.
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- September 26, 2026
- Notes
- The notice DOL publishes for this purpose is the FLSA minimum wage poster (WH-1088), free from the WHD posters page.
Verified September 26, 2026
Tips
An employer may count tips toward the minimum wage only after telling the tipped employee the cash wage, the tip credit claimed, that the credit cannot exceed tips received, that tips belong to the employee except in a valid tip pool, and that the credit requires this notice; employers, managers and supervisors may never keep employees' tips. (tipped employees under the FLSA)
Source
Employers must provide the following information to tipped employees before taking a tip credit under the FLSA: the amount of the direct (or cash) wage the employer is paying a tipped employee, which must be at least $2.13 per hour; the additional amount claimed by the employer as a tip credit, which cannot exceed $5.12 (the difference between the minimum required direct (or cash) wage of $2.13 and the current minimum wage of $7.25); that the tip credit claimed by the employer cannot exceed the amount of tips actually received by the tipped employee; that all tips received by the tipped employee are to be retained by the employee except for a valid tip pooling arrangement limited to employees who customarily and regularly receive tips; and that the tip credit will not apply to any tipped employee unless the employee has been informed of these tip credit provisions.
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- agency page
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- September 26, 2026
Verified September 26, 2026
$7.25 / hour
Calculators
Estimates before tax at this rate. Nothing you type leaves this page.
What this wage pays
| Weekly | $290.00 |
|---|---|
| Monthly52 weeks ÷ 12 | $1,256.67 |
| Annual52 weeks | $15,080.00 |
| Overtime rate1.5× where overtime applies | $10.88 |
4 questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Kansas in 2027?
$7.25 per hour since January 1, 2010. For a 40-hour week that is about $290.00 a week or $15,080.00 a year before tax.
Is the minimum wage in Kansas increasing?
No increase is scheduled on record as of October 1, 2026. Inflation-indexed jurisdictions announce the next figure a few months before it takes effect.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Kansas?
Employers may pay tipped employees a cash wage of $2.13 per hour as long as tips bring them to $7.25.
How does Kansas compare with other states?
Kansas's $7.25 ranks 32 of 51 state general rates, against a federal floor of $7.25.
2 levels of law
How this rate is resolved
The highest minimum that covers the work location applies.
Employers must pay the highest minimum that covers the work location. WageTable checks each level in turn:
- United States
- Kansas
Kansas sets 2 rules of its own.
Notes on this jurisdiction's rules and sources
K.S.A. 44-1203 applies only to employers and employees not covered by the federal FLSA (subsection (c)); FLSA-covered employment gets the federal rate. No scheduled increase.
Kansas
Enforcement
Enforced by Kansas Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Affairs, Labor Standards. Employers must display the official minimum wage poster.
Underpaid?File a wage claim