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Your Paycheck
Filing Status
Credits & Adjustments (Optional)
Leave blank if you're not sure — these only affect your federal withholding.
$2,200 per child under 17 · $500 per other dependent. Reduces your withholding.
Add extra to cover side income, freelance, or investment income each paycheck.
Non-wage income: freelance, dividends, rental income. Annual total.
If you itemize and deductions exceed the standard deduction. Annual total.
Full Kansas bracket data coming soon.
The state effective rate shown is an estimate based on the top marginal rate. Federal calculation is fully accurate.
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Total withholding per paycheck
$325
$8,448 / year
Gross pay minus federal, FICA, and state taxes
Federal
Kansas State Tax
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Kansas uses its own form: the K-4
Kansas does not use your federal W-4 for state withholding. You give your employer Form K-4, the Kansas Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate. If you do not, the employer must withhold at the single rate with no allowances. The K-4 also lets you ask for an additional dollar amount each pay period.
How Kansas calculates withholding
Your withholding allowance is your Kansas personal exemption divided by your pay periods: $9,160 a year if you are single, head of household or married filing separately, and $18,320 if you are married filing jointly. Head of household adds a further $2,320, and each dependent adds $2,320. The employer subtracts the total from your pay and applies the percentage tables: nothing on the first slice, 5.2% on the next, and 5.58% above it. Single filers pay 5.2% on annual wages from about $3,600 to $26,600 and 5.58% above that.
The Department of Revenue's example: a married employee paid $2,000 semi-monthly with three allowances ($18,320 plus $2,320 for a dependent) has $41.44 withheld each pay period. The withholding tables on the department's site are labeled for wages paid on and after July 1, 2024; no newer revision was published as of October 2026.
Kansas W-4 FAQ
What are Kansas's income tax rates?+
5.2% and 5.58% in the department's withholding tables.
Does Kansas use the federal W-4?+
No. Kansas uses Form K-4. Without one, your employer withholds as single with no allowances.
How much is a Kansas withholding allowance?+
$9,160 a year for a single filer, head of household or married filing separately, and $18,320 for married filing jointly, plus $2,320 for each dependent and for head of household.
Can I ask for extra Kansas withholding?+
Yes. The K-4 lets you request an additional amount to be withheld each pay period.
Does Kansas have local income tax?+
No. Kansas does not have a city or county income tax on wages.
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