The Kansas minimum wage for 2026 and 2027, the tipped and youth rates, and how the rate is set each year. Every figure links to its official source below.
| Rate | 2026 (now) | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Standard minimum wage | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Tipped employees (cash wage) Plus tips, which must bring the total up to the full minimum wage. | $2.13 | $2.13 |
Current rate in effect since January 1, 2010; next statewide change: the rate stays at $7.25: K.S.A. 44-1203 sets no later step.
An employer may count tips toward the Kansas minimum wage if tips have customarily been part of the employee's pay and the employee actually received and kept them. The employer must still pay at least $2.13 an hour, and if wages plus tips fall short of $7.25 the employer pays the difference.
K.S.A. 44-1203 sets one rate and no separate youth or training rate. The section does not apply to employers and employees covered by the federal law, where the federal $4.25 an hour wage for workers under 20 in their first 90 consecutive calendar days is available.
Kansas does not let local governments set a higher wage: no city, county or local government unit may enact or administer a law that requires an employer to pay wages at any rate higher than the minimum wage, unless state or federal law requires it (K.S.A. 12-16,130).
Kansas does not index its rate: K.S.A. 44-1203 fixes the minimum wage at $7.25 an hour on and after January 1, 2010, up from $2.65 before then, and the Legislature would have to amend the section to change it.
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