Major Kansas metros covered
- Wichita
- Overland Park
- Kansas City
Same builder works equally well for rural counties and smaller employers across KS.
Kansas ({s.Abbr}) paystubs
Create a Kansas paystub online in under two minutes.
Built for Kansas employers, contractors, and freelancers — accurate 2026 federal and KS state tax calculations, instant live preview, downloadable PDF. Used by businesses across Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City.
Starting at $4.99 per paystub · Launch price
Built for Kansas
One paystub builder, tuned for KS employers and workers.
Kansas has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the KS-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.
Common Kansas employer types
- aerospace
- agriculture
- oil & gas
And every other small-business category that issues paystubs to employees or contractors.
What gets calculated
- Federal income tax withholding
- FICA (Social Security) + Medicare
- KS state income tax withholding
- Year-to-date totals across pay periods
2026 tax tables, refreshed every year.
Where every line on a Kansas paystub comes from
Kansas employee paystubs in this app automatically show a single Kansas State Income Tax line. The current matrix does not include any separate Kansas employee-paid statewide payroll program line.
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Employer Medicare
Employer Medicare tax is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
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Employer | 1.45% | No cap | ||||||||||||||||
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Employer Social Security
Employer Social Security tax is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
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Employer | 6.2% | $184,500 | ||||||||||||||||
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FUTA
Federal unemployment tax is an employer-paid tax. The gross FUTA rate is 6.0% on the first $7,000 of wages before any state-credit reduction adjustments.
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Employer | 6% | $7,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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Federal Income Tax
Federal employee withholding uses the 2026 federal wage-bracket or percentage-method rules.
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Employee | Bracket or formula based | No cap | ||||||||||||||||
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Medicare
Employee Medicare withholding is 1.45% of wages with no annual wage base limit.
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Employee | 1.45% | No cap | ||||||||||||||||
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Social Security
Employee Social Security withholding is 6.2% of taxable wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.
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Employee | 6.2% | $184,500 | ||||||||||||||||
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KS State Income Tax
Annualized Kansas withholding brackets from the current state-tax model.
3 annualized brackets
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Employee | Progressive brackets | No cap | ||||||||||||||||
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KS UI Tax
Kansas unemployment insurance is employer-paid. For 2026, the new-employer rate is 1.75% on the first $15,100 of wages per employee, while new construction employers use 5.55% and experience-rated employers move to their assigned schedule-based rate.
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Employer | 1.75% | $15,100 |
Kansas paystub law
What Kansas law actually requires on a paystub.
Wage statement requirements
Kansas Statute § 44-320 requires employers to provide each employee with an itemized statement of deductions for each pay period. The Kansas Department of Labor's Labor Relations Division enforces wage-claim complaints. Paydays must be at least monthly statewide; most employers run bi-weekly or semi-monthly. The Wichita aerospace corridor (Spirit AeroSystems, Textron Aviation) follows highly standardized payroll practices that produce stubs landlords and lenders recognize immediately.
Using a Kansas paystub for proof of income
Wichita and Overland Park rental markets are mainstream — 3× rent gross + 30 days of stubs is the standard. Aerospace employees produce institutional paystubs that property managers accept readily. Agricultural workers and oil-and-gas workers in western Kansas often deal with seasonal or project-based income; landlords there frequently accept tax returns + bank statements alongside any self-generated paystub for non-W-2 income.
How it works
Three steps to a finished Kansas paystub.
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1. Enter employer + employee details
Company name, address, employee name, pay period, hours, and pay rate or salary.
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2. Review the live preview
Watch gross pay, federal withholding, KS state withholding (when applicable), FICA, and net pay update as you type.
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3. Download the PDF
Pay once, get a print-ready paystub PDF and a copy in your account for re-download later.
Kansas paystub FAQs
Common questions from KS employers and workers.
Are paystubs required for employees in Kansas?
Kansas Statute § 44-320 requires employers to provide each employee with an itemized statement of deductions for each pay period. The Kansas Department of Labor's Labor Relations Division enforces wage-claim complaints. Paydays must be at least monthly statewide; most employers run bi-weekly or semi-monthly. The Wichita aerospace corridor (Spirit AeroSystems, Textron Aviation) follows highly standardized payroll practices that produce stubs landlords and lenders recognize immediately.
Does the calculator handle Kansas state income tax?
Kansas has a state income tax line, so generated paystubs include both federal withholding and the KS-specific state withholding row for the selected pay period.
Can I use this for contractor pay in Kansas?
Yes — the same builder produces paystubs suitable for 1099 contractors and freelancers operating in Kansas. If you also need to file IRS Form 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC at year end, use our 1099 generator.
How accurate are the federal + KS tax calculations?
The same 2026 federal withholding tables published by the IRS and the KS state tax data used by our state-specific paycheck calculators. The calculations are auto-updated each year.
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