Minimum Wage and Overtime
K.S.A. 44-1203 — $7.25 an hour, $2.13 for tipped work with the difference made up, and overtime after 46 hours
An employer covered by the state law pays at least $7.25 an hour. For a tipped employee the employer pays at least $2.13 an hour, and makes up the difference whenever that wage and the tips together come to less than $7.25.
Who handles this in Kansas: legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the Kansas directory.
Under the state law, an employee who works more than 46 hours in a workweek is paid at least one and a half times the regular hourly rate for the hours over 46.
Most employers are under federal law instead. Neither the state minimum wage nor the state overtime rule applies to employers and employees covered by the federal fair labor standards act.
Sources for this section (2)
- K.S.A. 44-1203 — Same; minimum wage; computation; applicability of section
- K.S.A. 44-1204 — Same; overtime compensation; exceptions
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kansas attorney.