Kansas overtime follows the federal FLSA, so federal law decides your pay for covered workers. Enter your rate and hours for an accurate Kansas paycheck estimate: 1.5x after 40 hours a week, no daily overtime rule.
Rules verified November 2026 · Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Kansas Department of Labor
By Mudassir Khan
Kansas overtime follows the federal Fair Labor Standards Act: nonexempt workers earn 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, with no daily overtime rule. The 2026 minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, and unpaid wage claims go to the Kansas Department of Labor, Office of Employment Standards.
Federal FLSA rules, Kansas framing. Each workweek stands alone.
Kansas wage claims go to the Department of Labor, Office of Employment Standards. Estimates only. Not tax, legal, or payroll advice. Confirm with your employer or a qualified professional.
Almost every hourly worker in Kansas is covered by the FLSA, so the federal rule decides overtime: at least 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, with no daily overtime rule.
Kansas law separately sets overtime after 46 hours for workers the FLSA does not cover. Almost every hourly worker is FLSA covered, so the 40 hour line is the one that matters, and the calculator uses it.
The Office of Employment Standards inside the Kansas Department of Labor reviews wage claims for unpaid wages. Federal overtime claims keep the FLSA clock: 2 years, or 3 if the violation was willful.
Gross = (40 × rate) + (hours over 40 × rate × 1.5)
| Rule | Kansas |
|---|---|
| Overtime rule | Federal FLSA: 1.5 times pay after 40 hours in a workweek (the state 46 hour line applies only to workers the FLSA does not cover) |
| Minimum wage 2026 | $7.25 an hour (tipped cash wage $2.13) |
| State income tax | Two brackets, 5.2% and 5.58% top in 2026 |
| Claim agency | Kansas Department of Labor, Office of Employment Standards |
| Claim deadline | 2 years under the FLSA, 3 if willful; Kansas wage payment claims up to 3 years |
| Worker | Math | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| $7.25/hr, 48 hours | $290.00 + $87.00 | $377.00 |
| $22/hr, 52 hours | $880 + 12 × $33 | $1,276.00 |
| $15/hr, 46 hours | $600 + 6 × $22.50 | $735.00 |
| $7.25/hr, 40 hours | 40 × $7.25, no overtime | $290.00 |
Example 3 shows the Kansas wrinkle: 46 hours earns 6 overtime hours under the FLSA 40 hour line, not zero. A worker covered only by Kansas law and not the FLSA would earn nothing extra until hour 47, but that situation is rare.
The 46 hour line is narrow. The Kansas overtime statute sets overtime after 46 hours, but it exempts employees covered by the FLSA. Since federal coverage reaches almost every hourly worker, treat the 40 hour line as your rule and the 46 hour line as a footnote.
Kansas punishes willful late pay. If an employer willfully fails to pay wages when due, Kansas can add a penalty of 1% of the unpaid wages for each day the failure continues, up to 100% of the wages owed. That penalty is separate from the back pay itself.
Final pay lands on the next payday. When you quit or are fired, Kansas requires the earned wages by the next regular payday. If the check misses that date, the wage claim route opens.
Like Kansas, Oklahoma runs on federal overtime law alone: our Oklahoma overtime calculator shows the same math in a different state, and the Nebraska overtime calculator adds a $15 minimum wage to the same federal rules. The federal baseline is explained in the FLSA overtime rules guide.
Kansas law sets overtime after 46 hours, but only for workers the FLSA does not cover. FLSA covered workers, which is almost everyone, get 1.5 times pay after 40 hours a week.
With the Office of Employment Standards inside the Kansas Department of Labor, or in court. Federal overtime claims keep the FLSA 2 year window, 3 if the violation was willful.
$7.25 an hour, the federal floor, with a $2.13 cash wage for tipped workers.
No. Kansas has no daily overtime rule. Only the weekly line matters: hours over 40 in a workweek earn 1.5 times the regular rate, no matter how long any single day was.
Yes, as ordinary wage income. Kansas uses two brackets in 2026, 5.2% and a top rate of 5.58%.
Yes, if nonexempt. A salary alone does not remove overtime rights in Kansas. Only employees who pass the FLSA exempt duties and salary tests can be denied overtime pay.
Rates and rules checked against these sources in November 2026.
Want the same math without the Kansas framing? Use the overtime pay calculator. Want the same math without the Kansas framing? Use the overtime pay calculator. Curious what the no tax on overtime deduction does to a Kansas paycheck? Try the deduction calculator, the federal deduction applies on top of the state tax you already pay.