Kansas's state sales tax is 6.5%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 11.6%. Of the 51 state-level rates, 6.5% is the 9th-highest (tied with Arkansas and Washington); the 11.6% top combined rate is the 5th-highest, between California (11.75%) and Arkansas (11.5%).
Combined sales tax in Kansas cities
All 1 Kansas city we list charge 7.5%: 6.5% state plus 1% local.
Combined rates as published by the Kansas Department of Revenue
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Wichita
7.5%
1%
$7.50
Sales tax on a purchase in Kansas
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 7.5% is $46.51 of goods and $3.49 of tax.
Tax owed at Kansas rates
Price
State only (6.5%)
Median listed city (7.5%)
Highest (11.6%)
$25.00
$1.63
$1.88
$2.90
$100.00
$6.50
$7.50
$11.60
$1,000.00
$65.00
$75.00
$116.00
$2,500.00
$162.50
$187.50
$290.00
Groceries in Kansas
Kansas finished phasing out its state grocery tax on 1 January 2025. Local rates still apply and run up to about 2.25%. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 7.5% median city rate carries $2.00 (1%), against $15.00 on other goods.
Tax on $200.00 of groceries and of other goods in Kansas
6.5% state, up to 11.6% with local taxes. The middle of the 1 Kansas city we list is 7.5%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in Kansas?
11.6% combined. Among listed cities the highest is Wichita at 7.5%.
Are groceries taxed in Kansas?
Kansas finished phasing out its state grocery tax on 1 January 2025. Local rates still apply and run up to about 2.25%. A $200.00 grocery bill at the 7.5% median city rate carries $2.00 (1%), against $15.00 on other goods.
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in Wichita?
$75.00 at Wichita's 7.5%, $1,075.00 in total; $65.00 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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