What is the current gender pay gap in Kansas?
Updated Apr. 1, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2025, women in Kansas made about 84 cents for every dollar men made. This means that men with full-time jobs typically make 20% more than women in full-time jobs. This ratio compares the median weekly pay of full-time workers—people who usually work 35 hours or more each week.
$0.84
Women’s earnings per $1 earned by men, full-time workers only (2025)
20%
Men’s median earnings advantage over women (2025)
The gender pay gap was at its narrowest in 2022 when women made 85 cents for every dollar men made in a typical week. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has tracked such earnings every quarter since 2012, when women in the state made 79 cents for every dollar men made.
In 2025, women in Kansas earned $0.84 for every dollar men made in a typical week.
Median weekly earnings of full-time working women per $1 earned by men
In 2025, the usual weekly earnings of men was $1,209 compared with $1,011 of women, a difference of $198. Adjusting for inflation, the income gap was its narrowest in 2022, when men usually made $174.91 more a week than women.
In 2025, women in Kansas earned $1,011 in a typical week compared with $1,209 for men.
Usual median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, by sex (adjusted for inflation)
In 2025, Kansas had the sixteenth-narrowest gender pay gap among states. Other states that had a pay gap similar to the 84 cents women earned for every dollar men made were West Virginia at 83 cents and Alaska at 84 cents.
In 2025, Kansas had the 16th-narrowest gender pay gap among states.
Women’s median weekly earnings per $1 earned by men, by state (2025)
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