2026 tax year · Kansas
Delivery and rideshare driver taxes in Kansas
DoorDash, Uber, Lyft and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is mileage, in Kansas that gap is worth $4,015 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $42,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the delivery and rideshare driver page $14,505 comes off and $27,495 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Kansas and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Kansas
Kansas uses graduated 2026 income tax brackets topping out at 5.7%, across 2 brackets, on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $3,885 |
| Federal income tax | $756 |
| Kansas income tax | $1,066 |
| Total tax | $5,708 |
| Effective rate on gross | 13.6% |
Earning more in Kansas
A single filer taking the standard deduction, standard mileage method, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Kansas tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time, a few evenings | $15,000 | $4,826 | $10,174 | $293 | $1,731 | 11.5% |
| Steady side income | $42,000 | $13,365 | $28,635 | $1,127 | $6,014 | 14.3% |
| Full-time dashing | $68,000 | $22,275 | $45,725 | $2,032 | $10,779 | 15.9% |
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Kansas specifics that change the number
Kansas is one of the twelve states that still taxes Social Security benefits, which matters if you are drawing benefits alongside self-employment income.
Driving across a Kansas line
Driving income is sourced to where the wheels were, not where you live. Take a fare or a delivery that ends in the next state and that state can claim the income earned inside it. Most drivers near a border never file the second return, the amounts are small and the platforms do not split earnings by state. But the obligation exists, and it is the state you drove INTO that would come asking.
On $27,495 of profit, what the states around Kansas would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | $950 | −$227 |
| Colorado | $1,100 | −$77 |
| Missouri | $1,150 | −$28 |
| Oklahoma | $1,202 | +$25 |
- Nebraska would take $227 less, $950 against Kansas's $1,177.
- Colorado would take $77 less, $1,100 against Kansas's $1,177.
- Missouri would take $28 less, $1,150 against Kansas's $1,177.
- Oklahoma would take $25 more, $1,202 against Kansas's $1,177.
Delivery and rideshare driver tax questions in Kansas
How much should a Kansas driver set aside?
About 13.6% of gross on the $42,000 example, $5,708 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $1,066 to Kansas. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $42,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Kansas taxes?
No. Kansas taxes profit, not gross. After $14,505 of deductions the taxable figure is $27,495, so the Kansas bill is $1,066 rather than what gross alone would suggest.