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Wichita sales tax rate (KS)

Wichita itself levies no city sales tax, so the county's 1% is the only local layer — unusual for a city of its size.

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Quick answer

The combined sales tax rate in Wichita, KS is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026 — 6.5% state + 1% county. On a $100 purchase that is $7.50 in tax, for a total of $107.50. Kansas's statewide base is 6.5%.

Verified against state tableEffective January 1, 2026 · rank 58 of 94 covered metros
Combined rate
7.5%
State share
6.5%
Local share
1%County + city + districts
Tax on $100
$7.50

Calculate Wichita sales tax

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The full combined rate of 7.5% applies to general merchandise.

Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Wichita, KS.

Pre-tax
$100
Sales tax at 7.5%
$7.50
Total
$107.50

Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.

Is 7.5% high?

Where Wichita sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.

vs covered median
-0.45 ptsMedian 7.95%
Local share
13%1% of the total
Cost per household
$1,950Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
Jurisdiction layers
2Stacked into the combined rate

7.5% in Wichita — low. It ranks 58 of 94 covered metros, -0.45 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $1,950 a year, $117 below it.

Local government sets 1% of the total, 13% of the bill; the state takes 6.5%. 2 layers stack: Kansas state 6.5%, Sedgwick County 1%. The Sedgwick County increment at 1% is the largest local piece — 100% of everything local, worth $260 a year on its own.

Same bracket nationally: Tampa, FL (7.5%); Jacksonville, FL (7.5%); Columbus, OH (7.5%). A household relocating between Wichita and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.

Scale: 397,532 residents, roughly 159,013 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 1% local share pulls about $41,343,380 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.

Wichita itself levies no city sales tax, so the county's 1% is the only local layer — unusual for a city of its size.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Kansas Department of Revenue before filing or quoting it to a customer.

Jurisdiction breakdown

Every layer that makes up the combined rate, and how much of the total each one contributes.

Sales tax rate composition for Wichita, KS: 6.5% Kansas state, 1% Sedgwick County, totalling 7.5%.
Sales tax rate components for Wichita, KS
JurisdictionLevelRateShare of total
Kansas statestate6.5%
87%
Sedgwick Countycounty1%
13%
Combined rate7.5%
Source: Kansas Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026

Wichita sales tax reference table

Tax due at 7.5% on common purchase amounts.

Tax due at 7.5% for common purchase amounts
PurchaseSales taxTotal
$10$0.75$10.75
$25$1.88$26.88
$50$3.75$53.75
$100$7.50$107.50
$500$37.50$537.50
$1,000$75.00$1075.00
$5,000$375.00$5375.00
$25,000$1875.00$26875.00

Reverse out sales tax

Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 7.5% tax collected.

Backing out 7.5% for Wichita, KS.

Item price before tax
$100
Sales tax collected
$7.50

What this rate applies to

Kansas publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Kansas are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Wichita itself levies no city sales tax, so the county's 1% is the only local layer — unusual for a city of its size. Check the Kansas Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 7.5% applies.

Wichita at a glance

Population
397,532
Median household income
$62,185
County
Sedgwick County
ZIP codes covered
12
Wichita demographicsZIP codesSeller registration

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