Unemployment benefits in Kansas

Not confirmed against a primary source — only the published minimum and maximum were found. The minimum weekly benefit is $159, and the maximum is $637. Figures cover State Fiscal Year 2026 (claims July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026), the most recent official notice found — that period has technically ended as of this research date, and no SFY2027 notice was located.

Sliding scale of 16–26 weeks, tied to Kansas's own unemployment rate.

The standard base period: your wages in the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before you filed your claim.

$637 a week is the most Kansas pays, before any deductions you elect such as tax withholding or child support. Most claimants receive less, because the weekly amount is calculated from your own base-period wages: Not confirmed against a primary source — only the published minimum and maximum were found.

This page does not model payment dates. Timing is set by Kansas's own unemployment agency rather than by the benefit formula, and normally depends on when your weekly or biweekly claim is filed and processed rather than on a fixed calendar day. What this page does model is how much you are owed and for how long, both traced to the sources listed below.