Denial of raises to 2,000 Kansas judicial branch workers may complicate retention, hiring

Employees of Kansas' judicial branch didn't get a pay raise this year, but legislators took home a 4.4% pay hike and the executive branch got a 1% raise.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 729

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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TOPEKA — Leaders of the state court system say a decision by the 2026 Kansas Legislature to deny salary increases to all 2,000 employees in the judicial branch will exacerbate hiring and retention challenges.

While justices, judges and court personnel in Kansas received nothing to help cope with inflation in the fiscal year starting July 1, all 165 members of the Legislature received an automatic 4.4% raise after their compensation was nearly doubled two years …

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