Kansas court employees — excluding judges, justices — secure 1% raise via internal reallocation

Kansas' judicial branch will through reallocation offer non-judicial employees a 1% raise to match adjustments granted workers in the executive branch.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 372

Last Updated: 2 months ago


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TOPEKA — Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Rosen says internal budget reallocation allows for a 1% salary increase among non-judicial employees to match raises granted by the Legislature for state employees in the executive branch.

The Legislature adjourned the 2026 session without appropriating money to elevate salaries of the state’s 2,000 judicial branch employees. At the end of the annual session, the Legislature did vote to finance the across-the-board salary enhancement for executive branch …

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