Kansas Handyman License Requirements
Kansas has no statewide general contractor license for this work, so local and trade rules decide.
No state licensing threshold. Roofing registration applies to every 'roofing contractor' providing commercial or residential roofing services for a fee. No dollar floor was verified.
What counts toward it: other: no state threshold
"Online Articles of Organization:...................... $85 Paper Articles of Organization:....................... $90 (Rev. 2/27/26)"
Source: sos.ks.gov · sos.ks.gov · checked November 2, 2026
Who regulates this
None for general contracting (local). Roofing: Kansas Attorney General, Roofing Registration Unit (Kansas Roofing Registration Act).
Source: ag.ks.gov · checked November 2, 2026
Registration
Roofing contractors only: a roofing contractor registration certificate from the Kansas AG. Certain general contractors are exempt per the 2015 HB 2254 criteria.
Trade work
No statewide electrician license: 2026 HB 2588 ('Providing for statewide electrician licensing') DIED. Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC licensing is therefore local (cities/counties).
Source: kslegislature.gov · checked November 2, 2026
What a handyman should charge in Kansas
Statewide planning estimate: $69 to $94 an hour. It's an estimate from public data, not the market rate. City pages use local wages when we can match them.
| Step | Low end | High end |
|---|---|---|
| Your pay (employee wage for this work in Kansas) | $47,210 median | $57,640 top quarter starts here |
| Overhead ($33,148 national, adjusted to local prices at 90.1) | $29,856 | $29,856 |
| Profit 15% + PTO 10% + warranty 3% + business taxes 12% | +40% | +40% |
| Yearly total to cover | $107,892 | $122,494 |
| Billed hours a year (hours on the job × 52) | 30 × 52 = 1,560 | 25 × 52 = 1,300 |
| Hourly rate | $69 | $94 |
- Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, occupation 49-9071 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, Kansas (statewide figure, because we could not match a metro for this place). The top-quarter figure is in the BLS data file.
- Local prices: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024, Kansas, all items index 90.1 (US = 100).
- Overhead, hours and percentages: median answers from members using our hourly rate calculator, the same formula that tool uses. National, not local.
Kansas places we cover (25)
Rules change. This page shows what official sources said on the dates above. It is not legal advice.