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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for KANSAS CITY. For current pay, see the latest KANSAS CITY page.
16.10% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,809 to $158,661 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
33 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 KANSAS CITY full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.10% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for KANSAS CITY.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,809$22,540$23,265$23,986$24,712$25,136$25,852$26,576$26,604$27,286
GS-2 $24,521$25,105$25,917$26,604$26,906$27,698$28,490$29,282$30,073$30,865
GS-3 $26,755$27,647$28,539$29,430$30,322$31,213$32,105$32,997$33,888$34,780
GS-4 $30,036$31,037$32,038$33,039$34,039$35,040$36,041$37,042$38,042$39,043
GS-5 $33,605$34,726$35,846$36,966$38,087$39,207$40,327$41,448$42,568$43,688
GS-6 $37,459$38,707$39,955$41,203$42,451$43,699$44,947$46,195$47,443$48,691
GS-7 $41,626$43,014$44,401$45,789$47,176$48,563$49,951$51,338$52,726$54,113
GS-8 $46,100$47,637$49,174$50,711$52,248$53,786$55,323$56,860$58,397$59,934
GS-9 $50,918$52,615$54,313$56,010$57,708$59,405$61,102$62,800$64,497$66,194
GS-10 $56,073$57,942$59,811$61,680$63,550$65,419$67,288$69,157$71,026$72,896
GS-11 $61,605$63,659$65,713$67,766$69,820$71,874$73,928$75,982$78,035$80,089
GS-12 $73,840$76,301$78,762$81,224$83,685$86,146$88,608$91,069$93,530$95,991
GS-13 $87,804$90,731$93,658$96,585$99,512$102,439$105,365$108,292$111,219$114,146
GS-14 $103,759$107,217$110,676$114,134$117,593$121,052$124,510$127,969$131,428$134,886
GS-15 $122,048$126,116$130,184$134,252$138,320$142,389$146,457$150,525$154,593$158,661
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About the 2018 KANSAS CITY table

The KANSAS CITY Locality Area used the official OPM Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 16.10%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,809, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,661.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 33 counties and cities across Missouri, Kansas. Some of the included jurisdictions include Andrew County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Henry County, MO, and more.

2018 KANSAS CITY questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for KANSAS CITY?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS was 16.10%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in KANSAS CITY in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in KANSAS CITY earned $73,840 in 2018, rising to $95,991 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 KANSAS CITY page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest KANSAS CITY page.