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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for KANSAS CITY. For current pay, see the latest KANSAS CITY page.
17.13% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,891 to $166,535 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
33 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 KANSAS CITY full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.13% locality adjustment for 2020. 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 $22,891$23,658$24,419$25,176$25,937$26,382$27,134$27,893$27,924$28,636
GS-2 $25,738$26,351$27,203$27,924$28,238$29,068$29,899$30,729$31,560$32,390
GS-3 $28,083$29,019$29,955$30,891$31,827$32,762$33,698$34,634$35,570$36,506
GS-4 $31,526$32,576$33,627$34,678$35,728$36,779$37,829$38,880$39,931$40,981
GS-5 $35,271$36,447$37,623$38,799$39,975$41,151$42,327$43,503$44,679$45,855
GS-6 $39,317$40,628$41,938$43,249$44,560$45,870$47,181$48,492$49,803$51,113
GS-7 $43,691$45,147$46,603$48,058$49,514$50,970$52,426$53,882$55,338$56,794
GS-8 $48,386$49,999$51,612$53,225$54,838$56,451$58,064$59,677$61,289$62,902
GS-9 $53,443$55,224$57,006$58,788$60,569$62,351$64,132$65,914$67,695$69,477
GS-10 $58,853$60,815$62,777$64,739$66,701$68,663$70,625$72,587$74,549$76,510
GS-11 $64,660$66,816$68,971$71,126$73,281$75,436$77,592$79,747$81,902$84,057
GS-12 $77,501$80,085$82,669$85,253$87,837$90,421$93,005$95,589$98,173$100,756
GS-13 $92,159$95,231$98,304$101,376$104,448$107,521$110,593$113,665$116,738$119,810
GS-14 $108,904$112,534$116,164$119,794$123,423$127,053$130,683$134,313$137,943$141,573
GS-15 $128,100$132,371$136,642$140,912$145,183$149,453$153,724$157,994$162,265$166,535
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About the 2020 KANSAS CITY table

The KANSAS CITY Locality Area used the official OPM Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 17.13%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,891, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,535.

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.

2020 KANSAS CITY questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for KANSAS CITY?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS was 17.13%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in KANSAS CITY in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in KANSAS CITY earned $77,501 in 2020, rising to $100,756 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 KANSAS CITY page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest KANSAS CITY page.