2021 KANSAS CITY GS Pay Table
The Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS GS locality table for 2021. The 2021 locality adjustment was 17.13%, applied on top of the 2021 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2021 KANSAS CITY GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS.
Covered area: 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.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $23,119 | $23,895 | $24,663 | $25,428 | $26,196 | $26,646 | $27,406 | $28,172 | $28,203 | $28,919 |
| GS-2 | $25,996 | $26,614 | $27,475 | $28,203 | $28,520 | $29,359 | $30,197 | $31,036 | $31,875 | $32,713 |
| GS-3 | $28,364 | $29,309 | $30,255 | $31,200 | $32,145 | $33,090 | $34,036 | $34,981 | $35,926 | $36,871 |
| GS-4 | $31,841 | $32,902 | $33,963 | $35,024 | $36,085 | $37,147 | $38,208 | $39,269 | $40,330 | $41,391 |
| GS-5 | $35,624 | $36,812 | $37,999 | $39,187 | $40,375 | $41,562 | $42,750 | $43,938 | $45,126 | $46,313 |
| GS-6 | $39,711 | $41,034 | $42,358 | $43,681 | $45,005 | $46,328 | $47,652 | $48,976 | $50,299 | $51,623 |
| GS-7 | $44,128 | $45,599 | $47,070 | $48,541 | $50,012 | $51,483 | $52,954 | $54,426 | $55,897 | $57,368 |
| GS-8 | $48,870 | $50,499 | $52,129 | $53,758 | $55,387 | $57,017 | $58,646 | $60,275 | $61,904 | $63,534 |
| GS-9 | $53,977 | $55,776 | $57,575 | $59,374 | $61,173 | $62,973 | $64,772 | $66,571 | $68,370 | $70,169 |
| GS-10 | $59,441 | $61,423 | $63,405 | $65,387 | $67,368 | $69,350 | $71,332 | $73,314 | $75,296 | $77,278 |
| GS-11 | $65,307 | $67,484 | $69,662 | $71,839 | $74,017 | $76,194 | $78,372 | $80,549 | $82,727 | $84,904 |
| GS-12 | $78,277 | $80,886 | $83,496 | $86,106 | $88,715 | $91,325 | $93,935 | $96,544 | $99,154 | $101,764 |
| GS-13 | $93,081 | $96,184 | $99,286 | $102,389 | $105,492 | $108,595 | $111,698 | $114,800 | $117,903 | $121,006 |
| GS-14 | $109,993 | $113,659 | $117,326 | $120,992 | $124,658 | $128,324 | $131,990 | $135,656 | $139,323 | $142,989 |
| GS-15 | $129,382 | $133,695 | $138,007 | $142,320 | $146,633 | $150,945 | $155,258 | $159,571 | $163,884 | $168,196 |
2021 KANSAS CITY full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 17.13% locality adjustment for 2021. 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 | $23,119 | $23,895 | $24,663 | $25,428 | $26,196 | $26,646 | $27,406 | $28,172 | $28,203 | $28,919 |
| GS-2 | $25,996 | $26,614 | $27,475 | $28,203 | $28,520 | $29,359 | $30,197 | $31,036 | $31,875 | $32,713 |
| GS-3 | $28,364 | $29,309 | $30,255 | $31,200 | $32,145 | $33,090 | $34,036 | $34,981 | $35,926 | $36,871 |
| GS-4 | $31,841 | $32,902 | $33,963 | $35,024 | $36,085 | $37,147 | $38,208 | $39,269 | $40,330 | $41,391 |
| GS-5 | $35,624 | $36,812 | $37,999 | $39,187 | $40,375 | $41,562 | $42,750 | $43,938 | $45,126 | $46,313 |
| GS-6 | $39,711 | $41,034 | $42,358 | $43,681 | $45,005 | $46,328 | $47,652 | $48,976 | $50,299 | $51,623 |
| GS-7 | $44,128 | $45,599 | $47,070 | $48,541 | $50,012 | $51,483 | $52,954 | $54,426 | $55,897 | $57,368 |
| GS-8 | $48,870 | $50,499 | $52,129 | $53,758 | $55,387 | $57,017 | $58,646 | $60,275 | $61,904 | $63,534 |
| GS-9 | $53,977 | $55,776 | $57,575 | $59,374 | $61,173 | $62,973 | $64,772 | $66,571 | $68,370 | $70,169 |
| GS-10 | $59,441 | $61,423 | $63,405 | $65,387 | $67,368 | $69,350 | $71,332 | $73,314 | $75,296 | $77,278 |
| GS-11 | $65,307 | $67,484 | $69,662 | $71,839 | $74,017 | $76,194 | $78,372 | $80,549 | $82,727 | $84,904 |
| GS-12 | $78,277 | $80,886 | $83,496 | $86,106 | $88,715 | $91,325 | $93,935 | $96,544 | $99,154 | $101,764 |
| GS-13 | $93,081 | $96,184 | $99,286 | $102,389 | $105,492 | $108,595 | $111,698 | $114,800 | $117,903 | $121,006 |
| GS-14 | $109,993 | $113,659 | $117,326 | $120,992 | $124,658 | $128,324 | $131,990 | $135,656 | $139,323 | $142,989 |
| GS-15 | $129,382 | $133,695 | $138,007 | $142,320 | $146,633 | $150,945 | $155,258 | $159,571 | $163,884 | $168,196 |
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About the 2021 KANSAS CITY table
The KANSAS CITY Locality Area used the official OPM Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.
In 2021, the locality adjustment was 17.13%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,119, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $168,196.
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.
2021 KANSAS CITY questions
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What was the 2021 locality adjustment for KANSAS CITY?
In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS was 17.13%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in KANSAS CITY in 2021?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in KANSAS CITY earned $78,277 in 2021, rising to $101,764 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 KANSAS CITY page. -
Is the 2021 table still current?
No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest KANSAS CITY page.