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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Kansas City. For current pay, see the latest Kansas City page.
18.18% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,817 to $180,545 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
33 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Kansas City full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.18% locality adjustment for 2023. 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 $24,817$25,650$26,474$27,296$28,120$28,602$29,419$30,241$30,274$31,049
GS-2 $27,905$28,569$29,493$30,274$30,616$31,516$32,417$33,317$34,218$35,118
GS-3 $30,448$31,463$32,478$33,493$34,509$35,524$36,539$37,554$38,569$39,584
GS-4 $34,179$35,318$36,457$37,597$38,736$39,875$41,014$42,154$43,293$44,432
GS-5 $38,240$39,515$40,790$42,065$43,340$44,615$45,890$47,166$48,441$49,716
GS-6 $42,628$44,048$45,469$46,889$48,310$49,730$51,151$52,571$53,992$55,412
GS-7 $47,369$48,948$50,527$52,106$53,684$55,263$56,842$58,421$60,000$61,579
GS-8 $52,459$54,208$55,957$57,706$59,455$61,204$62,953$64,702$66,451$68,200
GS-9 $57,941$59,872$61,803$63,734$65,666$67,597$69,528$71,459$73,390$75,321
GS-10 $63,805$65,933$68,060$70,187$72,314$74,442$76,569$78,696$80,823$82,951
GS-11 $70,103$72,440$74,776$77,112$79,449$81,785$84,122$86,458$88,795$91,131
GS-12 $84,025$86,826$89,627$92,427$95,228$98,029$100,830$103,631$106,432$109,233
GS-13 $99,916$103,247$106,577$109,907$113,238$116,568$119,898$123,229$126,559$129,889
GS-14 $118,071$122,007$125,942$129,877$133,813$137,748$141,684$145,619$149,554$153,490
GS-15 $138,883$143,512$148,141$152,770$157,399$162,028$166,657$171,287$175,916$180,545
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About the 2023 Kansas City table

The Kansas City Locality Area used the official OPM Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.

In 2023, the locality adjustment was 18.18%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,817, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $180,545.

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.

2023 Kansas City questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Kansas City?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS was 18.18%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Kansas City in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Kansas City earned $84,025 in 2023, rising to $109,233 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Kansas City page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Kansas City page.