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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Kansas City. For current pay, see the latest Kansas City page.
18.97% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,602 to $193,531 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
33 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Kansas City full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.97% locality adjustment for 2025. 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 $26,602$27,494$28,378$29,259$30,142$30,659$31,534$32,416$32,451$33,276
GS-2 $29,911$30,623$31,614$32,451$32,815$33,780$34,745$35,710$36,675$37,640
GS-3 $32,638$33,726$34,813$35,900$36,988$38,075$39,163$40,250$41,337$42,425
GS-4 $36,637$37,859$39,080$40,302$41,524$42,746$43,968$45,190$46,411$47,633
GS-5 $40,990$42,356$43,721$45,087$46,453$47,819$49,185$50,550$51,916$53,282
GS-6 $45,693$47,216$48,738$50,261$51,784$53,307$54,830$56,353$57,875$59,398
GS-7 $50,775$52,468$54,161$55,854$57,547$59,240$60,933$62,626$64,319$66,012
GS-8 $56,231$58,106$59,981$61,856$63,731$65,606$67,481$69,356$71,231$73,106
GS-9 $62,108$64,178$66,248$68,319$70,389$72,459$74,529$76,599$78,669$80,739
GS-10 $68,395$70,674$72,954$75,233$77,513$79,792$82,071$84,351$86,630$88,910
GS-11 $75,145$77,649$80,154$82,658$85,162$87,667$90,171$92,675$95,180$97,684
GS-12 $90,067$93,070$96,073$99,076$102,079$105,081$108,084$111,087$114,090$117,093
GS-13 $107,103$110,673$114,243$117,814$121,384$124,954$128,524$132,095$135,665$139,235
GS-14 $126,563$130,781$135,000$139,219$143,437$147,656$151,875$156,093$160,312$164,531
GS-15 $148,871$153,833$158,795$163,757$168,720$173,682$178,644$183,606$188,569$193,531
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About the 2025 Kansas City table

The Kansas City Locality Area used the official OPM Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.

In 2025, the locality adjustment was 18.97%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,602, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $193,531.

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.

2025 Kansas City questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Kansas City?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS was 18.97%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Kansas City in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Kansas City earned $90,067 in 2025, rising to $117,093 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Kansas City page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Kansas City page.