KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS — 18.97% locality adjustment · Ranks 43th of 58 pay areas
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,868 | $27,769 | $28,662 | $29,552 | $30,443 | $30,966 | $31,849 | $32,739 | $32,776 | $33,607 |
| GS-2 | $30,210 | $30,929 | $31,930 | $32,776 | $33,143 | $34,117 | $35,091 | $36,066 | $37,040 | $38,014 |
| GS-3 | $32,964 | $34,063 | $35,163 | $36,262 | $37,361 | $38,461 | $39,560 | $40,659 | $41,758 | $42,858 |
| GS-4 | $37,003 | $38,237 | $39,471 | $40,704 | $41,938 | $43,172 | $44,406 | $45,639 | $46,873 | $48,107 |
| GS-5 | $41,400 | $42,780 | $44,160 | $45,541 | $46,921 | $48,301 | $49,681 | $51,061 | $52,441 | $53,821 |
| GS-6 | $46,150 | $47,688 | $49,226 | $50,764 | $52,303 | $53,841 | $55,379 | $56,918 | $58,456 | $59,994 |
| GS-7 | $51,283 | $52,993 | $54,702 | $56,412 | $58,122 | $59,831 | $61,541 | $63,250 | $64,960 | $66,670 |
| GS-8 | $56,794 | $58,687 | $60,580 | $62,472 | $64,365 | $66,258 | $68,151 | $70,044 | $71,936 | $73,829 |
| GS-9 | $62,729 | $64,821 | $66,912 | $69,004 | $71,095 | $73,187 | $75,278 | $77,370 | $79,461 | $81,553 |
| GS-10 | $69,079 | $71,381 | $73,683 | $75,985 | $78,287 | $80,589 | $82,891 | $85,193 | $87,495 | $89,797 |
| GS-11 | $75,897 | $78,427 | $80,958 | $83,488 | $86,019 | $88,549 | $91,080 | $93,610 | $96,141 | $98,671 |
| GS-12 | $90,968 | $94,001 | $97,033 | $100,066 | $103,098 | $106,131 | $109,163 | $112,196 | $115,228 | $118,261 |
| GS-13 | $108,173 | $111,779 | $115,385 | $118,991 | $122,597 | $126,203 | $129,809 | $133,415 | $137,021 | $140,627 |
| GS-14 | $127,829 | $132,090 | $136,352 | $140,613 | $144,875 | $149,136 | $153,398 | $157,659 | $161,921 | $166,182 |
| GS-15 | $150,359 | $155,371 | $160,383 | $165,396 | $170,408 | $175,420 | $180,432 | $185,444 | $190,457 | $195,469 |
Your Kansas City locality salary feeds directly into your FERS High-3 average, which sets your pension for life. Use the GS Pay Calculator to see your exact salary and projected pension by grade, step, and locality.
The KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS pay area carries a 18.97% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #43 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $108,173 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $17,248 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 18.97%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS geographic area as defined by OPM. Locality adjustments are effective each January alongside the across-the-board base pay increase. This pay area is also commonly searched as Overland Park.
Within the Midwest region, Kansas City sits 3.18 points below the Midwest average of 22.15%. Measured against the Rest of U.S. baseline (17.06%), a GS-13 Step 1 in Kansas City earns $1,736 more per year — $108,173 versus $106,437. Across the grade range, Step 1 salaries here run $41,400 at GS-5, $62,729 at GS-9, $108,173 at GS-13, and $150,359 at GS-15.
GS locality pay is capped at the Executive Schedule Level IV rate ($197,200 in 2026) regardless of grade, step, or locality percentage. No GS-15 step reaches the $197,200 statutory cap in Kansas City, so every step increase translates into full salary through GS-15 Step 10. See the full interactive GS pay scale to compare all 58 locality pay areas side by side.
2026 locality-adjusted salaries for the grades that cover most of the federal workforce. Jump to a grade:
A GS-7 in Kansas City — a common entry point for new graduates and many technician roles — starts at $51,283 on Step 1, reaches $58,122 at Step 5, and tops out at $66,670 on Step 10, after the 18.97% Kansas City locality adjustment is applied to the $43,106 national base rate.
A GS-9 in Kansas City — the typical first promotion step for specialists and analysts — starts at $62,729 on Step 1, reaches $71,095 at Step 5, and tops out at $81,553 on Step 10, after the 18.97% Kansas City locality adjustment is applied to the $52,727 national base rate.
A GS-11 in Kansas City — the full performance level for many professional series — starts at $75,897 on Step 1, reaches $86,019 at Step 5, and tops out at $98,671 on Step 10, after the 18.97% Kansas City locality adjustment is applied to the $63,795 national base rate.
A GS-12 in Kansas City — the journeyman level across much of the federal workforce — starts at $90,968 on Step 1, reaches $103,098 at Step 5, and tops out at $118,261 on Step 10, after the 18.97% Kansas City locality adjustment is applied to the $76,463 national base rate.
A GS-13 in Kansas City — the most common senior non-supervisory grade — starts at $108,173 on Step 1, reaches $122,597 at Step 5, and tops out at $140,627 on Step 10, after the 18.97% Kansas City locality adjustment is applied to the $90,925 national base rate.
A GS-14 in Kansas City — the supervisory and senior technical expert level — starts at $127,829 on Step 1, reaches $144,875 at Step 5, and tops out at $166,182 on Step 10, after the 18.97% Kansas City locality adjustment is applied to the $107,446 national base rate.
A GS-15 in Kansas City — the highest regular grade below the Senior Executive Service — starts at $150,359 on Step 1, reaches $170,408 at Step 5, and tops out at $195,469 on Step 10, after the 18.97% Kansas City locality adjustment is applied to the $126,384 national base rate.
All 15 grades and 10 steps for Kansas City are in the full table above, and the FERS Estimator converts any Kansas City salary into projected lifetime pension income.
Other Midwest locality pay areas, closest to the Kansas City rate first. The figure in parentheses is the difference from Kansas City’s 18.97% adjustment.
Comparing offers across localities? The GS Pay Calculator models any grade, step, and locality combination, and the FERS Estimator shows what each option is worth as lifetime pension income. See all 58 pay areas for the full list.