Kansas City General Schedule Payscale

5,200 federal employees †

$58,378 average yearly pay

+3% salary raise this year

The Kansas City Locality Area is a General Schedule locality primarily located within Missouri. Federal employees who work within the Kansas City locality area receive a locality adjustment of 17.13%, which is applied to the base General Schedule payscale.

Locality adjustment rates are set yearly by the OPM to account for higher costs of living within Kansas City, as compared to the Rest of U.S. locality raise (which is applied to all Federal employees not located within any other locality).

The chart below is the 2020 General Schedule pay table, with Kansas City's 17.13% locality raise applied to the base pay rates. These are the yearly pay rates that are applicable to most salaried federal employees within this region, based on their GS Grade and Step.

GS 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

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$22,210	$22,954	$23,693	$24,427	$25,166	$25,597	$26,327	$27,064	$27,093	$27,782
GS-2	$24,972	$25,567	$26,394	$27,093	$27,398	$28,203	$29,009	$29,815	$30,620	$31,426
GS-3	$27,247	$28,155	$29,064	$29,972	$30,880	$31,789	$32,697	$33,605	$34,514	$35,422
GS-4	$30,588	$31,607	$32,626	$33,645	$34,664	$35,683	$36,702	$37,721	$38,740	$39,759
GS-5	$34,222	$35,362	$36,503	$37,643	$38,783	$39,924	$41,064	$42,205	$43,345	$44,485
GS-6	$38,147	$39,419	$40,691	$41,963	$43,235	$44,507	$45,779	$47,052	$48,324	$49,596
GS-7	$42,391	$43,804	$45,217	$46,631	$48,044	$49,457	$50,870	$52,283	$53,697	$55,110
GS-8	$46,947	$48,511	$50,076	$51,641	$53,206	$54,771	$56,335	$57,900	$59,465	$61,030
GS-9	$51,853	$53,581	$55,309	$57,037	$58,765	$60,493	$62,221	$63,949	$65,677	$67,405
GS-10	$57,103	$59,005	$60,908	$62,811	$64,714	$66,617	$68,520	$70,423	$72,326	$74,229
GS-11	$62,737	$64,828	$66,920	$69,012	$71,104	$73,196	$75,287	$77,379	$79,471	$81,563
GS-12	$75,195	$77,702	$80,209	$82,716	$85,223	$87,730	$90,237	$92,744	$95,251	$97,757
GS-13	$89,417	$92,397	$95,378	$98,358	$101,338	$104,319	$107,299	$110,279	$113,259	$116,240
GS-14	$105,664	$109,187	$112,709	$116,232	$119,754	$123,277	$126,799	$130,321	$133,844	$137,366
GS-15	$124,290	$128,433	$132,575	$136,718	$140,861	$145,004	$149,147	$153,289	$157,432	$161,575

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,809	$22,540	$23,265	$23,986	$24,712	$25,136	$25,852	$26,576	$26,604	$27,286
GS-2	$24,521	$25,105	$25,917	$26,604	$26,906	$27,698	$28,490	$29,282	$30,073	$30,865
GS-3	$26,755	$27,647	$28,539	$29,430	$30,322	$31,213	$32,105	$32,997	$33,888	$34,780
GS-4	$30,036	$31,037	$32,038	$33,039	$34,039	$35,040	$36,041	$37,042	$38,042	$39,043
GS-5	$33,605	$34,726	$35,846	$36,966	$38,087	$39,207	$40,327	$41,448	$42,568	$43,688
GS-6	$37,459	$38,707	$39,955	$41,203	$42,451	$43,699	$44,947	$46,195	$47,443	$48,691
GS-7	$41,626	$43,014	$44,401	$45,789	$47,176	$48,563	$49,951	$51,338	$52,726	$54,113
GS-8	$46,100	$47,637	$49,174	$50,711	$52,248	$53,786	$55,323	$56,860	$58,397	$59,934
GS-9	$50,918	$52,615	$54,313	$56,010	$57,708	$59,405	$61,102	$62,800	$64,497	$66,194
GS-10	$56,073	$57,942	$59,811	$61,680	$63,550	$65,419	$67,288	$69,157	$71,026	$72,896
GS-11	$61,605	$63,659	$65,713	$67,766	$69,820	$71,874	$73,928	$75,982	$78,035	$80,089
GS-12	$73,840	$76,301	$78,762	$81,224	$83,685	$86,146	$88,608	$91,069	$93,530	$95,991
GS-13	$87,804	$90,731	$93,658	$96,585	$99,512	$102,439	$105,365	$108,292	$111,219	$114,146
GS-14	$103,759	$107,217	$110,676	$114,134	$117,593	$121,052	$124,510	$127,969	$131,428	$134,886
GS-15	$122,048	$126,116	$130,184	$134,252	$138,320	$142,389	$146,457	$150,525	$154,593	$158,661

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,414	$22,131	$22,843	$23,551	$24,263	$24,680	$25,384	$26,094	$26,122	$26,783
GS-2	$24,076	$24,650	$25,447	$26,122	$26,416	$27,193	$27,969	$28,746	$29,523	$30,300
GS-3	$26,270	$27,146	$28,022	$28,899	$29,775	$30,651	$31,527	$32,403	$33,280	$34,153
GS-4	$29,492	$30,474	$31,457	$32,439	$33,422	$34,404	$35,387	$36,369	$37,352	$38,334
GS-5	$32,995	$34,096	$35,196	$36,296	$37,397	$38,497	$39,598	$40,698	$41,798	$42,899
GS-6	$36,780	$38,006	$39,232	$40,459	$41,685	$42,912	$44,138	$45,364	$46,591	$47,817
GS-7	$40,871	$42,234	$43,597	$44,960	$46,323	$47,685	$49,048	$50,411	$51,774	$53,137
GS-8	$45,264	$46,772	$48,281	$49,789	$51,298	$52,806	$54,315	$55,823	$57,331	$58,840
GS-9	$49,994	$51,661	$53,327	$54,994	$56,661	$58,328	$59,995	$61,661	$63,328	$64,995
GS-10	$55,056	$56,891	$58,727	$60,562	$62,398	$64,233	$66,069	$67,905	$69,740	$71,576
GS-11	$60,487	$62,503	$64,519	$66,535	$68,551	$70,567	$72,582	$74,598	$76,614	$78,630
GS-12	$72,500	$74,917	$77,334	$79,751	$82,168	$84,585	$87,002	$89,419	$91,836	$94,253
GS-13	$86,212	$89,085	$91,959	$94,832	$97,706	$100,579	$103,453	$106,327	$109,200	$112,074
GS-14	$101,876	$105,272	$108,668	$112,065	$115,461	$118,857	$122,253	$125,649	$129,045	$132,441
GS-15	$119,834	$123,829	$127,824	$131,819	$135,814	$139,808	$143,803	$147,798	$151,793	$155,788

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$21,001	$21,703	$22,401	$23,096	$23,794	$24,203	$24,894	$25,590	$25,617	$26,265
GS-2	$23,611	$24,173	$24,955	$25,617	$25,908	$26,670	$27,433	$28,195	$28,958	$29,720
GS-3	$25,763	$26,621	$27,480	$28,339	$29,197	$30,056	$30,915	$31,773	$32,632	$33,491
GS-4	$28,921	$29,885	$30,849	$31,813	$32,777	$33,741	$34,705	$35,669	$36,633	$37,597
GS-5	$32,357	$33,436	$34,514	$35,593	$36,671	$37,750	$38,828	$39,907	$40,985	$42,064
GS-6	$36,069	$37,271	$38,473	$39,675	$40,878	$42,080	$43,282	$44,484	$45,686	$46,888
GS-7	$40,082	$41,418	$42,754	$44,090	$45,426	$46,762	$48,098	$49,434	$50,771	$52,107
GS-8	$44,389	$45,868	$47,347	$48,827	$50,306	$51,785	$53,264	$54,743	$56,223	$57,702
GS-9	$49,028	$50,662	$52,296	$53,929	$55,563	$57,197	$58,831	$60,464	$62,098	$63,732
GS-10	$53,991	$55,791	$57,591	$59,391	$61,190	$62,990	$64,790	$66,590	$68,389	$70,189
GS-11	$59,318	$61,296	$63,273	$65,250	$67,227	$69,205	$71,182	$73,159	$75,136	$77,114
GS-12	$71,099	$73,469	$75,839	$78,209	$80,579	$82,949	$85,319	$87,689	$90,059	$92,429
GS-13	$84,546	$87,365	$90,184	$93,003	$95,821	$98,640	$101,459	$104,277	$107,096	$109,915
GS-14	$99,907	$103,238	$106,568	$109,899	$113,229	$116,560	$119,890	$123,221	$126,552	$129,882
GS-15	$117,519	$121,437	$125,355	$129,273	$133,191	$137,109	$141,026	$144,944	$148,862	$152,780

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,733	$21,426	$22,115	$22,801	$23,491	$23,895	$24,576	$25,264	$25,290	$25,928
GS-2	$23,310	$23,865	$24,637	$25,290	$25,575	$26,328	$27,080	$27,832	$28,585	$29,337
GS-3	$25,434	$26,282	$27,130	$27,978	$28,827	$29,675	$30,523	$31,371	$32,219	$33,068
GS-4	$28,553	$29,505	$30,457	$31,409	$32,361	$33,313	$34,265	$35,217	$36,169	$37,121
GS-5	$31,944	$33,009	$34,074	$35,140	$36,205	$37,270	$38,335	$39,400	$40,465	$41,530
GS-6	$35,609	$36,796	$37,983	$39,171	$40,358	$41,545	$42,732	$43,920	$45,107	$46,294
GS-7	$39,570	$40,889	$42,207	$43,526	$44,844	$46,163	$47,481	$48,800	$50,119	$51,437
GS-8	$43,823	$45,284	$46,745	$48,206	$49,668	$51,129	$52,590	$54,051	$55,513	$56,974
GS-9	$48,403	$50,016	$51,629	$53,242	$54,855	$56,468	$58,081	$59,694	$61,307	$62,920
GS-10	$53,302	$55,079	$56,855	$58,631	$60,408	$62,184	$63,960	$65,737	$67,513	$69,289
GS-11	$58,562	$60,514	$62,466	$64,418	$66,370	$68,322	$70,275	$72,227	$74,179	$76,131
GS-12	$70,192	$72,533	$74,873	$77,213	$79,554	$81,894	$84,234	$86,574	$88,915	$91,255
GS-13	$83,468	$86,250	$89,032	$91,814	$94,596	$97,378	$100,161	$102,943	$105,725	$108,507
GS-14	$98,633	$101,921	$105,209	$108,497	$111,784	$115,072	$118,360	$121,648	$124,936	$128,223
GS-15	$116,021	$119,889	$123,756	$127,624	$131,492	$135,360	$139,227	$143,095	$146,963	$150,830

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,527	$21,213	$21,896	$22,575	$23,258	$23,659	$24,333	$25,014	$25,040	$25,679
GS-2	$23,080	$23,629	$24,393	$25,040	$25,320	$26,064	$26,808	$27,553	$28,297	$29,041
GS-3	$25,181	$26,020	$26,860	$27,699	$28,538	$29,377	$30,216	$31,055	$31,894	$32,733
GS-4	$28,269	$29,211	$30,153	$31,095	$32,037	$32,979	$33,920	$34,862	$35,804	$36,746
GS-5	$31,628	$32,683	$33,738	$34,793	$35,847	$36,902	$37,957	$39,012	$40,067	$41,122
GS-6	$35,256	$36,431	$37,605	$38,780	$39,955	$41,130	$42,304	$43,479	$44,654	$45,828
GS-7	$39,179	$40,485	$41,791	$43,097	$44,403	$45,709	$47,015	$48,321	$49,626	$50,932
GS-8	$43,389	$44,835	$46,282	$47,728	$49,174	$50,621	$52,067	$53,514	$54,960	$56,406
GS-9	$47,923	$49,520	$51,117	$52,715	$54,312	$55,909	$57,506	$59,103	$60,700	$62,297
GS-10	$52,775	$54,534	$56,293	$58,053	$59,812	$61,571	$63,330	$65,089	$66,849	$68,608
GS-11	$57,982	$59,915	$61,847	$63,780	$65,713	$67,646	$69,578	$71,511	$73,444	$75,376
GS-12	$69,497	$71,813	$74,130	$76,446	$78,762	$81,079	$83,395	$85,711	$88,028	$90,344
GS-13	$82,642	$85,396	$88,151	$90,906	$93,660	$96,415	$99,170	$101,924	$104,679	$107,434
GS-14	$97,657	$100,912	$104,166	$107,421	$110,676	$113,931	$117,185	$120,440	$123,695	$126,949
GS-15	$114,872	$118,701	$122,530	$126,359	$130,188	$134,017	$137,846	$141,675	$145,504	$149,333

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$20,324	$21,003	$21,679	$22,351	$23,027	$23,424	$24,092	$24,766	$24,792	$25,422
GS-2	$22,851	$23,395	$24,151	$24,792	$25,071	$25,808	$26,546	$27,283	$28,021	$28,758
GS-3	$24,933	$25,764	$26,595	$27,426	$28,257	$29,088	$29,919	$30,750	$31,581	$32,412
GS-4	$27,990	$28,922	$29,855	$30,788	$31,720	$32,653	$33,586	$34,519	$35,451	$36,384
GS-5	$31,315	$32,359	$33,402	$34,445	$35,489	$36,532	$37,576	$38,619	$39,663	$40,706
GS-6	$34,907	$36,070	$37,233	$38,397	$39,560	$40,723	$41,886	$43,050	$44,213	$45,376
GS-7	$38,790	$40,084	$41,377	$42,671	$43,964	$45,258	$46,551	$47,844	$49,138	$50,431
GS-8	$42,960	$44,391	$45,823	$47,254	$48,686	$50,117	$51,549	$52,981	$54,412	$55,844
GS-9	$47,448	$49,029	$50,611	$52,192	$53,773	$55,354	$56,935	$58,516	$60,097	$61,678
GS-10	$52,252	$53,994	$55,736	$57,478	$59,221	$60,963	$62,705	$64,447	$66,189	$67,931
GS-11	$57,408	$59,321	$61,234	$63,148	$65,061	$66,974	$68,888	$70,801	$72,714	$74,628
GS-12	$68,809	$71,102	$73,396	$75,689	$77,983	$80,276	$82,570	$84,863	$87,157	$89,450
GS-13	$81,823	$84,550	$87,278	$90,005	$92,732	$95,459	$98,187	$100,914	$103,641	$106,369
GS-14	$96,690	$99,913	$103,136	$106,358	$109,581	$112,804	$116,027	$119,249	$122,472	$125,695
GS-15	$113,735	$117,527	$121,318	$125,109	$128,900	$132,692	$136,483	$140,274	$144,065	$147,857

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,971	$20,638	$21,302	$21,964	$22,627	$23,018	$23,674	$24,335	$24,361	$24,985
GS-2	$22,454	$22,988	$23,731	$24,361	$24,634	$25,358	$26,082	$26,806	$27,530	$28,254
GS-3	$24,499	$25,316	$26,132	$26,948	$27,765	$28,581	$29,398	$30,214	$31,030	$31,847
GS-4	$27,504	$28,421	$29,337	$30,254	$31,170	$32,087	$33,003	$33,920	$34,837	$35,753
GS-5	$30,772	$31,798	$32,824	$33,849	$34,875	$35,901	$36,927	$37,953	$38,979	$40,005
GS-6	$34,300	$35,443	$36,587	$37,730	$38,873	$40,016	$41,159	$42,302	$43,446	$44,589
GS-7	$38,117	$39,388	$40,658	$41,929	$43,200	$44,470	$45,741	$47,012	$48,282	$49,553
GS-8	$42,214	$43,621	$45,028	$46,436	$47,843	$49,250	$50,657	$52,065	$53,472	$54,879
GS-9	$46,625	$48,179	$49,733	$51,287	$52,841	$54,395	$55,950	$57,504	$59,058	$60,612
GS-10	$51,345	$53,056	$54,768	$56,479	$58,190	$59,902	$61,613	$63,324	$65,036	$66,747
GS-11	$56,411	$58,291	$60,170	$62,050	$63,930	$65,810	$67,690	$69,570	$71,449	$73,329
GS-12	$67,613	$69,867	$72,120	$74,373	$76,627	$78,880	$81,133	$83,387	$85,640	$87,893
GS-13	$80,402	$83,083	$85,763	$88,443	$91,123	$93,804	$96,484	$99,164	$101,844	$104,525
GS-14	$95,010	$98,178	$101,346	$104,513	$107,681	$110,848	$114,016	$117,184	$120,351	$123,519
GS-15	$111,760	$115,486	$119,211	$122,937	$126,662	$130,388	$134,113	$137,839	$141,564	$145,290

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$19,247	$19,889	$20,529	$21,166	$21,806	$22,182	$22,815	$23,453	$23,477	$24,077
GS-2	$21,639	$22,154	$22,870	$23,477	$23,739	$24,437	$25,135	$25,833	$26,530	$27,228
GS-3	$23,611	$24,398	$25,185	$25,972	$26,759	$27,546	$28,333	$29,119	$29,906	$30,693
GS-4	$26,506	$27,390	$28,274	$29,158	$30,042	$30,926	$31,810	$32,694	$33,578	$34,462
GS-5	$29,655	$30,643	$31,631	$32,619	$33,607	$34,594	$35,582	$36,570	$37,558	$38,546
GS-6	$33,056	$34,158	$35,260	$36,362	$37,464	$38,566	$39,668	$40,770	$41,872	$42,974
GS-7	$36,734	$37,958	$39,182	$40,406	$41,630	$42,854	$44,078	$45,302	$46,526	$47,750
GS-8	$40,681	$42,038	$43,394	$44,750	$46,106	$47,462	$48,818	$50,174	$51,530	$52,886
GS-9	$44,933	$46,431	$47,929	$49,427	$50,926	$52,424	$53,922	$55,421	$56,919	$58,417
GS-10	$49,482	$51,131	$52,781	$54,431	$56,080	$57,730	$59,379	$61,029	$62,679	$64,328
GS-11	$54,364	$56,176	$57,988	$59,801	$61,613	$63,425	$65,237	$67,049	$68,862	$70,674
GS-12	$65,159	$67,332	$69,504	$71,676	$73,849	$76,021	$78,194	$80,366	$82,538	$84,711
GS-13	$77,484	$80,068	$82,651	$85,235	$87,818	$90,401	$92,985	$95,568	$98,152	$100,735
GS-14	$91,562	$94,614	$97,666	$100,718	$103,770	$106,822	$109,874	$112,926	$115,978	$119,030
GS-15	$107,705	$111,295	$114,886	$118,476	$122,067	$125,658	$129,248	$132,839	$136,429	$140,020

GS Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	$18,732	$19,357	$19,981	$20,601	$21,224	$21,590	$22,205	$22,825	$22,850	$23,427
GS-2	$21,061	$21,562	$22,259	$22,850	$23,105	$23,784	$24,463	$25,142	$25,822	$26,501
GS-3	$22,980	$23,746	$24,512	$25,278	$26,043	$26,809	$27,575	$28,341	$29,107	$29,873
GS-4	$25,797	$26,656	$27,516	$28,375	$29,235	$30,094	$30,953	$31,813	$32,672	$33,532
GS-5	$28,862	$29,824	$30,786	$31,748	$32,710	$33,671	$34,633	$35,595	$36,557	$37,519
GS-6	$32,172	$33,245	$34,317	$35,389	$36,462	$37,534	$38,606	$39,679	$40,751	$41,823
GS-7	$35,752	$36,944	$38,135	$39,327	$40,519	$41,711	$42,902	$44,094	$45,286	$46,478
GS-8	$39,594	$40,914	$42,234	$43,555	$44,875	$46,195	$47,515	$48,835	$50,155	$51,475
GS-9	$43,731	$45,189	$46,646	$48,104	$49,562	$51,019	$52,477	$53,934	$55,392	$56,849
GS-10	$48,159	$49,764	$51,369	$52,975	$54,580	$56,185	$57,790	$59,395	$61,000	$62,605
GS-11	$52,912	$54,675	$56,439	$58,203	$59,967	$61,731	$63,495	$65,259	$67,023	$68,787
GS-12	$63,417	$65,532	$67,646	$69,760	$71,874	$73,989	$76,103	$78,217	$80,331	$82,446
GS-13	$75,414	$77,928	$80,442	$82,956	$85,470	$87,984	$90,498	$93,012	$95,527	$98,041
GS-14	$89,115	$92,085	$95,056	$98,026	$100,996	$103,967	$106,937	$109,907	$112,878	$115,848
GS-15	$104,826	$108,320	$111,814	$115,308	$118,803	$122,297	$125,791	$129,285	$132,779	$136,273

* The 2020 General Schedule payscale is capped at a maximum salary of $170,800 per year, which is Level 4 of the Senior Executive Service payscale.

Kansas City Pay Locality Federal Employment Statistics

This section provides statistics on Federal government employees in the Kansas City pay area, including most common occupations, agencies with the most local employees, and the average paygrade and salary rates of general schedule employees in the area. All data in this section is derived from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s most recent available listings of federal employees in the Kansas City pay area.

Common Occupations in Kansas City Locality

Occupation	Number Employed	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Contact Representative	1,455	$46,944.00	$85.00
Tax Examining	792	$45,044.00	$0.00
Social Insurance Administration	601	$79,519.00	$303.00
General Legal And Kindred Administration	403	$53,614.00	$245.00
Information Technology Management	393	$102,130.00	$289.00
Financial Clerical And Assistance	392	$43,797.00	$5.00
Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant	262	$34,735.00	$0.00
Miscellaneous Administration And Program	209	$73,951.00	$60.00
Medical Support Assistance	170	$39,896.00	$39.00
Government Information Specialist	166	$66,935.00	$35.00
Mail And File	151	$32,317.00	$0.00
Financial Administration And Program	105	$82,721.00	$0.00
Practical Nurse	101	$51,009.00	$17.00

This table lists the top thirteen occupations held by the approximately 5,200 federal employees working in the Kansas City Locality, across all agencies, as well as average yearly compensation for Kansas City Locality based federal employees of that occupation.

Federal Agencies in Kansas City Locality

Agency	Kansas City Locality Employees	Avg. Salary	Avg. Bonus
Internal Revenue Service	2,253	$48,620.00	$2.00
Social Security Administration	1,297	$59,913.00	$266.00
Veterans Health Administration	882	$43,955.00	$15.00
Citizenship And Immigration Services	375	$70,443.00	$48.00
Office Of The Chief Information Officer (Department Of Agriculture)	202	$104,339.00	$506.00
Farm Service Agency	191	$99,921.00	$72.00

There are six Federal agencies with a significant workforce in the Kansas City Locality. General Schedule employees at all of the agencies listed below will be paid according to the locality-adjusted GS payscale listed on this page.

Distribution of GS Employees in Kansas City Locality

There are approximately 5,200 federal employees on the General Schedule payscale located within the Kansas City pay area. The average federal employee in the Kansas City lcality earns $58,378 per year, and the average yearly bonus is $91.

Based on data provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the most common job title for federal employees based in the Kansas City locality is Contact Representative. The Federal agency with the largest number of employees in the Kansas City locality is the Internal Revenue Service, which has total of 2,253 employees in the area.

The bar graph to the left shows the distribution of employees in the Kansas City pay area by paygrade, from GS-1 to GS-15. To learn more about how paygrades are determined and how they affect a federal employee's salary, see how to calculate GS Pay.

Some of the largest cities and military installations covered by the Kansas City locality area include Marine Corps Mobilization Command, Overland Park, Kansas City, Olathe, Topeka, Independence, Leavenworth, Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leavenworth.