GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-KC

GS pay scale 2026: Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality pay area get base pay plus a 18.97% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $26,868; GS-15 step 10 pays $195,469. The area covers 33 counties and cities in 2 states.

Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 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

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO locality pay applies

Missouri

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; Holt County, MO; Jackson County, MO; Johnson County, MO; Lafayette County, MO; Platte County, MO; Ray County, MO

Kansas

Anderson County, KS; Atchison County, KS; Doniphan County, KS; Douglas County, KS; Franklin County, KS; Jackson County, KS; Jefferson County, KS; Johnson County, KS; Leavenworth County, KS; Linn County, KS; Miami County, KS; Osage County, KS; Shawnee County, KS; Wabaunsee County, KS; Wyandotte County, KS

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

Albany-Schenectady, NY · 20.77%Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM · 18.33%Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA · 23.79%Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · 20.35%Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL · 18.24%Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA · 32.58%Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 22.41%Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 19.45%Charlotte-Concord, NC · 19.67%Chicago-Naperville, IL · 30.86%Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH · 21.93%Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 22.23%Colorado Springs, CO · 20.15%Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH · 22.15%Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX · 17.63%Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · 27.26%Davenport-Moline, IA · 18.93%Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 21.42%Denver-Aurora, CO · 30.52%Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA · 18.01%Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI · 29.12%Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA · 17.65%Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA · 19.43%Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 32.08%Houston-The Woodlands, TX · 35%Huntsville-Decatur, AL · 21.91%Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 18.15%Laredo, TX · 21.59%Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 19.57%Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 36.47%Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 24.67%Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 22.42%Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN · 27.62%New York-Newark, NY · 37.95%Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE · 18.23%Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 17.93%Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA · 28.99%Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 22.45%Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA · 21.03%Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR · 26.13%Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 22.24%Reno-Fernley, NV · 17.52%Richmond, VA · 22.28%Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 17.88%Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 29.76%San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX · 18.78%San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 33.72%San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 46.34%Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 31.57%Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA · 17.67%St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO · 20.03%Alaska · 32.36%Hawaii · 22.21%Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 19.28%Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA · 18.8%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

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