GS-12 Pay in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

$91,496 โ€“ $118,947 per year • 19.66% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,253 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-12 Salary Summary โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Entry (Step 1) $91,496/yr $3,519 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $103,696/yr $3,988 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $118,947/yr $4,575 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.66% +$17,037 at Step 5

Complete GS-12 Pay Table โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $91,496 $7,625 $3,519 $43.84 $76,463 +$15,033
Step 2 $94,546 $7,879 $3,636 $45.30 $79,012 +$15,534
Step 3 $97,596 $8,133 $3,754 $46.76 $81,561 +$16,035
Step 4 $100,646 $8,387 $3,871 $48.23 $84,110 +$16,536
Step 5 $103,696 $8,641 $3,988 $49.69 $86,659 +$17,037
Step 6 $106,746 $8,896 $4,106 $51.15 $89,208 +$17,538
Step 7 $109,796 $9,150 $4,223 $52.61 $91,757 +$18,039
Step 8 $112,847 $9,404 $4,340 $54.07 $94,306 +$18,541
Step 9 $115,897 $9,658 $4,458 $55.53 $96,855 +$19,042
Step 10 $118,947 $9,912 $4,575 $56.99 $99,404 +$19,543

Compare Nearby Grades in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

How does GS-12 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-11
$86,513
GS-12
$103,696
GS-13
$123,323

Promotion from GS-11 to GS-12 at Step 5 in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS is a raise of $17,183 per year.

GS-12 Federal Jobs in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Federal employees at GS-12 in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area earn between $91,496 and $118,947 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.66% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-12 base pay of $76,463 to $99,404.

The Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area covers Missouri, Kansas. At Step 5, a GS-12 employee here earns $2,253 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-12 Step 1 in this area is $3,519, or approximately $43.84 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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