GS-15 Pay in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

$151,238 โ€“ $196,610 per year • 19.66% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,724 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-15 Salary Summary โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Entry (Step 1) $151,238/yr $5,817 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $171,403/yr $6,592 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $196,610/yr $7,562 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.66% +$28,161 at Step 5

Complete GS-15 Pay Table โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $151,238 $12,603 $5,817 $72.47 $126,390 +$24,848
Step 2 $156,280 $13,023 $6,011 $74.88 $130,603 +$25,677
Step 3 $161,321 $13,443 $6,205 $77.30 $134,816 +$26,505
Step 4 $166,362 $13,864 $6,399 $79.71 $139,029 +$27,333
Step 5 $171,403 $14,284 $6,592 $82.13 $143,242 +$28,161
Step 6 $176,445 $14,704 $6,786 $84.54 $147,455 +$28,990
Step 7 $181,486 $15,124 $6,980 $86.96 $151,668 +$29,818
Step 8 $186,527 $15,544 $7,174 $89.38 $155,881 +$30,646
Step 9 $191,568 $15,964 $7,368 $91.79 $160,094 +$31,474
Step 10 $196,610 $16,384 $7,562 $94.21 $164,307 +$32,303

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

How does GS-15 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-14
$145,710
GS-15
$171,403

Promotion from GS-14 to GS-15 at Step 5 in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS is a raise of $25,693 per year.

GS-15 Federal Jobs in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Federal employees at GS-15 in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area earn between $151,238 and $196,610 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.66% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-15 base pay of $126,390 to $164,307.

The Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area covers Missouri, Kansas. At Step 5, a GS-15 employee here earns $3,724 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-15 Step 1 in this area is $5,817, or approximately $72.47 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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