GS-2 Pay in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

$30,385 โ€“ $38,235 per year • 19.66% locality adjustment

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

GS-2 Salary Summary โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Entry (Step 1) $30,385/yr $1,169 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $33,335/yr $1,282 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $38,235/yr $1,471 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.66% +$5,477 at Step 5

Complete GS-2 Pay Table โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $30,385 $2,532 $1,169 $14.56 $25,393 +$4,992
Step 2 $31,108 $2,592 $1,196 $14.91 $25,997 +$5,111
Step 3 $32,116 $2,676 $1,235 $15.39 $26,839 +$5,277
Step 4 $32,966 $2,747 $1,268 $15.80 $27,550 +$5,416
Step 5 $33,335 $2,778 $1,282 $15.97 $27,858 +$5,477
Step 6 $34,315 $2,860 $1,320 $16.44 $28,677 +$5,638
Step 7 $35,295 $2,941 $1,358 $16.91 $29,496 +$5,799
Step 8 $36,275 $3,023 $1,395 $17.38 $30,315 +$5,960
Step 9 $37,255 $3,105 $1,433 $17.85 $31,134 +$6,121
Step 10 $38,235 $3,186 $1,471 $18.32 $31,953 +$6,282

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

How does GS-2 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-1
$30,620
GS-2
$33,335
GS-3
$37,578

Promotion from GS-1 to GS-2 at Step 5 in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS is a raise of $2,715 per year.

GS-2 Federal Jobs in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Federal employees at GS-2 in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area earn between $30,385 and $38,235 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.66% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-2 base pay of $25,393 to $31,953.

The Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area covers Missouri, Kansas. At Step 5, a GS-2 employee here earns $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-2 Step 1 in this area is $1,169, or approximately $14.56 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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