GS-3 Pay in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

$33,155 โ€“ $43,106 per year • 19.66% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $816 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-3 Salary Summary โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Entry (Step 1) $33,155/yr $1,275 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $37,578/yr $1,445 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $43,106/yr $1,658 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.66% +$6,174 at Step 5

Complete GS-3 Pay Table โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $33,155 $2,763 $1,275 $15.89 $27,708 +$5,447
Step 2 $34,261 $2,855 $1,318 $16.42 $28,632 +$5,629
Step 3 $35,367 $2,947 $1,360 $16.95 $29,556 +$5,811
Step 4 $36,472 $3,039 $1,403 $17.48 $30,480 +$5,992
Step 5 $37,578 $3,132 $1,445 $18.01 $31,404 +$6,174
Step 6 $38,684 $3,224 $1,488 $18.54 $32,328 +$6,356
Step 7 $39,789 $3,316 $1,530 $19.07 $33,252 +$6,537
Step 8 $40,895 $3,408 $1,573 $19.60 $34,176 +$6,719
Step 9 $42,001 $3,500 $1,615 $20.13 $35,100 +$6,901
Step 10 $43,106 $3,592 $1,658 $20.65 $36,024 +$7,082

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

How does GS-3 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-2
$33,335
GS-3
$37,578
GS-4
$42,181

Promotion from GS-2 to GS-3 at Step 5 in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS is a raise of $4,243 per year.

GS-3 Federal Jobs in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Federal employees at GS-3 in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area earn between $33,155 and $43,106 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.66% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-3 base pay of $27,708 to $36,024.

The Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area covers Missouri, Kansas. At Step 5, a GS-3 employee here earns $816 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-3 Step 1 in this area is $1,275, or approximately $15.89 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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