GS-4 Pay in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

$37,218 โ€“ $48,386 per year • 19.66% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $916 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-4 Salary Summary โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Entry (Step 1) $37,218/yr $1,431 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $42,181/yr $1,622 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $48,386/yr $1,861 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.66% +$6,930 at Step 5

Complete GS-4 Pay Table โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $37,218 $3,102 $1,431 $17.83 $31,103 +$6,115
Step 2 $38,459 $3,205 $1,479 $18.43 $32,140 +$6,319
Step 3 $39,700 $3,308 $1,527 $19.02 $33,177 +$6,523
Step 4 $40,940 $3,412 $1,575 $19.62 $34,214 +$6,726
Step 5 $42,181 $3,515 $1,622 $20.21 $35,251 +$6,930
Step 6 $43,422 $3,619 $1,670 $20.81 $36,288 +$7,134
Step 7 $44,663 $3,722 $1,718 $21.40 $37,325 +$7,338
Step 8 $45,904 $3,825 $1,766 $22.00 $38,362 +$7,542
Step 9 $47,145 $3,929 $1,813 $22.59 $39,399 +$7,746
Step 10 $48,386 $4,032 $1,861 $23.18 $40,436 +$7,950

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

How does GS-4 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-3
$37,578
GS-4
$42,181
GS-5
$47,193

Promotion from GS-3 to GS-4 at Step 5 in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS is a raise of $4,603 per year.

GS-4 Federal Jobs in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Federal employees at GS-4 in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area earn between $37,218 and $48,386 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.66% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-4 base pay of $31,103 to $40,436.

The Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area covers Missouri, Kansas. At Step 5, a GS-4 employee here earns $916 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-4 Step 1 in this area is $1,431, or approximately $17.83 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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