GS-6 Pay in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

$46,421 โ€“ $60,346 per year • 19.66% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,143 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-6 Salary Summary โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Entry (Step 1) $46,421/yr $1,785 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $52,610/yr $2,023 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $60,346/yr $2,321 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.66% +$8,644 at Step 5

Complete GS-6 Pay Table โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $46,421 $3,868 $1,785 $22.24 $38,794 +$7,627
Step 2 $47,968 $3,997 $1,845 $22.98 $40,087 +$7,881
Step 3 $49,515 $4,126 $1,904 $23.73 $41,380 +$8,135
Step 4 $51,063 $4,255 $1,964 $24.47 $42,673 +$8,390
Step 5 $52,610 $4,384 $2,023 $25.21 $43,966 +$8,644
Step 6 $54,157 $4,513 $2,083 $25.95 $45,259 +$8,898
Step 7 $55,704 $4,642 $2,142 $26.69 $46,552 +$9,152
Step 8 $57,251 $4,771 $2,202 $27.43 $47,845 +$9,406
Step 9 $58,799 $4,900 $2,262 $28.17 $49,138 +$9,661
Step 10 $60,346 $5,029 $2,321 $28.92 $50,431 +$9,915

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

How does GS-6 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-5
$47,193
GS-6
$52,610
GS-7
$58,460

Promotion from GS-5 to GS-6 at Step 5 in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS is a raise of $5,417 per year.

GS-6 Federal Jobs in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Federal employees at GS-6 in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area earn between $46,421 and $60,346 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.66% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-6 base pay of $38,794 to $50,431.

The Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area covers Missouri, Kansas. At Step 5, a GS-6 employee here earns $1,143 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-6 Step 1 in this area is $1,785, or approximately $22.24 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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