GS-9 Pay in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

$63,086 โ€“ $82,008 per year • 19.66% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,554 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-9 Salary Summary โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Entry (Step 1) $63,086/yr $2,426 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $71,496/yr $2,750 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $82,008/yr $3,154 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.66% +$11,747 at Step 5

Complete GS-9 Pay Table โ€” Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $63,086 $5,257 $2,426 $30.23 $52,721 +$10,365
Step 2 $65,188 $5,432 $2,507 $31.24 $54,478 +$10,710
Step 3 $67,291 $5,608 $2,588 $32.24 $56,235 +$11,056
Step 4 $69,393 $5,783 $2,669 $33.25 $57,992 +$11,401
Step 5 $71,496 $5,958 $2,750 $34.26 $59,749 +$11,747
Step 6 $73,598 $6,133 $2,831 $35.26 $61,506 +$12,092
Step 7 $75,701 $6,308 $2,912 $36.27 $63,263 +$12,438
Step 8 $77,803 $6,484 $2,992 $37.28 $65,020 +$12,783
Step 9 $79,905 $6,659 $3,073 $38.29 $66,777 +$13,128
Step 10 $82,008 $6,834 $3,154 $39.29 $68,534 +$13,474

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

How does GS-9 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-8
$64,742
GS-9
$71,496
GS-10
$78,565

Promotion from GS-8 to GS-9 at Step 5 in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS is a raise of $6,754 per year.

GS-9 Federal Jobs in Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS

Federal employees at GS-9 in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area earn between $63,086 and $82,008 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.66% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-9 base pay of $52,721 to $68,534.

The Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS locality area covers Missouri, Kansas. At Step 5, a GS-9 employee here earns $1,554 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-9 Step 1 in this area is $2,426, or approximately $30.23 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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