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General Schedule (GS) Payscale in Missouri for 2021

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The General Schedule (GS) payscale is the federal government payscale used to determine the salaries of over 70% of federal civilian employees.

Under the GS payscale, an employee's base pay depends on two factors - the GS Paygrade of their job, and the Paygrade Step they have achieved (depending on seniority or performance). This base pay is then modified based on a "Locality Pay Adjustment", which adjusts the GS payscale based on cost-of-living in different areas within the United States.

Missouri has one or more Locality Pay Adjustment areas with special locality pay adjustment rates. This page lists the locality-adjusted yearly GS pay scales for each area, with starting pay for a GS-1 broken down by county in the interactive map. For a detailed calculation of your pay as a GS employee in Missouri, see our General Schedule Pay Calculator.

ST. LOUIS-ST. CHARLES-FARMINGTON, MO-IL

The ST. LOUIS-ST. CHARLES-FARMINGTON, MO-IL General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Saint Louis and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.65% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,222$24,001$24,772$25,541$26,312$26,764$27,528$28,297$28,328$29,048
GS-2$26,111$26,732$27,597$28,328$28,647$29,489$30,331$31,174$32,016$32,858
GS-3$28,490$29,440$30,389$31,338$32,288$33,237$34,187$35,136$36,086$37,035
GS-4$31,982$33,048$34,114$35,180$36,246$37,312$38,377$39,443$40,509$41,575
GS-5$35,782$36,975$38,168$39,361$40,554$41,747$42,940$44,133$45,326$46,519
GS-6$39,887$41,216$42,546$43,875$45,205$46,534$47,864$49,193$50,522$51,852
GS-7$44,323$45,801$47,279$48,757$50,234$51,712$53,190$54,667$56,145$57,623
GS-8$49,087$50,724$52,360$53,997$55,633$57,270$58,906$60,543$62,179$63,816
GS-9$54,217$56,024$57,831$59,638$61,445$63,252$65,059$66,866$68,673$70,481
GS-10$59,705$61,696$63,686$65,677$67,668$69,658$71,649$73,639$75,630$77,621
GS-11$65,597$67,784$69,971$72,158$74,345$76,533$78,720$80,907$83,094$85,281
GS-12$78,624$81,246$83,867$86,488$89,109$91,731$94,352$96,973$99,594$102,215
GS-13$93,494$96,611$99,727$102,844$105,960$109,077$112,193$115,310$118,426$121,543
GS-14$110,482$114,164$117,846$121,529$125,211$128,894$132,576$136,259$139,941$143,624
GS-15$129,956$134,288$138,620$142,952$147,284$151,616$155,947$160,279$164,611$168,943

The Saint Louis locality pay rate also applies to Saint Louis, and other cities within the region.

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KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS

The KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS General Schedule locality region applies to government employees who work in Kansas City and surrounding areas. General Schedule employees who work within this region are paid 17.13% more than the GS base pay rates to account for local cost of living.

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$23,119$23,895$24,663$25,428$26,196$26,646$27,406$28,172$28,203$28,919
GS-2$25,996$26,614$27,475$28,203$28,520$29,359$30,197$31,036$31,875$32,713
GS-3$28,364$29,309$30,255$31,200$32,145$33,090$34,036$34,981$35,926$36,871
GS-4$31,841$32,902$33,963$35,024$36,085$37,147$38,208$39,269$40,330$41,391
GS-5$35,624$36,812$37,999$39,187$40,375$41,562$42,750$43,938$45,126$46,313
GS-6$39,711$41,034$42,358$43,681$45,005$46,328$47,652$48,976$50,299$51,623
GS-7$44,128$45,599$47,070$48,541$50,012$51,483$52,954$54,426$55,897$57,368
GS-8$48,870$50,499$52,129$53,758$55,387$57,017$58,646$60,275$61,904$63,534
GS-9$53,977$55,776$57,575$59,374$61,173$62,973$64,772$66,571$68,370$70,169
GS-10$59,441$61,423$63,405$65,387$67,368$69,350$71,332$73,314$75,296$77,278
GS-11$65,307$67,484$69,662$71,839$74,017$76,194$78,372$80,549$82,727$84,904
GS-12$78,277$80,886$83,496$86,106$88,715$91,325$93,935$96,544$99,154$101,764
GS-13$93,081$96,184$99,286$102,389$105,492$108,595$111,698$114,800$117,903$121,006
GS-14$109,993$113,659$117,326$120,992$124,658$128,324$131,990$135,656$139,323$142,989
GS-15$129,382$133,695$138,007$142,320$146,633$150,945$155,258$159,571$163,884$168,196

The Kansas City locality pay rate also applies to Independence, Kansas City, Knob Noster, and other cities within the region.

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Rest of Missouri

Any federal employees in Missouri who do not live in an area for which a specific Locality Pay Adjustment has been set will receive the generic "Rest of the United States" locality pay adjustment of 15.95% (shown in the table below).

GS Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1$22,886$23,654$24,414$25,172$25,932$26,377$27,130$27,888$27,918$28,628
GS-2$25,734$26,346$27,198$27,918$28,233$29,063$29,893$30,723$31,553$32,384
GS-3$28,078$29,014$29,950$30,886$31,821$32,757$33,693$34,628$35,564$36,500
GS-4$31,520$32,570$33,621$34,671$35,722$36,772$37,823$38,873$39,924$40,974
GS-5$35,265$36,441$37,616$38,792$39,968$41,144$42,319$43,495$44,671$45,847
GS-6$39,311$40,621$41,931$43,241$44,551$45,862$47,172$48,482$49,792$51,103
GS-7$43,683$45,139$46,596$48,052$49,508$50,965$52,421$53,877$55,334$56,790
GS-8$48,378$49,991$51,604$53,216$54,829$56,442$58,055$59,668$61,281$62,894
GS-9$53,433$55,214$56,995$58,776$60,557$62,338$64,119$65,900$67,681$69,462
GS-10$58,842$60,804$62,766$64,728$66,690$68,652$70,614$72,575$74,537$76,499
GS-11$64,649$66,805$68,960$71,116$73,271$75,427$77,582$79,738$81,893$84,049
GS-12$77,488$80,072$82,655$85,238$87,822$90,405$92,988$95,572$98,155$100,739
GS-13$92,143$95,215$98,286$101,358$104,429$107,501$110,572$113,644$116,715$119,787
GS-14$108,885$112,514$116,144$119,773$123,402$127,031$130,661$134,290$137,919$141,548
GS-15$128,078$132,348$136,617$140,886$145,155$149,425$153,694$157,963$162,233$166,502

The Rest of U.S. locality pay rate also applies to Columbia, Springfield, Fort Leonard Wood, and other cities within the region.

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* For some high-paygrade workers pay under the GS scale may be capped at $172,500, which is the SES (Senior Executive Scale)'s Level 4 pay for the current year (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).


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Source: www.federalpay.org/gs/2021/missouri