GS pay scale 2026 — locality areas

58 locality pay areas. Percentages were frozen at 2025 levels under E.O. 14368; base pay rose 1%.

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All localities (2026)

verified 2026-07-30

Area	Locality %
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA	46.34%
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA	37.95%
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA	36.47%
Houston-The Woodlands, TX	35.00%
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA	33.94%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	33.72%
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT	32.58%
State of Alaska	32.36%
Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA	32.08%
Seattle-Tacoma, WA	31.57%
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	30.86%
Denver-Aurora, CO	30.52%
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV	29.76%
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI	29.12%
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD	28.99%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI	27.62%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK	27.26%
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA	26.13%
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL	24.67%
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL	23.79%
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ	22.45%
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI	22.42%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY	22.41%
Richmond, VA	22.28%
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC	22.24%
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA	22.23%
State of Hawaii	22.21%
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH	22.15%
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN	21.93%
Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN	21.91%
Laredo, TX	21.59%
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH	21.42%
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV	21.03%
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA	20.77%
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	20.35%
Colorado Springs, CO	20.15%
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL	20.03%
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC	19.67%
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ	19.57%
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT	19.45%
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA	19.43%
Tucson-Nogales, AZ	19.30%
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS	18.97%
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL	18.93%
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC	18.80%
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX	18.78%
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM	18.33%
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL	18.24%
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA	18.23%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN	18.15%
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA	18.01%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	17.93%
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY	17.88%
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID	17.67%
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA	17.65%
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX	17.63%
Reno-Fernley, NV	17.52%
Rest of U.S.	17.06%

Source: OPM 2026 locality pay tables / OPM salaries & wages.

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verified 2026-07-30

LocalityGradeStepCompare to Rest of U.S.

Base annual: $52,727
Locality %: 46.34%
Locality pay: $24,434
Total annual: $77,161
Monthly: $6,430.08
Biweekly: $2,957.78
Hourly: $36.97
Next step (step 2): $79,733(+$2,572)