2025 GS Pay: Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM
The Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality pay area adds 18.33% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2025-AQ, effective January 2025.
- Locality pay
- 18.33%
- Annual pay range
- $26,459 to $192,490
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 0 of 150
Annual pay by grade and step
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,459 | $27,346 | $28,225 | $29,102 | $29,980 | $30,494 | $31,365 | $32,241 | $32,277 | $33,097 |
| GS-2 | $29,751 | $30,458 | $31,444 | $32,277 | $32,639 | $33,599 | $34,558 | $35,518 | $36,478 | $37,437 |
| GS-3 | $32,463 | $33,544 | $34,626 | $35,707 | $36,789 | $37,870 | $38,952 | $40,033 | $41,115 | $42,196 |
| GS-4 | $36,440 | $37,655 | $38,870 | $40,085 | $41,301 | $42,516 | $43,731 | $44,946 | $46,162 | $47,377 |
| GS-5 | $40,769 | $42,128 | $43,486 | $44,845 | $46,203 | $47,562 | $48,920 | $50,278 | $51,637 | $52,995 |
| GS-6 | $45,447 | $46,962 | $48,476 | $49,991 | $51,505 | $53,020 | $54,535 | $56,049 | $57,564 | $59,079 |
| GS-7 | $50,502 | $52,186 | $53,870 | $55,554 | $57,237 | $58,921 | $60,605 | $62,289 | $63,973 | $65,657 |
| GS-8 | $55,929 | $57,794 | $59,658 | $61,523 | $63,388 | $65,253 | $67,118 | $68,983 | $70,848 | $72,713 |
| GS-9 | $61,774 | $63,833 | $65,892 | $67,951 | $70,010 | $72,069 | $74,128 | $76,187 | $78,246 | $80,305 |
| GS-10 | $68,027 | $70,294 | $72,561 | $74,828 | $77,096 | $79,363 | $81,630 | $83,897 | $86,164 | $88,432 |
| GS-11 | $74,741 | $77,232 | $79,722 | $82,213 | $84,704 | $87,195 | $89,686 | $92,177 | $94,668 | $97,158 |
| GS-12 | $89,583 | $92,570 | $95,556 | $98,543 | $101,530 | $104,516 | $107,503 | $110,489 | $113,476 | $116,463 |
| GS-13 | $106,527 | $110,078 | $113,629 | $117,180 | $120,731 | $124,282 | $127,833 | $131,384 | $134,935 | $138,486 |
| GS-14 | $125,882 | $130,078 | $134,274 | $138,470 | $142,666 | $146,862 | $151,058 | $155,254 | $159,450 | $163,646 |
| GS-15 | $148,070 | $153,005 | $157,941 | $162,877 | $167,812 | $172,748 | $177,683 | $182,619 | $187,554 | $192,490 |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.68 | $13.10 | $13.52 | $13.94 | $14.37 | $14.61 | $15.03 | $15.45 | $15.47 | $15.86 |
| GS-2 | $14.26 | $14.59 | $15.07 | $15.47 | $15.64 | $16.10 | $16.56 | $17.02 | $17.48 | $17.94 |
| GS-3 | $15.55 | $16.07 | $16.59 | $17.11 | $17.63 | $18.15 | $18.66 | $19.18 | $19.70 | $20.22 |
| GS-4 | $17.46 | $18.04 | $18.62 | $19.21 | $19.79 | $20.37 | $20.95 | $21.54 | $22.12 | $22.70 |
| GS-5 | $19.53 | $20.19 | $20.84 | $21.49 | $22.14 | $22.79 | $23.44 | $24.09 | $24.74 | $25.39 |
| GS-6 | $21.78 | $22.50 | $23.23 | $23.95 | $24.68 | $25.40 | $26.13 | $26.86 | $27.58 | $28.31 |
| GS-7 | $24.20 | $25.01 | $25.81 | $26.62 | $27.43 | $28.23 | $29.04 | $29.85 | $30.65 | $31.46 |
| GS-8 | $26.80 | $27.69 | $28.59 | $29.48 | $30.37 | $31.27 | $32.16 | $33.05 | $33.95 | $34.84 |
| GS-9 | $29.60 | $30.59 | $31.57 | $32.56 | $33.55 | $34.53 | $35.52 | $36.51 | $37.49 | $38.48 |
| GS-10 | $32.60 | $33.68 | $34.77 | $35.85 | $36.94 | $38.03 | $39.11 | $40.20 | $41.29 | $42.37 |
| GS-11 | $35.81 | $37.01 | $38.20 | $39.39 | $40.59 | $41.78 | $42.97 | $44.17 | $45.36 | $46.55 |
| GS-12 | $42.92 | $44.36 | $45.79 | $47.22 | $48.65 | $50.08 | $51.51 | $52.94 | $54.37 | $55.80 |
| GS-13 | $51.04 | $52.74 | $54.45 | $56.15 | $57.85 | $59.55 | $61.25 | $62.95 | $64.66 | $66.36 |
| GS-14 | $60.32 | $62.33 | $64.34 | $66.35 | $68.36 | $70.37 | $72.38 | $74.39 | $76.40 | $78.41 |
| GS-15 | $70.95 | $73.31 | $75.68 | $78.04 | $80.41 | $82.77 | $85.14 | $87.50 | $89.87 | $92.23 |
Compare Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2025 definitions list 11 places in this area, in NM. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County, NM | NM | 35001 |
| Cibola County, NM | NM | 35006 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | NM | 35028 |
| McKinley County, NM | NM | 35031 |
| Mora County, NM | NM | 35033 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | NM | 35039 |
| Sandoval County, NM | NM | 35043 |
| San Miguel County, NM | NM | 35047 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | NM | 35049 |
| Torrance County, NM | NM | 35057 |
| Valencia County, NM | NM | 35061 |
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-AQ, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, AQ.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Locality pay area definitions, 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 20, 2026.