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OPM's 2026 GS pay tables took effect in January 2026: a base
table (Salary Table 2026-GS) and a locality table for each of 58
locality pay areas. The base table went up 1% for
2026.
Locality pay areas
Each locality table adds the area's locality pay to the base table. Open
an area for its pay by grade and step and the counties it covers.
Locality pay areas in 2026, from the highest locality pay to the lowest Locality pay area Locality pay Capped cells San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA 46.34% 10 New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA 37.95% 6 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 36.47% 5 Houston-The Woodlands, TX 35.00% 5 Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA 33.94% 5 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 33.72% 4 Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT 32.58% 4 State of Alaska 32.36% 4 Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA 32.08% 4 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 31.57% 4 Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 30.86% 4 Denver-Aurora, CO 30.52% 4 Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV 29.76% 3 Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI 29.12% 3 Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 28.99% 3 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 27.62% 3 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK 27.26% 3 Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA 26.13% 2 Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL 24.67% 2 Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL 23.79% 2 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 22.45% 1 Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI 22.42% 1 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY 22.41% 1 Richmond, VA 22.28% 1 Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 22.24% 1 Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA 22.23% 1 State of Hawaii 22.21% 1 Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH 22.15% 1 Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN 21.93% 1 Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN 21.91% 1 Laredo, TX 21.59% 1 Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH 21.42% 1 Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV 21.03% 1 Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA 20.77% 1 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX 20.35% 1 Colorado Springs, CO 20.15% 1 St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 20.03% 1 Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 19.67% 0 Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ 19.57% 0 Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT 19.45% 0 Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA 19.43% 0 Tucson-Nogales, AZ 19.28% 0 Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS 18.97% 0 Davenport-Moline, IA-IL 18.93% 0 Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC 18.80% 0 San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX 18.78% 0 Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM 18.33% 0 Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL 18.24% 0 Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA 18.23% 0 Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN 18.15% 0 Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA 18.01% 0 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 17.93% 0 Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY 17.88% 0 Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID 17.67% 0 Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA 17.65% 0 Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX 17.63% 0 Reno-Fernley, NV 17.52% 0 Rest of U.S. 17.06% 0
Capped cells is the number of grade and step cells, out of 150, that OPM's table limits to the pay cap. Capped: the law limits locality rates to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule, $197,200 in 2026 (5 U.S.C. 5304(g)(1)). OPM's table shows the capped amount, and YepGS doesn't show an uncapped one. YepGS is an independent site that copies these rates from OPM's tables. It isn't affiliated with OPM, and these rates aren't a recommendation or a guarantee from OPM of what you're paid.
Compare locality pay areas for a grade and step
Base pay table
The base table is the scheduled annual rate for each grade and step,
before locality pay. Open a grade for its pay in every locality pay area.
Base pay by grade and step, Salary Table 2026-GS, effective January 2026 Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 GS-1 $22,584 $23,341 $24,092 $24,840 $25,589 $26,028 $26,771 $27,519 $27,550 $28,248 GS-2 $25,393 $25,997 $26,839 $27,550 $27,858 $28,677 $29,496 $30,315 $31,134 $31,953 GS-3 $27,708 $28,632 $29,556 $30,480 $31,404 $32,328 $33,252 $34,176 $35,100 $36,024 GS-4 $31,103 $32,140 $33,177 $34,214 $35,251 $36,288 $37,325 $38,362 $39,399 $40,436 GS-5 $34,799 $35,959 $37,119 $38,279 $39,439 $40,599 $41,759 $42,919 $44,079 $45,239 GS-6 $38,791 $40,084 $41,377 $42,670 $43,963 $45,256 $46,549 $47,842 $49,135 $50,428 GS-7 $43,106 $44,543 $45,980 $47,417 $48,854 $50,291 $51,728 $53,165 $54,602 $56,039 GS-8 $47,738 $49,329 $50,920 $52,511 $54,102 $55,693 $57,284 $58,875 $60,466 $62,057 GS-9 $52,727 $54,485 $56,243 $58,001 $59,759 $61,517 $63,275 $65,033 $66,791 $68,549 GS-10 $58,064 $59,999 $61,934 $63,869 $65,804 $67,739 $69,674 $71,609 $73,544 $75,479 GS-11 $63,795 $65,922 $68,049 $70,176 $72,303 $74,430 $76,557 $78,684 $80,811 $82,938 GS-12 $76,463 $79,012 $81,561 $84,110 $86,659 $89,208 $91,757 $94,306 $96,855 $99,404 GS-13 $90,925 $93,956 $96,987 $100,018 $103,049 $106,080 $109,111 $112,142 $115,173 $118,204 GS-14 $107,446 $111,028 $114,610 $118,192 $121,774 $125,356 $128,938 $132,520 $136,102 $139,684 GS-15 $126,384 $130,597 $134,810 $139,023 $143,236 $147,449 $151,662 $155,875 $160,088 $164,301
Law enforcement officers at GS-3 through GS-10 and employees covered by a special rate table may be entitled to a higher rate than the GS locality tables built on this base table show. For GS-1 through GS-4 in the United States, special rate table 001M applies in place of any lower locality rate. YepGS doesn't cover those tables. Ask your human resources office, or see OPM's 2026 special rate tables . YepGS is an independent site that copies these rates from OPM's tables. It isn't affiliated with OPM, and these rates aren't a recommendation or a guarantee from OPM of what you're paid.
Changes from 2025
The base table went up 1% for 2026.
The pay cap went from $195,200 to $197,200 (+$2,000).
Locality pay in 2025 and 2026 Locality pay area 2025 2026 Change San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA 46.34% 46.34% 0.00 points New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA 37.95% 37.95% 0.00 points Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 36.47% 36.47% 0.00 points Houston-The Woodlands, TX 35.00% 35.00% 0.00 points Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA 33.94% 33.94% 0.00 points San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 33.72% 33.72% 0.00 points Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT 32.58% 32.58% 0.00 points State of Alaska 32.36% 32.36% 0.00 points Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA 32.08% 32.08% 0.00 points Seattle-Tacoma, WA 31.57% 31.57% 0.00 points Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 30.86% 30.86% 0.00 points Denver-Aurora, CO 30.52% 30.52% 0.00 points Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV 29.76% 29.76% 0.00 points Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI 29.12% 29.12% 0.00 points Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 28.99% 28.99% 0.00 points Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 27.62% 27.62% 0.00 points Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK 27.26% 27.26% 0.00 points Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA 26.13% 26.13% 0.00 points Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL 24.67% 24.67% 0.00 points Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL 23.79% 23.79% 0.00 points Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 22.45% 22.45% 0.00 points Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI 22.42% 22.42% 0.00 points Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY 22.41% 22.41% 0.00 points Richmond, VA 22.28% 22.28% 0.00 points Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 22.24% 22.24% 0.00 points Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA 22.23% 22.23% 0.00 points State of Hawaii 22.21% 22.21% 0.00 points Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH 22.15% 22.15% 0.00 points Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN 21.93% 21.93% 0.00 points Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN 21.91% 21.91% 0.00 points Laredo, TX 21.59% 21.59% 0.00 points Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH 21.42% 21.42% 0.00 points Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV 21.03% 21.03% 0.00 points Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA 20.77% 20.77% 0.00 points Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX 20.35% 20.35% 0.00 points Colorado Springs, CO 20.15% 20.15% 0.00 points St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 20.03% 20.03% 0.00 points Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 19.67% 19.67% 0.00 points Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ 19.57% 19.57% 0.00 points Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT 19.45% 19.45% 0.00 points Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA 19.43% 19.43% 0.00 points Tucson-Nogales, AZ 19.28% 19.28% 0.00 points Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS 18.97% 18.97% 0.00 points Davenport-Moline, IA-IL 18.93% 18.93% 0.00 points Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC 18.80% 18.80% 0.00 points San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX 18.78% 18.78% 0.00 points Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM 18.33% 18.33% 0.00 points Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL 18.24% 18.24% 0.00 points Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA 18.23% 18.23% 0.00 points Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN 18.15% 18.15% 0.00 points Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA 18.01% 18.01% 0.00 points Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 17.93% 17.93% 0.00 points Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY 17.88% 17.88% 0.00 points Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID 17.67% 17.67% 0.00 points Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA 17.65% 17.65% 0.00 points Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX 17.63% 17.63% 0.00 points Reno-Fernley, NV 17.52% 17.52% 0.00 points Rest of U.S. 17.06% 17.06% 0.00 points
Changes to the locality pay area definitions from 2025 to 2026 Change Count New locality pay areas 0 Renamed locality pay areas 0 Places added from Rest of U.S. 0 Places moved between locality pay areas 0 Places returned to Rest of U.S. 0
Data sources GS base pay table, Salary Table 2026-GS, effective January 2026 From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 General Schedule tables , GS.xml . Retrieved October 18, 2026. GS locality pay tables, 58 tables, Salary Table 2026-AK through Salary Table 2026-VB, effective January 2026 From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 General Schedule tables Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2026-EX, effective January 2026 From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.xml