2026 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 2026-AQ, effective January 2026.
- Locality pay
- 18.33%
- Annual pay range
- $26,724 to $194,417
- 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 | $26,724 | $27,619 | $28,508 | $29,393 | $30,279 | $30,799 | $31,678 | $32,563 | $32,600 | $33,426 |
| GS-2 | $30,048 | $30,762 | $31,759 | $32,600 | $32,964 | $33,933 | $34,903 | $35,872 | $36,841 | $37,810 |
| GS-3 | $32,787 | $33,880 | $34,974 | $36,067 | $37,160 | $38,254 | $39,347 | $40,440 | $41,534 | $42,627 |
| GS-4 | $36,804 | $38,031 | $39,258 | $40,485 | $41,713 | $42,940 | $44,167 | $45,394 | $46,621 | $47,848 |
| GS-5 | $41,178 | $42,550 | $43,923 | $45,296 | $46,668 | $48,041 | $49,413 | $50,786 | $52,159 | $53,531 |
| GS-6 | $45,901 | $47,431 | $48,961 | $50,491 | $52,021 | $53,551 | $55,081 | $56,611 | $58,141 | $59,671 |
| GS-7 | $51,007 | $52,708 | $54,408 | $56,109 | $57,809 | $59,509 | $61,210 | $62,910 | $64,611 | $66,311 |
| GS-8 | $56,488 | $58,371 | $60,254 | $62,136 | $64,019 | $65,902 | $67,784 | $69,667 | $71,549 | $73,432 |
| GS-9 | $62,392 | $64,472 | $66,552 | $68,633 | $70,713 | $72,793 | $74,873 | $76,954 | $79,034 | $81,114 |
| GS-10 | $68,707 | $70,997 | $73,287 | $75,576 | $77,866 | $80,156 | $82,445 | $84,735 | $87,025 | $89,314 |
| GS-11 | $75,489 | $78,006 | $80,522 | $83,039 | $85,556 | $88,073 | $90,590 | $93,107 | $95,624 | $98,141 |
| GS-12 | $90,479 | $93,495 | $96,511 | $99,527 | $102,544 | $105,560 | $108,576 | $111,592 | $114,609 | $117,625 |
| GS-13 | $107,592 | $111,178 | $114,765 | $118,351 | $121,938 | $125,524 | $129,111 | $132,698 | $136,284 | $139,871 |
| GS-14 | $127,141 | $131,379 | $135,618 | $139,857 | $144,095 | $148,334 | $152,572 | $156,811 | $161,049 | $165,288 |
| GS-15 | $149,550 | $154,535 | $159,521 | $164,506 | $169,491 | $174,476 | $179,462 | $184,447 | $189,432 | $194,417 |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.80 | $13.23 | $13.66 | $14.08 | $14.51 | $14.76 | $15.18 | $15.60 | $15.62 | $16.02 |
| GS-2 | $14.40 | $14.74 | $15.22 | $15.62 | $15.79 | $16.26 | $16.72 | $17.19 | $17.65 | $18.12 |
| GS-3 | $15.71 | $16.23 | $16.76 | $17.28 | $17.81 | $18.33 | $18.85 | $19.38 | $19.90 | $20.43 |
| GS-4 | $17.63 | $18.22 | $18.81 | $19.40 | $19.99 | $20.57 | $21.16 | $21.75 | $22.34 | $22.93 |
| GS-5 | $19.73 | $20.39 | $21.05 | $21.70 | $22.36 | $23.02 | $23.68 | $24.33 | $24.99 | $25.65 |
| GS-6 | $21.99 | $22.73 | $23.46 | $24.19 | $24.93 | $25.66 | $26.39 | $27.13 | $27.86 | $28.59 |
| GS-7 | $24.44 | $25.26 | $26.07 | $26.89 | $27.70 | $28.51 | $29.33 | $30.14 | $30.96 | $31.77 |
| GS-8 | $27.07 | $27.97 | $28.87 | $29.77 | $30.68 | $31.58 | $32.48 | $33.38 | $34.28 | $35.19 |
| GS-9 | $29.90 | $30.89 | $31.89 | $32.89 | $33.88 | $34.88 | $35.88 | $36.87 | $37.87 | $38.87 |
| GS-10 | $32.92 | $34.02 | $35.12 | $36.21 | $37.31 | $38.41 | $39.50 | $40.60 | $41.70 | $42.80 |
| GS-11 | $36.17 | $37.38 | $38.58 | $39.79 | $40.99 | $42.20 | $43.41 | $44.61 | $45.82 | $47.02 |
| GS-12 | $43.35 | $44.80 | $46.24 | $47.69 | $49.13 | $50.58 | $52.02 | $53.47 | $54.92 | $56.36 |
| GS-13 | $51.55 | $53.27 | $54.99 | $56.71 | $58.43 | $60.15 | $61.86 | $63.58 | $65.30 | $67.02 |
| GS-14 | $60.92 | $62.95 | $64.98 | $67.01 | $69.04 | $71.08 | $73.11 | $75.14 | $77.17 | $79.20 |
| GS-15 | $71.66 | $74.05 | $76.44 | $78.82 | $81.21 | $83.60 | $85.99 | $88.38 | $90.77 | $93.16 |
Compare Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2026 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 |
Changes from 2025
Locality pay was 18.33% in 2025 and is 18.33% in 2026 (0.00 points). The base table went up 1% for 2026.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | +$265+1.0% | +$273+1.0% | +$283+1.0% | +$291+1.0% | +$299+1.0% | +$305+1.0% | +$313+1.0% | +$322+1.0% | +$323+1.0% | +$329+1.0% |
| GS-2 | +$297+1.0% | +$304+1.0% | +$315+1.0% | +$323+1.0% | +$325+1.0% | +$334+1.0% | +$345+1.0% | +$354+1.0% | +$363+1.0% | +$373+1.0% |
| GS-3 | +$324+1.0% | +$336+1.0% | +$348+1.0% | +$360+1.0% | +$371+1.0% | +$384+1.0% | +$395+1.0% | +$407+1.0% | +$419+1.0% | +$431+1.0% |
| GS-4 | +$364+1.0% | +$376+1.0% | +$388+1.0% | +$400+1.0% | +$412+1.0% | +$424+1.0% | +$436+1.0% | +$448+1.0% | +$459+1.0% | +$471+1.0% |
| GS-5 | +$409+1.0% | +$422+1.0% | +$437+1.0% | +$451+1.0% | +$465+1.0% | +$479+1.0% | +$493+1.0% | +$508+1.0% | +$522+1.0% | +$536+1.0% |
| GS-6 | +$454+1.0% | +$469+1.0% | +$485+1.0% | +$500+1.0% | +$516+1.0% | +$531+1.0% | +$546+1.0% | +$562+1.0% | +$577+1.0% | +$592+1.0% |
| GS-7 | +$505+1.0% | +$522+1.0% | +$538+1.0% | +$555+1.0% | +$572+1.0% | +$588+1.0% | +$605+1.0% | +$621+1.0% | +$638+1.0% | +$654+1.0% |
| GS-8 | +$559+1.0% | +$577+1.0% | +$596+1.0% | +$613+1.0% | +$631+1.0% | +$649+1.0% | +$666+1.0% | +$684+1.0% | +$701+1.0% | +$719+1.0% |
| GS-9 | +$618+1.0% | +$639+1.0% | +$660+1.0% | +$682+1.0% | +$703+1.0% | +$724+1.0% | +$745+1.0% | +$767+1.0% | +$788+1.0% | +$809+1.0% |
| GS-10 | +$680+1.0% | +$703+1.0% | +$726+1.0% | +$748+1.0% | +$770+1.0% | +$793+1.0% | +$815+1.0% | +$838+1.0% | +$861+1.0% | +$882+1.0% |
| GS-11 | +$748+1.0% | +$774+1.0% | +$800+1.0% | +$826+1.0% | +$852+1.0% | +$878+1.0% | +$904+1.0% | +$930+1.0% | +$956+1.0% | +$983+1.0% |
| GS-12 | +$896+1.0% | +$925+1.0% | +$955+1.0% | +$984+1.0% | +$1,014+1.0% | +$1,044+1.0% | +$1,073+1.0% | +$1,103+1.0% | +$1,133+1.0% | +$1,162+1.0% |
| GS-13 | +$1,065+1.0% | +$1,100+1.0% | +$1,136+1.0% | +$1,171+1.0% | +$1,207+1.0% | +$1,242+1.0% | +$1,278+1.0% | +$1,314+1.0% | +$1,349+1.0% | +$1,385+1.0% |
| GS-14 | +$1,259+1.0% | +$1,301+1.0% | +$1,344+1.0% | +$1,387+1.0% | +$1,429+1.0% | +$1,472+1.0% | +$1,514+1.0% | +$1,557+1.0% | +$1,599+1.0% | +$1,642+1.0% |
| GS-15 | +$1,480+1.0% | +$1,530+1.0% | +$1,580+1.0% | +$1,629+1.0% | +$1,679+1.0% | +$1,728+1.0% | +$1,779+1.0% | +$1,828+1.0% | +$1,878+1.0% | +$1,927+1.0% |
Places in the area
The places in this area are the same as in 2025.
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2026-AQ, effective January 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 General Schedule tables, AQ.xml. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- 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, 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 locality pay area definitions. Retrieved October 18, 2026.