2026 GS Pay: Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL
The Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality pay area adds 18.24% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2026-BH, effective January 2026.
- Locality pay
- 18.24%
- Annual pay range
- $26,703 to $194,270
- 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 | $26,703 | $27,598 | $28,486 | $29,371 | $30,256 | $30,776 | $31,654 | $32,538 | $32,575 | $33,400 |
| GS-2 | $30,025 | $30,739 | $31,734 | $32,575 | $32,939 | $33,908 | $34,876 | $35,844 | $36,813 | $37,781 |
| GS-3 | $32,762 | $33,854 | $34,947 | $36,040 | $37,132 | $38,225 | $39,317 | $40,410 | $41,502 | $42,595 |
| GS-4 | $36,776 | $38,002 | $39,228 | $40,455 | $41,681 | $42,907 | $44,133 | $45,359 | $46,585 | $47,812 |
| GS-5 | $41,146 | $42,518 | $43,890 | $45,261 | $46,633 | $48,004 | $49,376 | $50,747 | $52,119 | $53,491 |
| GS-6 | $45,866 | $47,395 | $48,924 | $50,453 | $51,982 | $53,511 | $55,040 | $56,568 | $58,097 | $59,626 |
| GS-7 | $50,969 | $52,668 | $54,367 | $56,066 | $57,765 | $59,464 | $61,163 | $62,862 | $64,561 | $66,261 |
| GS-8 | $56,445 | $58,327 | $60,208 | $62,089 | $63,970 | $65,851 | $67,733 | $69,614 | $71,495 | $73,376 |
| GS-9 | $62,344 | $64,423 | $66,502 | $68,580 | $70,659 | $72,738 | $74,816 | $76,895 | $78,974 | $81,052 |
| GS-10 | $68,655 | $70,943 | $73,231 | $75,519 | $77,807 | $80,095 | $82,383 | $84,670 | $86,958 | $89,246 |
| GS-11 | $75,431 | $77,946 | $80,461 | $82,976 | $85,491 | $88,006 | $90,521 | $93,036 | $95,551 | $98,066 |
| GS-12 | $90,410 | $93,424 | $96,438 | $99,452 | $102,466 | $105,480 | $108,493 | $111,507 | $114,521 | $117,535 |
| GS-13 | $107,510 | $111,094 | $114,677 | $118,261 | $121,845 | $125,429 | $129,013 | $132,597 | $136,181 | $139,764 |
| GS-14 | $127,044 | $131,280 | $135,515 | $139,750 | $143,986 | $148,221 | $152,456 | $156,692 | $160,927 | $165,162 |
| GS-15 | $149,436 | $154,418 | $159,399 | $164,381 | $169,362 | $174,344 | $179,325 | $184,307 | $189,288 | $194,270 |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.79 | $13.22 | $13.65 | $14.07 | $14.50 | $14.75 | $15.17 | $15.59 | $15.61 | $16.00 |
| GS-2 | $14.39 | $14.73 | $15.21 | $15.61 | $15.78 | $16.25 | $16.71 | $17.17 | $17.64 | $18.10 |
| GS-3 | $15.70 | $16.22 | $16.75 | $17.27 | $17.79 | $18.32 | $18.84 | $19.36 | $19.89 | $20.41 |
| GS-4 | $17.62 | $18.21 | $18.80 | $19.38 | $19.97 | $20.56 | $21.15 | $21.73 | $22.32 | $22.91 |
| GS-5 | $19.72 | $20.37 | $21.03 | $21.69 | $22.34 | $23.00 | $23.66 | $24.32 | $24.97 | $25.63 |
| GS-6 | $21.98 | $22.71 | $23.44 | $24.17 | $24.91 | $25.64 | $26.37 | $27.10 | $27.84 | $28.57 |
| GS-7 | $24.42 | $25.24 | $26.05 | $26.86 | $27.68 | $28.49 | $29.31 | $30.12 | $30.93 | $31.75 |
| GS-8 | $27.05 | $27.95 | $28.85 | $29.75 | $30.65 | $31.55 | $32.45 | $33.36 | $34.26 | $35.16 |
| GS-9 | $29.87 | $30.87 | $31.86 | $32.86 | $33.86 | $34.85 | $35.85 | $36.84 | $37.84 | $38.84 |
| GS-10 | $32.90 | $33.99 | $35.09 | $36.19 | $37.28 | $38.38 | $39.47 | $40.57 | $41.67 | $42.76 |
| GS-11 | $36.14 | $37.35 | $38.55 | $39.76 | $40.96 | $42.17 | $43.37 | $44.58 | $45.78 | $46.99 |
| GS-12 | $43.32 | $44.76 | $46.21 | $47.65 | $49.10 | $50.54 | $51.99 | $53.43 | $54.87 | $56.32 |
| GS-13 | $51.51 | $53.23 | $54.95 | $56.67 | $58.38 | $60.10 | $61.82 | $63.53 | $65.25 | $66.97 |
| GS-14 | $60.87 | $62.90 | $64.93 | $66.96 | $68.99 | $71.02 | $73.05 | $75.08 | $77.11 | $79.14 |
| GS-15 | $71.60 | $73.99 | $76.38 | $78.76 | $81.15 | $83.54 | $85.92 | $88.31 | $90.70 | $93.09 |
Compare Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2026 definitions list 19 places in this area, in AL. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Bibb County, AL | AL | 01007 |
| Blount County, AL | AL | 01009 |
| Calhoun County, AL | AL | 01015 |
| Chilton County, AL | AL | 01021 |
| Clay County, AL | AL | 01027 |
| Coosa County, AL | AL | 01037 |
| Cullman County, AL | AL | 01043 |
| Etowah County, AL | AL | 01055 |
| Greene County, AL | AL | 01063 |
| Hale County, AL | AL | 01065 |
| Jefferson County, AL | AL | 01073 |
| Pickens County, AL | AL | 01107 |
| St. Clair County, AL | AL | 01115 |
| Shelby County, AL | AL | 01117 |
| Talladega County, AL | AL | 01121 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | AL | 01123 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | AL | 01125 |
| Walker County, AL | AL | 01127 |
| Winston County, AL | AL | 01133 |
Changes from 2025
Locality pay was 18.24% in 2025 and is 18.24% 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% | +$282+1.0% | +$291+1.0% | +$299+1.0% | +$306+1.0% | +$313+1.0% | +$321+1.0% | +$323+1.0% | +$328+1.0% |
| GS-2 | +$297+1.0% | +$304+1.0% | +$314+1.0% | +$323+1.0% | +$325+1.0% | +$335+1.0% | +$344+1.0% | +$353+1.0% | +$363+1.0% | +$372+1.0% |
| GS-3 | +$324+1.0% | +$335+1.0% | +$348+1.0% | +$360+1.0% | +$371+1.0% | +$383+1.0% | +$395+1.0% | +$407+1.0% | +$418+1.0% | +$431+1.0% |
| GS-4 | +$364+1.0% | +$376+1.0% | +$387+1.0% | +$400+1.0% | +$412+1.0% | +$423+1.0% | +$435+1.0% | +$447+1.0% | +$458+1.0% | +$471+1.0% |
| GS-5 | +$408+1.0% | +$422+1.0% | +$437+1.0% | +$450+1.0% | +$465+1.0% | +$479+1.0% | +$493+1.0% | +$507+1.0% | +$521+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% | +$547+1.0% | +$561+1.0% | +$577+1.0% | +$592+1.0% |
| GS-7 | +$505+1.0% | +$522+1.0% | +$538+1.0% | +$555+1.0% | +$571+1.0% | +$588+1.0% | +$604+1.0% | +$620+1.0% | +$637+1.0% | +$654+1.0% |
| GS-8 | +$559+1.0% | +$577+1.0% | +$595+1.0% | +$612+1.0% | +$630+1.0% | +$648+1.0% | +$666+1.0% | +$684+1.0% | +$701+1.0% | +$719+1.0% |
| GS-9 | +$617+1.0% | +$638+1.0% | +$660+1.0% | +$681+1.0% | +$702+1.0% | +$724+1.0% | +$745+1.0% | +$766+1.0% | +$788+1.0% | +$808+1.0% |
| GS-10 | +$680+1.0% | +$703+1.0% | +$725+1.0% | +$748+1.0% | +$770+1.0% | +$793+1.0% | +$815+1.0% | +$837+1.0% | +$859+1.0% | +$882+1.0% |
| GS-11 | +$747+1.0% | +$773+1.0% | +$799+1.0% | +$825+1.0% | +$851+1.0% | +$877+1.0% | +$903+1.0% | +$929+1.0% | +$955+1.0% | +$982+1.0% |
| GS-12 | +$895+1.0% | +$925+1.0% | +$954+1.0% | +$984+1.0% | +$1,014+1.0% | +$1,043+1.0% | +$1,072+1.0% | +$1,102+1.0% | +$1,131+1.0% | +$1,161+1.0% |
| GS-13 | +$1,064+1.0% | +$1,100+1.0% | +$1,135+1.0% | +$1,170+1.0% | +$1,206+1.0% | +$1,242+1.0% | +$1,277+1.0% | +$1,313+1.0% | +$1,348+1.0% | +$1,383+1.0% |
| GS-14 | +$1,258+1.0% | +$1,301+1.0% | +$1,343+1.0% | +$1,386+1.0% | +$1,429+1.0% | +$1,471+1.0% | +$1,513+1.0% | +$1,556+1.0% | +$1,599+1.0% | +$1,641+1.0% |
| GS-15 | +$1,479+1.0% | +$1,529+1.0% | +$1,578+1.0% | +$1,628+1.0% | +$1,678+1.0% | +$1,728+1.0% | +$1,777+1.0% | +$1,827+1.0% | +$1,876+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-BH, effective January 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 General Schedule tables, BH.xml. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-BH, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, BH.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.