2026 GS Pay: Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN
The Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN locality pay area adds 21.91% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2026-HNT, effective January 2026.
- Locality pay
- 21.91%
- Annual pay range
- $27,532 to $197,200
- GS-1 step 1 to GS-15 step 10
- Capped cells
- 1 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 | $27,532 | $28,455 | $29,371 | $30,282 | $31,196 | $31,731 | $32,637 | $33,548 | $33,586 | $34,437 |
| GS-2 | $30,957 | $31,693 | $32,719 | $33,586 | $33,962 | $34,960 | $35,959 | $36,957 | $37,955 | $38,954 |
| GS-3 | $33,779 | $34,905 | $36,032 | $37,158 | $38,285 | $39,411 | $40,538 | $41,664 | $42,790 | $43,917 |
| GS-4 | $37,918 | $39,182 | $40,446 | $41,710 | $42,974 | $44,239 | $45,503 | $46,767 | $48,031 | $49,296 |
| GS-5 | $42,423 | $43,838 | $45,252 | $46,666 | $48,080 | $49,494 | $50,908 | $52,323 | $53,737 | $55,151 |
| GS-6 | $47,290 | $48,866 | $50,443 | $52,019 | $53,595 | $55,172 | $56,748 | $58,324 | $59,900 | $61,477 |
| GS-7 | $52,551 | $54,302 | $56,054 | $57,806 | $59,558 | $61,310 | $63,062 | $64,813 | $66,565 | $68,317 |
| GS-8 | $58,197 | $60,137 | $62,077 | $64,016 | $65,956 | $67,895 | $69,835 | $71,775 | $73,714 | $75,654 |
| GS-9 | $64,279 | $66,423 | $68,566 | $70,709 | $72,852 | $74,995 | $77,139 | $79,282 | $81,425 | $83,568 |
| GS-10 | $70,786 | $73,145 | $75,504 | $77,863 | $80,222 | $82,581 | $84,940 | $87,299 | $89,657 | $92,016 |
| GS-11 | $77,772 | $80,366 | $82,959 | $85,552 | $88,145 | $90,738 | $93,331 | $95,924 | $98,517 | $101,110 |
| GS-12 | $93,216 | $96,324 | $99,431 | $102,539 | $105,646 | $108,753 | $111,861 | $114,968 | $118,076 | $121,183 |
| GS-13 | $110,847 | $114,542 | $118,237 | $121,932 | $125,627 | $129,322 | $133,017 | $136,712 | $140,407 | $144,102 |
| GS-14 | $130,987 | $135,354 | $139,721 | $144,088 | $148,455 | $152,821 | $157,188 | $161,555 | $165,922 | $170,289 |
| GS-15 | $154,075 | $159,211 | $164,347 | $169,483 | $174,619 | $179,755 | $184,891 | $190,027 | $195,163 | $197,200Capped |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.19 | $13.63 | $14.07 | $14.51 | $14.95 | $15.20 | $15.64 | $16.07 | $16.09 | $16.50 |
| GS-2 | $14.83 | $15.19 | $15.68 | $16.09 | $16.27 | $16.75 | $17.23 | $17.71 | $18.19 | $18.67 |
| GS-3 | $16.19 | $16.72 | $17.26 | $17.80 | $18.34 | $18.88 | $19.42 | $19.96 | $20.50 | $21.04 |
| GS-4 | $18.17 | $18.77 | $19.38 | $19.99 | $20.59 | $21.20 | $21.80 | $22.41 | $23.01 | $23.62 |
| GS-5 | $20.33 | $21.01 | $21.68 | $22.36 | $23.04 | $23.72 | $24.39 | $25.07 | $25.75 | $26.43 |
| GS-6 | $22.66 | $23.41 | $24.17 | $24.93 | $25.68 | $26.44 | $27.19 | $27.95 | $28.70 | $29.46 |
| GS-7 | $25.18 | $26.02 | $26.86 | $27.70 | $28.54 | $29.38 | $30.22 | $31.06 | $31.90 | $32.73 |
| GS-8 | $27.89 | $28.82 | $29.74 | $30.67 | $31.60 | $32.53 | $33.46 | $34.39 | $35.32 | $36.25 |
| GS-9 | $30.80 | $31.83 | $32.85 | $33.88 | $34.91 | $35.93 | $36.96 | $37.99 | $39.02 | $40.04 |
| GS-10 | $33.92 | $35.05 | $36.18 | $37.31 | $38.44 | $39.57 | $40.70 | $41.83 | $42.96 | $44.09 |
| GS-11 | $37.26 | $38.51 | $39.75 | $40.99 | $42.24 | $43.48 | $44.72 | $45.96 | $47.21 | $48.45 |
| GS-12 | $44.67 | $46.15 | $47.64 | $49.13 | $50.62 | $52.11 | $53.60 | $55.09 | $56.58 | $58.07 |
| GS-13 | $53.11 | $54.88 | $56.65 | $58.42 | $60.20 | $61.97 | $63.74 | $65.51 | $67.28 | $69.05 |
| GS-14 | $62.76 | $64.86 | $66.95 | $69.04 | $71.13 | $73.23 | $75.32 | $77.41 | $79.50 | $81.60 |
| GS-15 | $73.83 | $76.29 | $78.75 | $81.21 | $83.67 | $86.13 | $88.59 | $91.05 | $93.51 | $94.49Capped |
Compare Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2026 definitions list 9 places in this area, in AL, TN. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Colbert County, AL | AL | 01033 |
| DeKalb County, AL | AL | 01049 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | AL | 01077 |
| Lawrence County, AL | AL | 01079 |
| Limestone County, AL | AL | 01083 |
| Madison County, AL | AL | 01089 |
| Marshall County, AL | AL | 01095 |
| Morgan County, AL | AL | 01103 |
| Lincoln County, TN | TN | 47103 |
Changes from 2025
Locality pay was 21.91% in 2025 and is 21.91% 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 | +$273+1.0% | +$282+1.0% | +$292+1.0% | +$299+1.0% | +$309+1.0% | +$315+1.0% | +$324+1.0% | +$331+1.0% | +$333+1.0% | +$339+1.0% |
| GS-2 | +$306+1.0% | +$313+1.0% | +$324+1.0% | +$333+1.0% | +$336+1.0% | +$345+1.0% | +$355+1.0% | +$364+1.0% | +$374+1.0% | +$384+1.0% |
| GS-3 | +$334+1.0% | +$346+1.0% | +$359+1.0% | +$370+1.0% | +$383+1.0% | +$395+1.0% | +$408+1.0% | +$419+1.0% | +$431+1.0% | +$444+1.0% |
| GS-4 | +$376+1.0% | +$388+1.0% | +$400+1.0% | +$412+1.0% | +$424+1.0% | +$437+1.0% | +$449+1.0% | +$461+1.0% | +$473+1.0% | +$486+1.0% |
| GS-5 | +$420+1.0% | +$436+1.0% | +$450+1.0% | +$465+1.0% | +$479+1.0% | +$493+1.0% | +$508+1.0% | +$523+1.0% | +$538+1.0% | +$552+1.0% |
| GS-6 | +$468+1.0% | +$484+1.0% | +$500+1.0% | +$516+1.0% | +$531+1.0% | +$548+1.0% | +$563+1.0% | +$579+1.0% | +$594+1.0% | +$611+1.0% |
| GS-7 | +$521+1.0% | +$537+1.0% | +$554+1.0% | +$572+1.0% | +$589+1.0% | +$606+1.0% | +$623+1.0% | +$640+1.0% | +$657+1.0% | +$674+1.0% |
| GS-8 | +$576+1.0% | +$595+1.0% | +$614+1.0% | +$631+1.0% | +$650+1.0% | +$668+1.0% | +$686+1.0% | +$705+1.0% | +$723+1.0% | +$742+1.0% |
| GS-9 | +$636+1.0% | +$659+1.0% | +$680+1.0% | +$702+1.0% | +$724+1.0% | +$746+1.0% | +$768+1.0% | +$790+1.0% | +$812+1.0% | +$834+1.0% |
| GS-10 | +$701+1.0% | +$724+1.0% | +$748+1.0% | +$771+1.0% | +$794+1.0% | +$817+1.0% | +$840+1.0% | +$864+1.0% | +$886+1.0% | +$909+1.0% |
| GS-11 | +$770+1.0% | +$798+1.0% | +$825+1.0% | +$851+1.0% | +$878+1.0% | +$905+1.0% | +$932+1.0% | +$959+1.0% | +$985+1.0% | +$1,012+1.0% |
| GS-12 | +$923+1.0% | +$954+1.0% | +$984+1.0% | +$1,015+1.0% | +$1,045+1.0% | +$1,075+1.0% | +$1,106+1.0% | +$1,136+1.0% | +$1,167+1.0% | +$1,197+1.0% |
| GS-13 | +$1,098+1.0% | +$1,134+1.0% | +$1,170+1.0% | +$1,207+1.0% | +$1,243+1.0% | +$1,280+1.0% | +$1,316+1.0% | +$1,353+1.0% | +$1,389+1.0% | +$1,426+1.0% |
| GS-14 | +$1,297+1.0% | +$1,341+1.0% | +$1,385+1.0% | +$1,429+1.0% | +$1,473+1.0% | +$1,516+1.0% | +$1,560+1.0% | +$1,604+1.0% | +$1,648+1.0% | +$1,692+1.0% |
| GS-15 | +$1,525+1.0% | +$1,576+1.0% | +$1,628+1.0% | +$1,679+1.0% | +$1,730+1.0% | +$1,781+1.0% | +$1,832+1.0% | +$1,883+1.0% | +$1,934+1.0% | +$2,000+1.0%, Cap change |
Places in the area
The places in this area are the same as in 2025.
Data sources
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2026-HNT, effective January 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 General Schedule tables, HNT.xml. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- 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. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-HNT, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, HNT.xml. Retrieved October 20, 2026.
- Pay cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule), Salary Table No. 2025-EX, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): EX.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.