2026 GS Pay: Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA
The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA locality pay area adds 18.23% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2026-OM, effective January 2026.
- Locality pay
- 18.23%
- Annual pay range
- $26,701 to $194,253
- 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 | $26,701 | $27,596 | $28,484 | $29,368 | $30,254 | $30,773 | $31,651 | $32,536 | $32,572 | $33,398 |
| GS-2 | $30,022 | $30,736 | $31,732 | $32,572 | $32,937 | $33,905 | $34,873 | $35,841 | $36,810 | $37,778 |
| GS-3 | $32,759 | $33,852 | $34,944 | $36,037 | $37,129 | $38,221 | $39,314 | $40,406 | $41,499 | $42,591 |
| GS-4 | $36,773 | $37,999 | $39,225 | $40,451 | $41,677 | $42,903 | $44,129 | $45,355 | $46,581 | $47,807 |
| GS-5 | $41,143 | $42,514 | $43,886 | $45,257 | $46,629 | $48,000 | $49,372 | $50,743 | $52,115 | $53,486 |
| GS-6 | $45,863 | $47,391 | $48,920 | $50,449 | $51,977 | $53,506 | $55,035 | $56,564 | $58,092 | $59,621 |
| GS-7 | $50,964 | $52,663 | $54,362 | $56,061 | $57,760 | $59,459 | $61,158 | $62,857 | $64,556 | $66,255 |
| GS-8 | $56,441 | $58,322 | $60,203 | $62,084 | $63,965 | $65,846 | $67,727 | $69,608 | $71,489 | $73,370 |
| GS-9 | $62,339 | $64,418 | $66,496 | $68,575 | $70,653 | $72,732 | $74,810 | $76,889 | $78,967 | $81,045 |
| GS-10 | $68,649 | $70,937 | $73,225 | $75,512 | $77,800 | $80,088 | $82,376 | $84,663 | $86,951 | $89,239 |
| GS-11 | $75,425 | $77,940 | $80,454 | $82,969 | $85,484 | $87,999 | $90,513 | $93,028 | $95,543 | $98,058 |
| GS-12 | $90,402 | $93,416 | $96,430 | $99,443 | $102,457 | $105,471 | $108,484 | $111,498 | $114,512 | $117,525 |
| GS-13 | $107,501 | $111,084 | $114,668 | $118,251 | $121,835 | $125,418 | $129,002 | $132,585 | $136,169 | $139,753 |
| GS-14 | $127,033 | $131,268 | $135,503 | $139,738 | $143,973 | $148,208 | $152,443 | $156,678 | $160,913 | $165,148 |
| GS-15 | $149,424 | $154,405 | $159,386 | $164,367 | $169,348 | $174,329 | $179,310 | $184,291 | $189,272 | $194,253 |
| 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 | $15.20 | $15.61 | $15.78 | $16.25 | $16.71 | $17.17 | $17.64 | $18.10 |
| GS-3 | $15.70 | $16.22 | $16.74 | $17.27 | $17.79 | $18.31 | $18.84 | $19.36 | $19.88 | $20.41 |
| GS-4 | $17.62 | $18.21 | $18.79 | $19.38 | $19.97 | $20.56 | $21.14 | $21.73 | $22.32 | $22.91 |
| GS-5 | $19.71 | $20.37 | $21.03 | $21.69 | $22.34 | $23.00 | $23.66 | $24.31 | $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 | $25.23 | $26.05 | $26.86 | $27.68 | $28.49 | $29.30 | $30.12 | $30.93 | $31.75 |
| GS-8 | $27.04 | $27.95 | $28.85 | $29.75 | $30.65 | $31.55 | $32.45 | $33.35 | $34.25 | $35.16 |
| GS-9 | $29.87 | $30.87 | $31.86 | $32.86 | $33.85 | $34.85 | $35.85 | $36.84 | $37.84 | $38.83 |
| GS-10 | $32.89 | $33.99 | $35.09 | $36.18 | $37.28 | $38.37 | $39.47 | $40.57 | $41.66 | $42.76 |
| GS-11 | $36.14 | $37.35 | $38.55 | $39.76 | $40.96 | $42.17 | $43.37 | $44.57 | $45.78 | $46.99 |
| GS-12 | $43.32 | $44.76 | $46.21 | $47.65 | $49.09 | $50.54 | $51.98 | $53.43 | $54.87 | $56.31 |
| GS-13 | $51.51 | $53.23 | $54.94 | $56.66 | $58.38 | $60.09 | $61.81 | $63.53 | $65.25 | $66.96 |
| GS-14 | $60.87 | $62.90 | $64.93 | $66.96 | $68.99 | $71.01 | $73.04 | $75.07 | $77.10 | $79.13 |
| GS-15 | $71.60 | $73.98 | $76.37 | $78.76 | $81.14 | $83.53 | $85.92 | $88.30 | $90.69 | $93.08 |
Compare Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA with other locality pay areas
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2026 definitions list 12 places in this area, in IA, NE. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Burt County, NE | NE | 31021 |
| Cass County, NE | NE | 31025 |
| Dodge County, NE | NE | 31053 |
| Douglas County, NE | NE | 31055 |
| Sarpy County, NE | NE | 31153 |
| Saunders County, NE | NE | 31155 |
| Washington County, NE | NE | 31177 |
| Fremont County, IA | IA | 19071 |
| Harrison County, IA | IA | 19085 |
| Mills County, IA | IA | 19129 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | IA | 19155 |
| Shelby County, IA | IA | 19165 |
Changes from 2025
Locality pay was 18.23% in 2025 and is 18.23% 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% | +$322+1.0% | +$329+1.0% |
| GS-2 | +$297+1.0% | +$304+1.0% | +$315+1.0% | +$322+1.0% | +$326+1.0% | +$335+1.0% | +$344+1.0% | +$353+1.0% | +$363+1.0% | +$372+1.0% |
| GS-3 | +$324+1.0% | +$336+1.0% | +$348+1.0% | +$360+1.0% | +$371+1.0% | +$383+1.0% | +$395+1.0% | +$406+1.0% | +$419+1.0% | +$430+1.0% |
| GS-4 | +$364+1.0% | +$376+1.0% | +$388+1.0% | +$399+1.0% | +$411+1.0% | +$423+1.0% | +$435+1.0% | +$447+1.0% | +$458+1.0% | +$470+1.0% |
| GS-5 | +$408+1.0% | +$422+1.0% | +$436+1.0% | +$450+1.0% | +$465+1.0% | +$479+1.0% | +$493+1.0% | +$507+1.0% | +$522+1.0% | +$536+1.0% |
| GS-6 | +$454+1.0% | +$469+1.0% | +$485+1.0% | +$500+1.0% | +$515+1.0% | +$531+1.0% | +$546+1.0% | +$562+1.0% | +$577+1.0% | +$592+1.0% |
| GS-7 | +$505+1.0% | +$521+1.0% | +$538+1.0% | +$554+1.0% | +$571+1.0% | +$588+1.0% | +$604+1.0% | +$621+1.0% | +$637+1.0% | +$654+1.0% |
| GS-8 | +$560+1.0% | +$577+1.0% | +$595+1.0% | +$613+1.0% | +$630+1.0% | +$648+1.0% | +$666+1.0% | +$683+1.0% | +$701+1.0% | +$719+1.0% |
| GS-9 | +$617+1.0% | +$639+1.0% | +$660+1.0% | +$681+1.0% | +$702+1.0% | +$724+1.0% | +$745+1.0% | +$767+1.0% | +$787+1.0% | +$808+1.0% |
| GS-10 | +$680+1.0% | +$702+1.0% | +$725+1.0% | +$747+1.0% | +$770+1.0% | +$792+1.0% | +$815+1.0% | +$837+1.0% | +$859+1.0% | +$882+1.0% |
| GS-11 | +$747+1.0% | +$774+1.0% | +$799+1.0% | +$825+1.0% | +$851+1.0% | +$878+1.0% | +$903+1.0% | +$929+1.0% | +$955+1.0% | +$982+1.0% |
| GS-12 | +$895+1.0% | +$925+1.0% | +$955+1.0% | +$983+1.0% | +$1,013+1.0% | +$1,043+1.0% | +$1,072+1.0% | +$1,102+1.0% | +$1,132+1.0% | +$1,161+1.0% |
| GS-13 | +$1,064+1.0% | +$1,099+1.0% | +$1,135+1.0% | +$1,170+1.0% | +$1,206+1.0% | +$1,241+1.0% | +$1,277+1.0% | +$1,312+1.0% | +$1,348+1.0% | +$1,384+1.0% |
| GS-14 | +$1,258+1.0% | +$1,300+1.0% | +$1,343+1.0% | +$1,385+1.0% | +$1,428+1.0% | +$1,470+1.0% | +$1,513+1.0% | +$1,556+1.0% | +$1,598+1.0% | +$1,641+1.0% |
| GS-15 | +$1,479+1.0% | +$1,529+1.0% | +$1,579+1.0% | +$1,628+1.0% | +$1,678+1.0% | +$1,727+1.0% | +$1,777+1.0% | +$1,827+1.0% | +$1,876+1.0% | +$1,926+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-OM, effective January 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 General Schedule tables, OM.xml. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-OM, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, OM.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.