2026 GS Pay: Reno-Fernley, NV
The Reno-Fernley, NV locality pay area adds 17.52% locality pay to the GS base table. Figures are from OPM's Salary Table 2026-RN, effective January 2026.
- Locality pay
- 17.52%
- Annual pay range
- $26,541 to $193,087
- 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 | $26,541 | $27,430 | $28,313 | $29,192 | $30,072 | $30,588 | $31,461 | $32,340 | $32,377 | $33,197 |
| GS-2 | $29,842 | $30,552 | $31,541 | $32,377 | $32,739 | $33,701 | $34,664 | $35,626 | $36,589 | $37,551 |
| GS-3 | $32,562 | $33,648 | $34,734 | $35,820 | $36,906 | $37,992 | $39,078 | $40,164 | $41,250 | $42,335 |
| GS-4 | $36,552 | $37,771 | $38,990 | $40,208 | $41,427 | $42,646 | $43,864 | $45,083 | $46,302 | $47,520 |
| GS-5 | $40,896 | $42,259 | $43,622 | $44,985 | $46,349 | $47,712 | $49,075 | $50,438 | $51,802 | $53,165 |
| GS-6 | $45,587 | $47,107 | $48,626 | $50,146 | $51,665 | $53,185 | $54,704 | $56,224 | $57,743 | $59,263 |
| GS-7 | $50,658 | $52,347 | $54,036 | $55,724 | $57,413 | $59,102 | $60,791 | $62,480 | $64,168 | $65,857 |
| GS-8 | $56,102 | $57,971 | $59,841 | $61,711 | $63,581 | $65,450 | $67,320 | $69,190 | $71,060 | $72,929 |
| GS-9 | $61,965 | $64,031 | $66,097 | $68,163 | $70,229 | $72,295 | $74,361 | $76,427 | $78,493 | $80,559 |
| GS-10 | $68,237 | $70,511 | $72,785 | $75,059 | $77,333 | $79,607 | $81,881 | $84,155 | $86,429 | $88,703 |
| GS-11 | $74,972 | $77,472 | $79,971 | $82,471 | $84,970 | $87,470 | $89,970 | $92,469 | $94,969 | $97,469 |
| GS-12 | $89,859 | $92,855 | $95,850 | $98,846 | $101,842 | $104,837 | $107,833 | $110,828 | $113,824 | $116,820 |
| GS-13 | $106,855 | $110,417 | $113,979 | $117,541 | $121,103 | $124,665 | $128,227 | $131,789 | $135,351 | $138,913 |
| GS-14 | $126,271 | $130,480 | $134,690 | $138,899 | $143,109 | $147,318 | $151,528 | $155,738 | $159,947 | $164,157 |
| GS-15 | $148,526 | $153,478 | $158,429 | $163,380 | $168,331 | $173,282 | $178,233 | $183,184 | $188,135 | $193,087 |
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.72 | $13.14 | $13.57 | $13.99 | $14.41 | $14.66 | $15.07 | $15.50 | $15.51 | $15.91 |
| GS-2 | $14.30 | $14.64 | $15.11 | $15.51 | $15.69 | $16.15 | $16.61 | $17.07 | $17.53 | $17.99 |
| GS-3 | $15.60 | $16.12 | $16.64 | $17.16 | $17.68 | $18.20 | $18.72 | $19.24 | $19.77 | $20.29 |
| GS-4 | $17.51 | $18.10 | $18.68 | $19.27 | $19.85 | $20.43 | $21.02 | $21.60 | $22.19 | $22.77 |
| GS-5 | $19.60 | $20.25 | $20.90 | $21.55 | $22.21 | $22.86 | $23.51 | $24.17 | $24.82 | $25.47 |
| GS-6 | $21.84 | $22.57 | $23.30 | $24.03 | $24.76 | $25.48 | $26.21 | $26.94 | $27.67 | $28.40 |
| GS-7 | $24.27 | $25.08 | $25.89 | $26.70 | $27.51 | $28.32 | $29.13 | $29.94 | $30.75 | $31.56 |
| GS-8 | $26.88 | $27.78 | $28.67 | $29.57 | $30.47 | $31.36 | $32.26 | $33.15 | $34.05 | $34.94 |
| GS-9 | $29.69 | $30.68 | $31.67 | $32.66 | $33.65 | $34.64 | $35.63 | $36.62 | $37.61 | $38.60 |
| GS-10 | $32.70 | $33.79 | $34.88 | $35.97 | $37.05 | $38.14 | $39.23 | $40.32 | $41.41 | $42.50 |
| GS-11 | $35.92 | $37.12 | $38.32 | $39.52 | $40.71 | $41.91 | $43.11 | $44.31 | $45.51 | $46.70 |
| GS-12 | $43.06 | $44.49 | $45.93 | $47.36 | $48.80 | $50.23 | $51.67 | $53.10 | $54.54 | $55.98 |
| GS-13 | $51.20 | $52.91 | $54.61 | $56.32 | $58.03 | $59.73 | $61.44 | $63.15 | $64.85 | $66.56 |
| GS-14 | $60.50 | $62.52 | $64.54 | $66.55 | $68.57 | $70.59 | $72.61 | $74.62 | $76.64 | $78.66 |
| GS-15 | $71.17 | $73.54 | $75.91 | $78.28 | $80.66 | $83.03 | $85.40 | $87.77 | $90.15 | $92.52 |
Where this locality pay area is
OPM's 2026 definitions list 4 places in this area, in NV. The legal definition is in 5 CFR 531.603.
| Place | State | FIPS code |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill County, NV | NV | 32001 |
| Lyon County, NV | NV | 32019 |
| Storey County, NV | NV | 32029 |
| Washoe County, NV | NV | 32031 |
Changes from 2025
Locality pay was 17.52% in 2025 and is 17.52% 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 | +$264+1.0% | +$271+1.0% | +$281+1.0% | +$289+1.0% | +$297+1.0% | +$303+1.0% | +$311+1.0% | +$319+1.0% | +$321+1.0% | +$327+1.0% |
| GS-2 | +$295+1.0% | +$302+1.0% | +$312+1.0% | +$321+1.0% | +$323+1.0% | +$332+1.0% | +$342+1.0% | +$351+1.0% | +$361+1.0% | +$370+1.0% |
| GS-3 | +$322+1.0% | +$333+1.0% | +$345+1.0% | +$357+1.0% | +$369+1.0% | +$381+1.0% | +$393+1.0% | +$405+1.0% | +$417+1.0% | +$427+1.0% |
| GS-4 | +$362+1.0% | +$374+1.0% | +$386+1.0% | +$397+1.0% | +$409+1.0% | +$421+1.0% | +$432+1.0% | +$444+1.0% | +$456+1.0% | +$467+1.0% |
| GS-5 | +$406+1.0% | +$420+1.0% | +$433+1.0% | +$447+1.0% | +$462+1.0% | +$476+1.0% | +$490+1.0% | +$504+1.0% | +$519+1.0% | +$532+1.0% |
| GS-6 | +$451+1.0% | +$467+1.0% | +$482+1.0% | +$497+1.0% | +$512+1.0% | +$528+1.0% | +$543+1.0% | +$558+1.0% | +$573+1.0% | +$589+1.0% |
| GS-7 | +$502+1.0% | +$518+1.0% | +$535+1.0% | +$551+1.0% | +$567+1.0% | +$584+1.0% | +$601+1.0% | +$617+1.0% | +$633+1.0% | +$650+1.0% |
| GS-8 | +$556+1.0% | +$573+1.0% | +$591+1.0% | +$609+1.0% | +$627+1.0% | +$644+1.0% | +$661+1.0% | +$679+1.0% | +$697+1.0% | +$714+1.0% |
| GS-9 | +$614+1.0% | +$635+1.0% | +$656+1.0% | +$677+1.0% | +$698+1.0% | +$719+1.0% | +$741+1.0% | +$762+1.0% | +$783+1.0% | +$804+1.0% |
| GS-10 | +$676+1.0% | +$698+1.0% | +$721+1.0% | +$743+1.0% | +$765+1.0% | +$788+1.0% | +$810+1.0% | +$832+1.0% | +$854+1.0% | +$877+1.0% |
| GS-11 | +$743+1.0% | +$769+1.0% | +$794+1.0% | +$820+1.0% | +$846+1.0% | +$872+1.0% | +$898+1.0% | +$923+1.0% | +$949+1.0% | +$976+1.0% |
| GS-12 | +$889+1.0% | +$919+1.0% | +$948+1.0% | +$978+1.0% | +$1,007+1.0% | +$1,036+1.0% | +$1,066+1.0% | +$1,095+1.0% | +$1,125+1.0% | +$1,154+1.0% |
| GS-13 | +$1,058+1.0% | +$1,093+1.0% | +$1,128+1.0% | +$1,163+1.0% | +$1,199+1.0% | +$1,234+1.0% | +$1,269+1.0% | +$1,304+1.0% | +$1,339+1.0% | +$1,375+1.0% |
| GS-14 | +$1,251+1.0% | +$1,293+1.0% | +$1,335+1.0% | +$1,377+1.0% | +$1,420+1.0% | +$1,462+1.0% | +$1,504+1.0% | +$1,547+1.0% | +$1,589+1.0% | +$1,632+1.0% |
| GS-15 | +$1,470+1.0% | +$1,520+1.0% | +$1,569+1.0% | +$1,618+1.0% | +$1,668+1.0% | +$1,717+1.0% | +$1,766+1.0% | +$1,815+1.0% | +$1,865+1.0% | +$1,915+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-RN, effective January 2026
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2026 General Schedule tables, RN.xml. Retrieved October 18, 2026.
- GS locality pay table, Salary Table 2025-RN, effective January 2025
- From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM): 2025 General Schedule tables, RN.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.