2026 GS Locality Pay Table – Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA-AL

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2026-ATL
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 23.79%
For the Locality Pay Area of Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA-AL
Total Increase: 1%
Effective January 2026
Annual Rates 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
1	27957	28894	29823	30749	31677	32220	33140	34066	34104	34968
2	31434	32182	33224	34104	34485	35499	36513	37527	38541	39555
3	34300	35444	36587	37731	38875	40019	41163	42306	43450	44594
4	38502	39786	41070	42354	43637	44921	46205	47488	48772	50056
5	43078	44514	45950	47386	48822	50258	51693	53129	54565	56001
6	48019	49620	51221	52821	54422	56022	57623	59224	60824	62425
7	53361	55140	56919	58698	60476	62255	64034	65813	67592	69371
8	59095	61064	63034	65003	66973	68942	70912	72881	74851	76820
9	65271	67447	69623	71799	73976	76152	78328	80504	82681	84857
10	71877	74273	76668	79063	81459	83854	86249	88645	91040	93435
11	78972	81605	84238	86871	89504	92137	94770	97403	100036	102669
12	94654	97809	100964	104120	107275	110431	113586	116741	119897	123052
13	112556	116308	120060	123812	127564	131316	135069	138821	142573	146325
14	133007	137442	141876	146310	150744	155178	159612	164047	168481	172915
15	156451	161666	166881	172097	177312	182527	187742	192958	197200 *	197200 *

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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Locality raises are determined by comparisons of local private sector salary rates, not by cost of living. An individual’s rate is based on where he or she works, not where he or she lives.

Federal Pay Systems
The general schedule salary system for white collar federal employees is what is generally referred to the “civil service” pay system even though it now covers only just more than half of the workforce. The wage system for blue collar employees is the next largest while numerous other special salary systems make up the rest.

Separate salary systems are maintained for Senior Executive Service members, the U.S. Postal Service, the Foreign Service, law enforcement officers, most medical personnel of the Veterans Health Administration and high-level officials including administrative law judges, Board of Contract Appeal members, and certain senior professional employees.

Presidential appointees are paid under the Executive Schedule system while federal judges and members of Congress also have separate pay schedules.

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