Salary Table 2026-DM
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 18.01%
For the Locality Pay Area of Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA
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 | 26651 | 27545 | 28431 | 29314 | 30198 | 30716 | 31592 | 32475 | 32512 | 33335 |
| 2 | 29966 | 30679 | 31673 | 32512 | 32875 | 33842 | 34808 | 35775 | 36741 | 37708 |
| 3 | 32698 | 33789 | 34879 | 35969 | 37060 | 38150 | 39241 | 40331 | 41422 | 42512 |
| 4 | 36705 | 37928 | 39152 | 40376 | 41600 | 42823 | 44047 | 45271 | 46495 | 47719 |
| 5 | 41066 | 42435 | 43804 | 45173 | 46542 | 47911 | 49280 | 50649 | 52018 | 53387 |
| 6 | 45777 | 47303 | 48829 | 50355 | 51881 | 53407 | 54932 | 56458 | 57984 | 59510 |
| 7 | 50869 | 52565 | 54261 | 55957 | 57653 | 59348 | 61044 | 62740 | 64436 | 66132 |
| 8 | 56336 | 58213 | 60091 | 61968 | 63846 | 65723 | 67601 | 69478 | 71356 | 73233 |
| 9 | 62223 | 64298 | 66372 | 68447 | 70522 | 72596 | 74671 | 76745 | 78820 | 80895 |
| 10 | 68521 | 70805 | 73088 | 75372 | 77655 | 79939 | 82222 | 84506 | 86789 | 89073 |
| 11 | 75284 | 77795 | 80305 | 82815 | 85325 | 87835 | 90345 | 92855 | 95365 | 97875 |
| 12 | 90234 | 93242 | 96250 | 99258 | 102266 | 105274 | 108282 | 111291 | 114299 | 117307 |
| 13 | 107301 | 110877 | 114454 | 118031 | 121608 | 125185 | 128762 | 132339 | 135916 | 139493 |
| 14 | 126797 | 131024 | 135251 | 139478 | 143705 | 147933 | 152160 | 156387 | 160614 | 164841 |
| 15 | 149146 | 154118 | 159089 | 164061 | 169033 | 174005 | 178976 | 183948 | 188920 | 193892 |