2026 GS Locality Pay Table – New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2026-NY
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 37.95%
For the Locality Pay Area of New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
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	31155	32199	33235	34267	35300	35906	36931	37962	38005	38968
2	35030	35863	37024	38005	38430	39560	40690	41820	42949	44079
3	38223	39498	40773	42047	43322	44596	45871	47146	48420	49695
4	42907	44337	45768	47198	48629	50059	51490	52920	54351	55781
5	48005	49605	51206	52806	54406	56006	57607	59207	60807	62407
6	53512	55296	57080	58863	60647	62431	64214	65998	67782	69565
7	59465	61447	63429	65412	67394	69376	71359	73341	75323	77306
8	65855	68049	70244	72439	74634	76828	79023	81218	83413	85608
9	72737	75162	77587	80012	82438	84863	87288	89713	92138	94563
10	80099	82769	85438	88107	90777	93446	96115	98785	101454	104123
11	88005	90939	93874	96808	99742	102676	105610	108545	111479	114413
12	105481	108997	112513	116030	119546	123062	126579	130095	133611	137128
13	125431	129612	133794	137975	142156	146337	150519	154700	158881	163062
14	148222	153163	158104	163046	167987	172929	177870	182811	187753	192694
15	174347	180159	185970	191782	197200 *	197200 *	197200 *	197200 *	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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