2026 GS Locality Pay Table – Rest of U.S

By: FEDweek Staff

Salary Table 2026-RUS
Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 17.06%
For the Locality Pay Area of Rest of U.S.
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	26437	27323	28202	29078	29954	30468	31338	32214	32250	33067
2	29725	30432	31418	32250	32611	33569	34528	35487	36445	37404
3	32435	33517	34598	35680	36762	37843	38925	40006	41088	42170
4	36409	37623	38837	40051	41265	42479	43693	44907	46120	47334
5	40736	42094	43452	44809	46167	47525	48883	50241	51599	52957
6	45409	46922	48436	49950	51463	52977	54490	56004	57517	59031
7	50460	52142	53824	55506	57188	58871	60553	62235	63917	65599
8	55882	57745	59607	61469	63332	65194	67057	68919	70781	72644
9	61722	63780	65838	67896	69954	72012	74070	76128	78186	80243
10	67970	70235	72500	74765	77030	79295	81560	83825	86091	88356
11	74678	77168	79658	82148	84638	87128	89618	92107	94597	97087
12	89508	92491	95475	98459	101443	104427	107411	110395	113378	116362
13	106437	109985	113533	117081	120629	124177	127725	131273	134822	138370
14	125776	129969	134162	138356	142549	146742	150935	155128	159321	163514
15	147945	152877	157809	162740	167672	172604	177536	182467	187399	192331

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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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