Annual salary
$22,584
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2026 GS pay scale: base annual rates by grade and step
2026 federal General Schedule base pay: annual rates for GS grades 1 through 15 and steps 1 through 10. Locality pay is not included.
- The 2026 GS base schedule runs from $22,584 at grade GS-1, Step 1 to $164,301 at grade GS-15, Step 10.
- OPM labels Salary Table 2026-GS effective January 2026 and says it incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase.
- This is base pay only. Locality pay, special rates and other adjustments are not included in the grid.
2026 General Schedule Base Pay
| Grade \ Step | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $22,584 | $23,341 | $24,092 | $24,840 | $25,589 | $26,028 | $26,771 | $27,519 | $27,550 | $28,248 |
| GS-2 | $25,393 | $25,997 | $26,839 | $27,550 | $27,858 | $28,677 | $29,496 | $30,315 | $31,134 | $31,953 |
| GS-3 | $27,708 | $28,632 | $29,556 | $30,480 | $31,404 | $32,328 | $33,252 | $34,176 | $35,100 | $36,024 |
| GS-4 | $31,103 | $32,140 | $33,177 | $34,214 | $35,251 | $36,288 | $37,325 | $38,362 | $39,399 | $40,436 |
| GS-5 | $34,799 | $35,959 | $37,119 | $38,279 | $39,439 | $40,599 | $41,759 | $42,919 | $44,079 | $45,239 |
| GS-6 | $38,791 | $40,084 | $41,377 | $42,670 | $43,963 | $45,256 | $46,549 | $47,842 | $49,135 | $50,428 |
| GS-7 | $43,106 | $44,543 | $45,980 | $47,417 | $48,854 | $50,291 | $51,728 | $53,165 | $54,602 | $56,039 |
| GS-8 | $47,738 | $49,329 | $50,920 | $52,511 | $54,102 | $55,693 | $57,284 | $58,875 | $60,466 | $62,057 |
| GS-9 | $52,727 | $54,485 | $56,243 | $58,001 | $59,759 | $61,517 | $63,275 | $65,033 | $66,791 | $68,549 |
| GS-10 | $58,064 | $59,999 | $61,934 | $63,869 | $65,804 | $67,739 | $69,674 | $71,609 | $73,544 | $75,479 |
| GS-11 | $63,795 | $65,922 | $68,049 | $70,176 | $72,303 | $74,430 | $76,557 | $78,684 | $80,811 | $82,938 |
| GS-12 | $76,463 | $79,012 | $81,561 | $84,110 | $86,659 | $89,208 | $91,757 | $94,306 | $96,855 | $99,404 |
| GS-13 | $90,925 | $93,956 | $96,987 | $100,018 | $103,049 | $106,080 | $109,111 | $112,142 | $115,173 | $118,204 |
| GS-14 | $107,446 | $111,028 | $114,610 | $118,192 | $121,774 | $125,356 | $128,938 | $132,520 | $136,102 | $139,684 |
| GS-15 | $126,384 | $130,597 | $134,810 | $139,023 | $143,236 | $147,449 | $151,662 | $155,875 | $160,088 | $164,301 |
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Per month (12)
$1,882.00
Next 5 steps in this step
| Grade | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| GS-2 | $25,393 | +$2,809 |
| GS-3 | $27,708 | +$5,124 |
| GS-4 | $31,103 | +$8,519 |
| GS-5 | $34,799 | +$12,215 |
| GS-6 | $38,791 | +$16,207 |
Worked example as rendered: Step 1, grade GS-1 = $22,584 a year, $1,882.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Base annual rates only. Locality pay, special rates and other adjustments are not included in this table.
OPM publishes separate locality-pay tables. Use its General Schedule page to find the table that applies to a particular locality.
How to use this table
Choose a grade on the left and a step across the top to find the annual base rate. The General Schedule is the federal government's grade-and-step pay system; the source table does not identify a job series, agency or duty station.
For an actual locality rate, use OPM's General Schedule page to find the separate locality table. Special salary rates and other pay rules can also change the payable amount.
Questions people ask
Does this 2026 GS pay scale include locality pay?
No. These are the nationwide base annual rates in OPM Salary Table 2026-GS. OPM publishes locality tables separately; this site indexes the 2026 locality tables by area.
What does each GS pay table cell represent?
One annual base-pay rate at the intersection of a General Schedule grade and step. It is not a job offer or a calculation of total federal compensation.
See 2026 GS locality pay tables or all federal pay tables indexed here. The official OPM table and its locality-pay guidance are linked in the source stamp above.