Atlanta GS pay scale 2026
Locality pay of 23.79% for the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL pay area. Annual pay from $27,957 (GS-1, step 1) to $197,200 (GS-15, step 10).
GS pay calculator 2026
- Yearly pay
- $65,271
- Monthly
- $5,439
- Every two weeks
- $2,502.40
- Hourly
- $31.28
Pay before taxes and deductions, from the official 2026 OPM tables. Atlanta GS pay table 2026
Atlanta annual pay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,957 | $28,894 | $29,823 | $30,749 | $31,677 | $32,220 | $33,140 | $34,066 | $34,104 | $34,968 |
| GS-2 | $31,434 | $32,182 | $33,224 | $34,104 | $34,485 | $35,499 | $36,513 | $37,527 | $38,541 | $39,555 |
| GS-3 | $34,300 | $35,444 | $36,587 | $37,731 | $38,875 | $40,019 | $41,163 | $42,306 | $43,450 | $44,594 |
| GS-4 | $38,502 | $39,786 | $41,070 | $42,354 | $43,637 | $44,921 | $46,205 | $47,488 | $48,772 | $50,056 |
| GS-5 | $43,078 | $44,514 | $45,950 | $47,386 | $48,822 | $50,258 | $51,693 | $53,129 | $54,565 | $56,001 |
| GS-6 | $48,019 | $49,620 | $51,221 | $52,821 | $54,422 | $56,022 | $57,623 | $59,224 | $60,824 | $62,425 |
| GS-7 | $53,361 | $55,140 | $56,919 | $58,698 | $60,476 | $62,255 | $64,034 | $65,813 | $67,592 | $69,371 |
| GS-8 | $59,095 | $61,064 | $63,034 | $65,003 | $66,973 | $68,942 | $70,912 | $72,881 | $74,851 | $76,820 |
| GS-9 | $65,271 | $67,447 | $69,623 | $71,799 | $73,976 | $76,152 | $78,328 | $80,504 | $82,681 | $84,857 |
| GS-10 | $71,877 | $74,273 | $76,668 | $79,063 | $81,459 | $83,854 | $86,249 | $88,645 | $91,040 | $93,435 |
| GS-11 | $78,972 | $81,605 | $84,238 | $86,871 | $89,504 | $92,137 | $94,770 | $97,403 | $100,036 | $102,669 |
| GS-12 | $94,654 | $97,809 | $100,964 | $104,120 | $107,275 | $110,431 | $113,586 | $116,741 | $119,897 | $123,052 |
| GS-13 | $112,556 | $116,308 | $120,060 | $123,812 | $127,564 | $131,316 | $135,069 | $138,821 | $142,573 | $146,325 |
| GS-14 | $133,007 | $137,442 | $141,876 | $146,310 | $150,744 | $155,178 | $159,612 | $164,047 | $168,481 | $172,915 |
| GS-15 | $156,451 | $161,666 | $166,881 | $172,097 | $177,312 | $182,527 | $187,742 | $192,958 | $197,200 | $197,200 |
Hourly pay
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 5 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.40 | $15.18 | $16.76 |
| GS-2 | $15.06 | $16.52 | $18.95 |
| GS-3 | $16.44 | $18.63 | $21.37 |
| GS-4 | $18.45 | $20.91 | $23.98 |
| GS-5 | $20.64 | $23.39 | $26.83 |
| GS-6 | $23.01 | $26.08 | $29.91 |
| GS-7 | $25.57 | $28.98 | $33.24 |
| GS-8 | $28.32 | $32.09 | $36.81 |
| GS-9 | $31.28 | $35.45 | $40.66 |
| GS-10 | $34.44 | $39.03 | $44.77 |
| GS-11 | $37.84 | $42.89 | $49.19 |
| GS-12 | $45.35 | $51.40 | $58.96 |
| GS-13 | $53.93 | $61.12 | $70.11 |
| GS-14 | $63.73 | $72.23 | $82.85 |
| GS-15 | $74.96 | $84.96 | $94.49 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the locality pay for Atlanta in 2026?
23.79% on top of base pay.
How much does a GS-9 make in Atlanta?
From $65,271 at step 1 to $84,857 at step 10 a year in 2026.
How much does a GS-12 make in Atlanta?
From $94,654 at step 1 to $123,052 at step 10 a year in 2026.
How much does a GS-13 make in Atlanta?
From $112,556 at step 1 to $146,325 at step 10 a year in 2026.
What is the highest GS salary in Atlanta?
$197,200 a year for GS-15, step 10, limited by the pay cap for General Schedule employees.
Other locality pay areas
- Albany-Schenectady20.77%
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%
- Atlanta23.79%
- Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%
- Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%
- Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%
- Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%
- Charlotte-Concord19.67%
- Chicago-Naperville30.86%
- Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%
- Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%
- Colorado Springs20.15%
- Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%
- Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%
- Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%
- Davenport-Moline18.93%
- Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%
- Denver-Aurora30.52%
- Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%
- Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%
- Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%
- Hartford-East Hartford32.08%
- Houston-The Woodlands35%
- Huntsville-Decatur21.91%
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%
- Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%
- Laredo21.59%
- Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%
- Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%
- Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%
- Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%
- New York-Newark37.95%
- Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%
- Phoenix-Mesa22.45%
- Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%
- Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%
- Reno-Fernley17.52%
- Rest of U.S.17.06%
- Richmond22.28%
- Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%
- Sacramento-Roseville29.76%
- San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%
- Seattle-Tacoma31.57%
- Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%
- State of Alaska32.36%
- State of Hawaii22.21%
- Tucson-Nogales19.28%
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2026 General Schedule salary tables, effective January 2026 (1% general increase to base pay; locality percentages unchanged from 2025). Annual base pay before taxes. Hourly rates are annual pay divided by 2,087 hours, as OPM does.