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GS-1 pay scale 2026

$22,584base pay, step 1

Up to $28,248 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$26,437
Washington DC
$30,249

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$26,437
Monthly
$2,203
Every two weeks
$1,013.60
Hourly
$12.67

Pay before taxes and deductions, from the official 2026 OPM tables. Rest of U.S. GS pay table 2026

GS-1 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$22,584$23,341$24,092$24,840$25,589$26,028$26,771$27,519$27,550$28,248

GS-1 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$33,049$41,338
New York-Newark37.95%$31,155$38,968
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$30,820$38,550
Houston-The Woodlands35%$30,488$38,135
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$30,249$37,835
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$30,199$37,773
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$29,942$37,451
State of Alaska32.36%$29,892$37,389
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$29,829$37,310
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$29,714$37,166
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$29,553$36,965
Denver-Aurora30.52%$29,477$36,869
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$29,305$36,655
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$29,160$36,474
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$29,131$36,437
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$28,822$36,050
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$28,740$35,948
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$28,485$35,629
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$28,155$35,217
Atlanta23.79%$27,957$34,968
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$27,654$34,590
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$27,647$34,581
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$27,645$34,578
Richmond22.28%$27,616$34,542
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$27,607$34,530
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$27,604$34,528
State of Hawaii22.21%$27,600$34,522
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$27,586$34,505
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$27,537$34,443
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$27,532$34,437
Laredo21.59%$27,460$34,347
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$27,421$34,299
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$27,333$34,189
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$27,275$34,115
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$27,180$33,996
Colorado Springs20.15%$27,135$33,940
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$27,108$33,906
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$27,026$33,804
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$27,004$33,776
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$26,977$33,742
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$26,972$33,737
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$26,938$33,694
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$26,868$33,607
Davenport-Moline18.93%$26,859$33,595
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$26,830$33,559
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$26,825$33,553
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$26,724$33,426
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$26,703$33,400
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$26,701$33,398
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$26,683$33,375
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$26,651$33,335
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$26,633$33,313
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$26,622$33,299
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$26,575$33,239
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$26,570$33,234
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$26,566$33,228
Reno-Fernley17.52%$26,541$33,197
Rest of U.S.17.06%$26,437$33,067

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-1 make in 2026?

GS-1 base pay is $22,584 to $28,248 a year. With locality pay it is $26,437 to $33,067 in the Rest of U.S. area and $30,249 to $37,835 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-1 an hour?

$10.82 at step 1 and $13.54 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-1 make the most?

In San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, which has the highest locality pay.

Other grades

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.