GS-10 pay scale 2026

$58,064base pay, step 1

Up to $75,479 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.: $67,970
Washington DC: $77,771

GS pay calculator 2026

Locality pay area Grade Step

Yearly pay: $67,970
Monthly: $5,664
Every two weeks: $2,605.60
Hourly: $32.57

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

GS-10 base pay by step

Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
$58,064	$59,999	$61,934	$63,869	$65,804	$67,739	$69,674	$71,609	$73,544	$75,479

GS-10 pay in every locality

Locality	Locality pay	Step 1	Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland	46.34%	$84,971	$110,456
New York-Newark	37.95%	$80,099	$104,123
Los Angeles-Long Beach	36.47%	$79,240	$103,006
Houston-The Woodlands	35%	$78,386	$101,897
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington	33.94%	$77,771	$101,097
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad	33.72%	$77,643	$100,931
Boston-Worcester-Providence	32.58%	$76,981	$100,070
State of Alaska	32.36%	$76,854	$99,904
Hartford-East Hartford	32.08%	$76,691	$99,693
Seattle-Tacoma	31.57%	$76,395	$99,308
Chicago-Naperville	30.86%	$75,983	$98,772
Denver-Aurora	30.52%	$75,785	$98,515
Sacramento-Roseville	29.76%	$75,344	$97,942
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor	29.12%	$74,972	$97,458
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden	28.99%	$74,897	$97,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul	27.62%	$74,101	$96,326
Dallas-Fort Worth	27.26%	$73,892	$96,055
Portland-Vancouver-Salem	26.13%	$73,236	$95,202
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale	24.67%	$72,388	$94,100
Atlanta	23.79%	$71,877	$93,435
Phoenix-Mesa	22.45%	$71,099	$92,424
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha	22.42%	$71,082	$92,401
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean	22.41%	$71,076	$92,394
Richmond	22.28%	$71,001	$92,296
Raleigh-Durham-Cary	22.24%	$70,977	$92,266
Cleveland-Akron-Canton	22.23%	$70,972	$92,258
State of Hawaii	22.21%	$70,960	$92,243
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville	22.15%	$70,925	$92,198
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville	21.93%	$70,797	$92,032
Huntsville-Decatur	21.91%	$70,786	$92,016
Laredo	21.59%	$70,600	$91,775
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering	21.42%	$70,501	$91,647
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton	21.03%	$70,275	$91,352
Albany-Schenectady	20.77%	$70,124	$91,156
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown	20.35%	$69,880	$90,839
Colorado Springs	20.15%	$69,764	$90,688
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington	20.03%	$69,694	$90,597
Charlotte-Concord	19.67%	$69,485	$90,326
Las Vegas-Henderson	19.57%	$69,427	$90,250
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre	19.45%	$69,357	$90,160
Harrisburg-Lebanon	19.43%	$69,346	$90,145
Tucson-Nogales	19.28%	$69,259	$90,031
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City	18.97%	$69,079	$89,797
Davenport-Moline	18.93%	$69,056	$89,767
Virginia Beach-Norfolk	18.8%	$68,980	$89,669
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall	18.78%	$68,968	$89,654
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas	18.33%	$68,707	$89,314
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega	18.24%	$68,655	$89,246
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont	18.23%	$68,649	$89,239
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie	18.15%	$68,603	$89,178
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines	18.01%	$68,521	$89,073
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	17.93%	$68,475	$89,012
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls	17.88%	$68,446	$88,975
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene	17.67%	$68,324	$88,816
Fresno-Madera-Hanford	17.65%	$68,312	$88,801
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice	17.63%	$68,301	$88,786
Reno-Fernley	17.52%	$68,237	$88,703
Rest of U.S.	17.06%	$67,970	$88,356

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-10 make in 2026?

GS-10 base pay is $58,064 to $75,479 a year. With locality pay it is $67,970 to $88,356 in the Rest of U.S. area and $77,771 to $101,097 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-10 an hour?

$27.82 at step 1 and $36.17 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-10 make the most?

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

Other grades

GS-1$22,584
GS-2$25,393
GS-3$27,708
GS-4$31,103
GS-5$34,799
GS-6$38,791
GS-7$43,106
GS-8$47,738
GS-9$52,727
GS-10$58,064
GS-11$63,795
GS-12$76,463
GS-13$90,925
GS-14$107,446
GS-15$126,384

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.