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GS-11 pay scale 2026

$63,795base pay, step 1

Up to $82,938 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$74,678
Washington DC
$85,447

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$74,678
Monthly
$6,223
Every two weeks
$2,862.40
Hourly
$35.78

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

GS-11 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$63,795$65,922$68,049$70,176$72,303$74,430$76,557$78,684$80,811$82,938

GS-11 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$93,358$121,371
New York-Newark37.95%$88,005$114,413
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$87,061$113,185
Houston-The Woodlands35%$86,123$111,966
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$85,447$111,087
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$85,307$110,905
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$84,579$109,959
State of Alaska32.36%$84,439$109,777
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$84,260$109,545
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$83,935$109,122
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$83,482$108,533
Denver-Aurora30.52%$83,265$108,251
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$82,780$107,620
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$82,372$107,090
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$82,289$106,982
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$81,415$105,845
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$81,186$105,547
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$80,465$104,610
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$79,533$103,399
Atlanta23.79%$78,972$102,669
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$78,117$101,558
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$78,098$101,533
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$78,091$101,524
Richmond22.28%$78,009$101,417
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$77,983$101,383
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$77,977$101,375
State of Hawaii22.21%$77,964$101,359
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$77,926$101,309
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$77,785$101,126
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$77,772$101,110
Laredo21.59%$77,568$100,844
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$77,460$100,703
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$77,211$100,380
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$77,045$100,164
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$76,777$99,816
Colorado Springs20.15%$76,650$99,650
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$76,573$99,550
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$76,343$99,252
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$76,280$99,169
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$76,203$99,069
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$76,190$99,053
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$76,095$98,928
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$75,897$98,671
Davenport-Moline18.93%$75,871$98,638
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$75,788$98,530
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$75,776$98,514
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$75,489$98,141
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$75,431$98,066
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$75,425$98,058
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$75,374$97,991
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$75,284$97,875
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$75,233$97,809
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$75,202$97,767
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$75,068$97,593
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$75,055$97,577
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$75,042$97,560
Reno-Fernley17.52%$74,972$97,469
Rest of U.S.17.06%$74,678$97,087

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-11 make in 2026?

GS-11 base pay is $63,795 to $82,938 a year. With locality pay it is $74,678 to $97,087 in the Rest of U.S. area and $85,447 to $111,087 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-11 an hour?

$30.57 at step 1 and $39.74 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-11 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.