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GS-12 pay scale 2026

$76,463base pay, step 1

Up to $99,404 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$89,508
Washington DC
$102,415

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$89,508
Monthly
$7,459
Every two weeks
$3,431.20
Hourly
$42.89

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

GS-12 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$76,463$79,012$81,561$84,110$86,659$89,208$91,757$94,306$96,855$99,404

GS-12 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$111,896$145,468
New York-Newark37.95%$105,481$137,128
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$104,349$135,657
Houston-The Woodlands35%$103,225$134,195
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$102,415$133,142
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$102,246$132,923
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$101,375$131,790
State of Alaska32.36%$101,206$131,571
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$100,992$131,293
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$100,602$130,786
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$100,059$130,080
Denver-Aurora30.52%$99,800$129,742
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$99,218$128,987
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$98,729$128,350
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$98,630$128,221
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$97,582$126,859
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$97,307$126,502
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$96,443$125,378
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$95,326$123,927
Atlanta23.79%$94,654$123,052
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$93,629$121,720
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$93,606$121,690
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$93,598$121,680
Richmond22.28%$93,499$121,551
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$93,468$121,511
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$93,461$121,502
State of Hawaii22.21%$93,445$121,482
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$93,400$121,422
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$93,231$121,203
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$93,216$121,183
Laredo21.59%$92,971$120,865
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$92,841$120,696
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$92,543$120,309
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$92,344$120,050
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$92,023$119,633
Colorado Springs20.15%$91,870$119,434
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$91,779$119,315
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$91,503$118,957
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$91,427$118,857
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$91,335$118,738
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$91,320$118,718
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$91,205$118,569
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$90,968$118,261
Davenport-Moline18.93%$90,937$118,221
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$90,838$118,092
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$90,823$118,072
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$90,479$117,625
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$90,410$117,535
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$90,402$117,525
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$90,341$117,446
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$90,234$117,307
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$90,173$117,227
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$90,135$117,177
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$89,974$116,969
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$89,959$116,949
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$89,943$116,929
Reno-Fernley17.52%$89,859$116,820
Rest of U.S.17.06%$89,508$116,362

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-12 make in 2026?

GS-12 base pay is $76,463 to $99,404 a year. With locality pay it is $89,508 to $116,362 in the Rest of U.S. area and $102,415 to $133,142 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-12 an hour?

$36.64 at step 1 and $47.63 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-12 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.