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GS-13 pay scale 2026

$90,925base pay, step 1

Up to $118,204 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$106,437
Washington DC
$121,785

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$106,437
Monthly
$8,870
Every two weeks
$4,080.00
Hourly
$51.00

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

GS-13 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$90,925$93,956$96,987$100,018$103,049$106,080$109,111$112,142$115,173$118,204

GS-13 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$133,060$172,980
New York-Newark37.95%$125,431$163,062
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$124,085$161,313
Houston-The Woodlands35%$122,749$159,575
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$121,785$158,322
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$121,585$158,062
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$120,548$156,715
State of Alaska32.36%$120,348$156,455
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$120,094$156,124
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$119,630$155,521
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$118,984$154,682
Denver-Aurora30.52%$118,675$154,280
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$117,984$153,382
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$117,402$152,625
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$117,284$152,471
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$116,038$150,852
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$115,711$150,426
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$114,684$149,091
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$113,356$147,365
Atlanta23.79%$112,556$146,325
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$111,338$144,741
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$111,310$144,705
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$111,301$144,694
Richmond22.28%$111,183$144,540
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$111,147$144,493
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$111,138$144,481
State of Hawaii22.21%$111,119$144,457
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$111,065$144,386
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$110,865$144,126
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$110,847$144,102
Laredo21.59%$110,556$143,724
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$110,401$143,523
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$110,047$143,062
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$109,810$142,755
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$109,428$142,259
Colorado Springs20.15%$109,246$142,022
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$109,137$141,880
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$108,810$141,455
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$108,719$141,337
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$108,610$141,195
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$108,592$141,171
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$108,455$140,994
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$108,173$140,627
Davenport-Moline18.93%$108,137$140,580
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$108,019$140,426
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$108,001$140,403
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$107,592$139,871
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$107,510$139,764
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$107,501$139,753
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$107,428$139,658
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$107,301$139,493
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$107,228$139,398
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$107,182$139,339
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$106,991$139,091
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$106,973$139,067
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$106,955$139,043
Reno-Fernley17.52%$106,855$138,913
Rest of U.S.17.06%$106,437$138,370

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-13 make in 2026?

GS-13 base pay is $90,925 to $118,204 a year. With locality pay it is $106,437 to $138,370 in the Rest of U.S. area and $121,785 to $158,322 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-13 an hour?

$43.57 at step 1 and $56.64 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-13 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.