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GS-14 pay scale 2026

$107,446base pay, step 1

Up to $139,684 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$125,776
Washington DC
$143,913

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$125,776
Monthly
$10,481
Every two weeks
$4,821.60
Hourly
$60.27

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

GS-14 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$107,446$111,028$114,610$118,192$121,774$125,356$128,938$132,520$136,102$139,684

GS-14 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$157,236$197,200
New York-Newark37.95%$148,222$192,694
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$146,632$190,627
Houston-The Woodlands35%$145,052$188,573
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$143,913$187,093
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$143,677$186,785
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$142,452$185,193
State of Alaska32.36%$142,216$184,886
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$141,915$184,495
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$141,367$183,782
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$140,604$182,790
Denver-Aurora30.52%$140,239$182,316
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$139,422$181,254
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$138,734$180,360
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$138,595$180,178
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$137,123$178,265
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$136,736$177,762
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$135,522$176,183
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$133,953$174,144
Atlanta23.79%$133,007$172,915
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$131,568$171,043
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$131,535$171,001
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$131,525$170,987
Richmond22.28%$131,385$170,806
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$131,342$170,750
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$131,331$170,736
State of Hawaii22.21%$131,310$170,708
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$131,245$170,624
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$131,009$170,317
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$130,987$170,289
Laredo21.59%$130,644$169,842
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$130,461$169,604
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$130,042$169,060
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$129,763$168,696
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$129,311$168,110
Colorado Springs20.15%$129,096$167,830
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$128,967$167,663
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$128,581$167,160
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$128,473$167,020
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$128,344$166,853
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$128,323$166,825
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$128,162$166,615
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$127,829$166,182
Davenport-Moline18.93%$127,786$166,126
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$127,646$165,945
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$127,624$165,917
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$127,141$165,288
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$127,044$165,162
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$127,033$165,148
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$126,947$165,037
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$126,797$164,841
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$126,711$164,729
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$126,657$164,659
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$126,432$164,366
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$126,410$164,338
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$126,389$164,310
Reno-Fernley17.52%$126,271$164,157
Rest of U.S.17.06%$125,776$163,514

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-14 make in 2026?

GS-14 base pay is $107,446 to $139,684 a year. With locality pay it is $125,776 to $163,514 in the Rest of U.S. area and $143,913 to $187,093 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-14 an hour?

$51.48 at step 1 and $66.93 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-14 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.