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GS-15 pay scale 2026

$126,384base pay, step 1

Up to $164,301 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$147,945
Washington DC
$169,279

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$147,945
Monthly
$12,329
Every two weeks
$5,671.20
Hourly
$70.89

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

GS-15 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$126,384$130,597$134,810$139,023$143,236$147,449$151,662$155,875$160,088$164,301

GS-15 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$184,950$197,200
New York-Newark37.95%$174,347$197,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$172,476$197,200
Houston-The Woodlands35%$170,618$197,200
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$169,279$197,200
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$169,001$197,200
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$167,560$197,200
State of Alaska32.36%$167,282$197,200
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$166,928$197,200
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$166,283$197,200
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$165,386$197,200
Denver-Aurora30.52%$164,956$197,200
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$163,996$197,200
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$163,187$197,200
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$163,023$197,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$161,291$197,200
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$160,836$197,200
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$159,408$197,200
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$157,563$197,200
Atlanta23.79%$156,451$197,200
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$154,757$197,200
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$154,719$197,200
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$154,707$197,200
Richmond22.28%$154,542$197,200
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$154,492$197,200
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$154,479$197,200
State of Hawaii22.21%$154,454$197,200
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$154,378$197,200
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$154,100$197,200
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$154,075$197,200
Laredo21.59%$153,670$197,200
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$153,455$197,200
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$152,963$197,200
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$152,634$197,200
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$152,103$197,200
Colorado Springs20.15%$151,850$197,200
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$151,699$197,200
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$151,244$196,619
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$151,117$196,455
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$150,966$196,258
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$150,940$196,225
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$150,751$195,978
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$150,359$195,469
Davenport-Moline18.93%$150,308$195,403
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$150,144$195,190
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$150,119$195,157
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$149,550$194,417
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$149,436$194,270
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$149,424$194,253
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$149,323$194,122
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$149,146$193,892
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$149,045$193,760
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$148,981$193,678
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$148,716$193,333
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$148,691$193,300
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$148,665$193,267
Reno-Fernley17.52%$148,526$193,087
Rest of U.S.17.06%$147,945$192,331

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-15 make in 2026?

GS-15 base pay is $126,384 to $164,301 a year. With locality pay it is $147,945 to $192,331 in the Rest of U.S. area and $169,279 to $197,200 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-15 an hour?

$60.56 at step 1 and $78.73 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-15 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.