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GS-2 pay scale 2026

$25,393base pay, step 1

Up to $31,953 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$29,725
Washington DC
$34,011

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$29,725
Monthly
$2,477
Every two weeks
$1,139.20
Hourly
$14.24

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

GS-2 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$25,393$25,997$26,839$27,550$27,858$28,677$29,496$30,315$31,134$31,953

GS-2 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$37,160$46,760
New York-Newark37.95%$35,030$44,079
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$34,654$43,606
Houston-The Woodlands35%$34,281$43,137
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$34,011$42,798
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$33,956$42,728
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$33,666$42,363
State of Alaska32.36%$33,610$42,293
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$33,539$42,204
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$33,410$42,041
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$33,229$41,814
Denver-Aurora30.52%$33,143$41,705
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$32,950$41,462
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$32,787$41,258
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$32,754$41,216
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$32,407$40,778
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$32,315$40,663
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$32,028$40,302
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$31,657$39,836
Atlanta23.79%$31,434$39,555
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$31,094$39,126
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$31,086$39,117
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$31,084$39,114
Richmond22.28%$31,051$39,072
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$31,040$39,059
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$31,038$39,056
State of Hawaii22.21%$31,033$39,050
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$31,018$39,031
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$30,962$38,960
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$30,957$38,954
Laredo21.59%$30,875$38,852
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$30,832$38,797
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$30,733$38,673
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$30,667$38,590
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$30,560$38,455
Colorado Springs20.15%$30,510$38,392
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$30,479$38,353
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$30,388$38,238
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$30,362$38,206
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$30,332$38,168
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$30,327$38,161
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$30,289$38,114
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$30,210$38,014
Davenport-Moline18.93%$30,200$38,002
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$30,167$37,960
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$30,162$37,954
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$30,048$37,810
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$30,025$37,781
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$30,022$37,778
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$30,002$37,752
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$29,966$37,708
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$29,946$37,682
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$29,933$37,666
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$29,880$37,599
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$29,875$37,593
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$29,870$37,586
Reno-Fernley17.52%$29,842$37,551
Rest of U.S.17.06%$29,725$37,404

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-2 make in 2026?

GS-2 base pay is $25,393 to $31,953 a year. With locality pay it is $29,725 to $37,404 in the Rest of U.S. area and $34,011 to $42,798 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-2 an hour?

$12.17 at step 1 and $15.31 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-2 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.