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GS-4 pay scale 2026

$31,103base pay, step 1

Up to $40,436 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$36,409
Washington DC
$41,659

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$36,409
Monthly
$3,034
Every two weeks
$1,396.00
Hourly
$17.45

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

GS-4 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$31,103$32,140$33,177$34,214$35,251$36,288$37,325$38,362$39,399$40,436

GS-4 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$45,516$59,174
New York-Newark37.95%$42,907$55,781
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$42,446$55,183
Houston-The Woodlands35%$41,989$54,589
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$41,659$54,160
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$41,591$54,071
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$41,236$53,610
State of Alaska32.36%$41,168$53,521
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$41,081$53,408
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$40,922$53,202
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$40,701$52,915
Denver-Aurora30.52%$40,596$52,777
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$40,359$52,470
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$40,160$52,211
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$40,120$52,158
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$39,694$51,604
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$39,582$51,459
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$39,230$51,002
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$38,776$50,412
Atlanta23.79%$38,502$50,056
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$38,086$49,514
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$38,076$49,502
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$38,073$49,498
Richmond22.28%$38,033$49,445
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$38,020$49,429
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$38,017$49,425
State of Hawaii22.21%$38,011$49,417
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$37,992$49,393
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$37,924$49,304
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$37,918$49,296
Laredo21.59%$37,818$49,166
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$37,765$49,097
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$37,644$48,940
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$37,563$48,835
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$37,432$48,665
Colorado Springs20.15%$37,370$48,584
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$37,333$48,535
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$37,221$48,390
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$37,190$48,349
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$37,153$48,301
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$37,146$48,293
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$37,100$48,232
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$37,003$48,107
Davenport-Moline18.93%$36,991$48,091
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$36,950$48,038
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$36,944$48,030
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$36,804$47,848
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$36,776$47,812
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$36,773$47,807
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$36,748$47,775
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$36,705$47,719
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$36,680$47,686
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$36,664$47,666
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$36,599$47,581
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$36,593$47,573
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$36,586$47,565
Reno-Fernley17.52%$36,552$47,520
Rest of U.S.17.06%$36,409$47,334

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-4 make in 2026?

GS-4 base pay is $31,103 to $40,436 a year. With locality pay it is $36,409 to $47,334 in the Rest of U.S. area and $41,659 to $54,160 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-4 an hour?

$14.90 at step 1 and $19.38 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-4 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.