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GS-6 pay scale 2026

$38,791base pay, step 1

Up to $50,428 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$45,409
Washington DC
$51,957

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$45,409
Monthly
$3,784
Every two weeks
$1,740.80
Hourly
$21.76

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

GS-6 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$38,791$40,084$41,377$42,670$43,963$45,256$46,549$47,842$49,135$50,428

GS-6 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$56,767$73,796
New York-Newark37.95%$53,512$69,565
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$52,938$68,819
Houston-The Woodlands35%$52,368$68,078
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$51,957$67,543
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$51,871$67,432
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$51,429$66,857
State of Alaska32.36%$51,344$66,747
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$51,235$66,605
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$51,037$66,348
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$50,762$65,990
Denver-Aurora30.52%$50,630$65,819
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$50,335$65,435
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$50,087$65,113
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$50,037$65,047
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$49,505$64,356
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$49,365$64,175
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$48,927$63,605
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$48,361$62,869
Atlanta23.79%$48,019$62,425
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$47,500$61,749
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$47,488$61,734
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$47,484$61,729
Richmond22.28%$47,434$61,663
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$47,418$61,643
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$47,414$61,638
State of Hawaii22.21%$47,406$61,628
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$47,383$61,598
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$47,298$61,487
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$47,290$61,477
Laredo21.59%$47,166$61,315
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$47,100$61,230
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$46,949$61,033
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$46,848$60,902
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$46,685$60,690
Colorado Springs20.15%$46,607$60,589
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$46,561$60,529
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$46,421$60,347
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$46,382$60,297
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$46,336$60,236
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$46,328$60,226
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$46,270$60,151
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$46,150$59,994
Davenport-Moline18.93%$46,134$59,974
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$46,084$59,908
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$46,076$59,898
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$45,901$59,671
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$45,866$59,626
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$45,863$59,621
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$45,832$59,581
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$45,777$59,510
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$45,746$59,470
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$45,727$59,445
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$45,645$59,339
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$45,638$59,329
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$45,630$59,318
Reno-Fernley17.52%$45,587$59,263
Rest of U.S.17.06%$45,409$59,031

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-6 make in 2026?

GS-6 base pay is $38,791 to $50,428 a year. With locality pay it is $45,409 to $59,031 in the Rest of U.S. area and $51,957 to $67,543 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-6 an hour?

$18.59 at step 1 and $24.16 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-6 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.