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GS-7 pay scale 2026

$43,106base pay, step 1

Up to $56,039 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$50,460
Washington DC
$57,736

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$50,460
Monthly
$4,205
Every two weeks
$1,934.40
Hourly
$24.18

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

GS-7 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$43,106$44,543$45,980$47,417$48,854$50,291$51,728$53,165$54,602$56,039

GS-7 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$63,081$82,007
New York-Newark37.95%$59,465$77,306
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$58,827$76,476
Houston-The Woodlands35%$58,193$75,653
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$57,736$75,059
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$57,641$74,935
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$57,150$74,297
State of Alaska32.36%$57,055$74,173
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$56,934$74,016
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$56,715$73,731
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$56,409$73,333
Denver-Aurora30.52%$56,262$73,142
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$55,934$72,716
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$55,658$72,358
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$55,602$72,285
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$55,012$71,517
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$54,857$71,315
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$54,370$70,682
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$53,740$69,864
Atlanta23.79%$53,361$69,371
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$52,783$68,620
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$52,770$68,603
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$52,766$68,597
Richmond22.28%$52,710$68,524
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$52,693$68,502
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$52,688$68,496
State of Hawaii22.21%$52,680$68,485
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$52,654$68,452
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$52,559$68,328
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$52,551$68,317
Laredo21.59%$52,413$68,138
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$52,339$68,043
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$52,171$67,824
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$52,059$67,678
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$51,878$67,443
Colorado Springs20.15%$51,792$67,331
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$51,740$67,264
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$51,585$67,062
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$51,542$67,006
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$51,490$66,939
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$51,481$66,927
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$51,417$66,843
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$51,283$66,670
Davenport-Moline18.93%$51,266$66,647
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$51,210$66,574
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$51,201$66,563
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$51,007$66,311
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$50,969$66,261
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$50,964$66,255
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$50,930$66,210
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$50,869$66,132
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$50,835$66,087
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$50,813$66,059
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$50,723$65,941
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$50,714$65,930
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$50,706$65,919
Reno-Fernley17.52%$50,658$65,857
Rest of U.S.17.06%$50,460$65,599

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-7 make in 2026?

GS-7 base pay is $43,106 to $56,039 a year. With locality pay it is $50,460 to $65,599 in the Rest of U.S. area and $57,736 to $75,059 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-7 an hour?

$20.65 at step 1 and $26.85 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-7 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.