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GS-8 pay scale 2026

$47,738base pay, step 1

Up to $62,057 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$55,882
Washington DC
$63,940

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$55,882
Monthly
$4,657
Every two weeks
$2,142.40
Hourly
$26.78

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

GS-8 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$47,738$49,329$50,920$52,511$54,102$55,693$57,284$58,875$60,466$62,057

GS-8 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$69,860$90,814
New York-Newark37.95%$65,855$85,608
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$65,148$84,689
Houston-The Woodlands35%$64,446$83,777
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$63,940$83,119
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$63,835$82,983
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$63,291$82,275
State of Alaska32.36%$63,186$82,139
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$63,052$81,965
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$62,809$81,648
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$62,470$81,208
Denver-Aurora30.52%$62,308$80,997
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$61,945$80,525
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$61,639$80,128
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$61,577$80,047
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$60,923$79,197
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$60,751$78,974
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$60,212$78,272
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$59,515$77,366
Atlanta23.79%$59,095$76,820
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$58,455$75,989
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$58,441$75,970
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$58,436$75,964
Richmond22.28%$58,374$75,883
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$58,355$75,858
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$58,350$75,852
State of Hawaii22.21%$58,341$75,840
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$58,312$75,803
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$58,207$75,666
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$58,197$75,654
Laredo21.59%$58,045$75,455
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$57,963$75,350
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$57,777$75,108
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$57,653$74,946
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$57,453$74,686
Colorado Springs20.15%$57,357$74,561
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$57,300$74,487
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$57,128$74,264
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$57,080$74,202
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$57,023$74,127
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$57,013$74,115
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$56,942$74,022
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$56,794$73,829
Davenport-Moline18.93%$56,775$73,804
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$56,713$73,724
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$56,703$73,711
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$56,488$73,432
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$56,445$73,376
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$56,441$73,370
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$56,402$73,320
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$56,336$73,233
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$56,297$73,184
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$56,274$73,153
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$56,173$73,022
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$56,164$73,010
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$56,154$72,998
Reno-Fernley17.52%$56,102$72,929
Rest of U.S.17.06%$55,882$72,644

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-8 make in 2026?

GS-8 base pay is $47,738 to $62,057 a year. With locality pay it is $55,882 to $72,644 in the Rest of U.S. area and $63,940 to $83,119 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-8 an hour?

$22.87 at step 1 and $29.74 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-8 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.