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GS-9 pay scale 2026

$52,727base pay, step 1

Up to $68,549 at step 10, before locality pay.

Rest of U.S.
$61,722
Washington DC
$70,623

GS pay calculator 2026

Yearly pay
$61,722
Monthly
$5,144
Every two weeks
$2,365.60
Hourly
$29.57

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

GS-9 base pay by step

Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
$52,727$54,485$56,243$58,001$59,759$61,517$63,275$65,033$66,791$68,549

GS-9 pay in every locality

LocalityLocality payStep 1Step 10
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%$77,161$100,315
New York-Newark37.95%$72,737$94,563
Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%$71,957$93,549
Houston-The Woodlands35%$71,181$92,541
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%$70,623$91,815
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%$70,507$91,664
Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%$69,905$90,882
State of Alaska32.36%$69,789$90,731
Hartford-East Hartford32.08%$69,642$90,540
Seattle-Tacoma31.57%$69,373$90,190
Chicago-Naperville30.86%$68,999$89,703
Denver-Aurora30.52%$68,819$89,470
Sacramento-Roseville29.76%$68,419$88,949
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%$68,081$88,510
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%$68,013$88,421
Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%$67,290$87,482
Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%$67,100$87,235
Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%$66,505$86,461
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%$65,735$85,460
Atlanta23.79%$65,271$84,857
Phoenix-Mesa22.45%$64,564$83,938
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%$64,548$83,918
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%$64,543$83,911
Richmond22.28%$64,475$83,822
Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%$64,453$83,794
Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%$64,448$83,787
State of Hawaii22.21%$64,438$83,774
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%$64,406$83,733
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%$64,290$83,582
Huntsville-Decatur21.91%$64,279$83,568
Laredo21.59%$64,111$83,349
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%$64,021$83,232
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%$63,815$82,965
Albany-Schenectady20.77%$63,678$82,787
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%$63,457$82,499
Colorado Springs20.15%$63,351$82,362
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%$63,288$82,279
Charlotte-Concord19.67%$63,098$82,033
Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%$63,046$81,964
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%$62,982$81,882
Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%$62,972$81,868
Tucson-Nogales19.28%$62,893$81,765
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%$62,729$81,553
Davenport-Moline18.93%$62,708$81,525
Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%$62,640$81,436
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%$62,629$81,423
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%$62,392$81,114
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%$62,344$81,052
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%$62,339$81,045
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%$62,297$80,991
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%$62,223$80,895
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%$62,181$80,840
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%$62,155$80,806
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%$62,044$80,662
Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%$62,033$80,648
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%$62,023$80,634
Reno-Fernley17.52%$61,965$80,559
Rest of U.S.17.06%$61,722$80,243

Frequently asked questions

How much does a GS-9 make in 2026?

GS-9 base pay is $52,727 to $68,549 a year. With locality pay it is $61,722 to $80,243 in the Rest of U.S. area and $70,623 to $91,815 in Washington DC.

How much is GS-9 an hour?

$25.26 at step 1 and $32.85 at step 10 before locality pay.

Where does a GS-9 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.