State of Hawaii GS pay scale 2026
Locality pay of 22.21% for the State of Hawaii pay area. Annual pay from $27,600 (GS-1, step 1) to $197,200 (GS-15, step 10).
GS pay calculator 2026
- Yearly pay
- $64,438
- Monthly
- $5,370
- Every two weeks
- $2,470.40
- Hourly
- $30.88
Pay before taxes and deductions, from the official 2026 OPM tables. State of Hawaii GS pay table 2026
State of Hawaii annual pay by grade and step
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,600 | $28,525 | $29,443 | $30,357 | $31,272 | $31,809 | $32,717 | $33,631 | $33,669 | $34,522 |
| GS-2 | $31,033 | $31,771 | $32,800 | $33,669 | $34,045 | $35,046 | $36,047 | $37,048 | $38,049 | $39,050 |
| GS-3 | $33,862 | $34,991 | $36,120 | $37,250 | $38,379 | $39,508 | $40,637 | $41,766 | $42,896 | $44,025 |
| GS-4 | $38,011 | $39,278 | $40,546 | $41,813 | $43,080 | $44,348 | $45,615 | $46,882 | $48,150 | $49,417 |
| GS-5 | $42,528 | $43,945 | $45,363 | $46,781 | $48,198 | $49,616 | $51,034 | $52,451 | $53,869 | $55,287 |
| GS-6 | $47,406 | $48,987 | $50,567 | $52,147 | $53,727 | $55,307 | $56,888 | $58,468 | $60,048 | $61,628 |
| GS-7 | $52,680 | $54,436 | $56,192 | $57,948 | $59,704 | $61,461 | $63,217 | $64,973 | $66,729 | $68,485 |
| GS-8 | $58,341 | $60,285 | $62,229 | $64,174 | $66,118 | $68,062 | $70,007 | $71,951 | $73,895 | $75,840 |
| GS-9 | $64,438 | $66,586 | $68,735 | $70,883 | $73,031 | $75,180 | $77,328 | $79,477 | $81,625 | $83,774 |
| GS-10 | $70,960 | $73,325 | $75,690 | $78,054 | $80,419 | $82,784 | $85,149 | $87,513 | $89,878 | $92,243 |
| GS-11 | $77,964 | $80,563 | $83,163 | $85,762 | $88,361 | $90,961 | $93,560 | $96,160 | $98,759 | $101,359 |
| GS-12 | $93,445 | $96,561 | $99,676 | $102,791 | $105,906 | $109,021 | $112,136 | $115,251 | $118,366 | $121,482 |
| GS-13 | $111,119 | $114,824 | $118,528 | $122,232 | $125,936 | $129,640 | $133,345 | $137,049 | $140,753 | $144,457 |
| GS-14 | $131,310 | $135,687 | $140,065 | $144,442 | $148,820 | $153,198 | $157,575 | $161,953 | $166,330 | $170,708 |
| GS-15 | $154,454 | $159,603 | $164,751 | $169,900 | $175,049 | $180,197 | $185,346 | $190,495 | $195,644 | $197,200 |
Hourly pay
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 5 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $13.22 | $14.98 | $16.54 |
| GS-2 | $14.87 | $16.31 | $18.71 |
| GS-3 | $16.23 | $18.39 | $21.09 |
| GS-4 | $18.21 | $20.64 | $23.68 |
| GS-5 | $20.38 | $23.09 | $26.49 |
| GS-6 | $22.71 | $25.74 | $29.53 |
| GS-7 | $25.24 | $28.61 | $32.82 |
| GS-8 | $27.95 | $31.68 | $36.34 |
| GS-9 | $30.88 | $34.99 | $40.14 |
| GS-10 | $34.00 | $38.53 | $44.20 |
| GS-11 | $37.36 | $42.34 | $48.57 |
| GS-12 | $44.77 | $50.75 | $58.21 |
| GS-13 | $53.24 | $60.34 | $69.22 |
| GS-14 | $62.92 | $71.31 | $81.80 |
| GS-15 | $74.01 | $83.88 | $94.49 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the locality pay for State of Hawaii in 2026?
22.21% on top of base pay.
How much does a GS-9 make in State of Hawaii?
From $64,438 at step 1 to $83,774 at step 10 a year in 2026.
How much does a GS-12 make in State of Hawaii?
From $93,445 at step 1 to $121,482 at step 10 a year in 2026.
How much does a GS-13 make in State of Hawaii?
From $111,119 at step 1 to $144,457 at step 10 a year in 2026.
What is the highest GS salary in State of Hawaii?
$197,200 a year for GS-15, step 10, limited by the pay cap for General Schedule employees.
How much does a GS-7 law enforcement officer make in State of Hawaii?
$59,704 a year at step 1 in 2026, against $52,680 for other GS-7 employees, because law enforcement officers at GS-3 to GS-10 are paid special base rates.
LEO pay scale 2026: law enforcement officer pay in State of Hawaii and every other locality
Other locality pay areas
- Albany-Schenectady20.77%
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas18.33%
- Atlanta23.79%
- Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown20.35%
- Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega18.24%
- Boston-Worcester-Providence32.58%
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean22.41%
- Burlington-South Burlington-Barre19.45%
- Charlotte-Concord19.67%
- Chicago-Naperville30.86%
- Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville21.93%
- Cleveland-Akron-Canton22.23%
- Colorado Springs20.15%
- Columbus-Marion-Zanesville22.15%
- Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice17.63%
- Dallas-Fort Worth27.26%
- Davenport-Moline18.93%
- Dayton-Springfield-Kettering21.42%
- Denver-Aurora30.52%
- Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines18.01%
- Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor29.12%
- Fresno-Madera-Hanford17.65%
- Harrisburg-Lebanon19.43%
- Hartford-East Hartford32.08%
- Houston-The Woodlands35%
- Huntsville-Decatur21.91%
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie18.15%
- Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City18.97%
- Laredo21.59%
- Las Vegas-Henderson19.57%
- Los Angeles-Long Beach36.47%
- Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale24.67%
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha22.42%
- Minneapolis-St. Paul27.62%
- New York-Newark37.95%
- Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont18.23%
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville17.93%
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden28.99%
- Phoenix-Mesa22.45%
- Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton21.03%
- Portland-Vancouver-Salem26.13%
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary22.24%
- Reno-Fernley17.52%
- Rest of U.S.17.06%
- Richmond22.28%
- Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls17.88%
- Sacramento-Roseville29.76%
- San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall18.78%
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad33.72%
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland46.34%
- Seattle-Tacoma31.57%
- Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene17.67%
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington20.03%
- State of Alaska32.36%
- State of Hawaii22.21%
- Tucson-Nogales19.28%
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk18.8%
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington33.94%
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.