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GS pay scale 2025: OPM's 2025 General Schedule table and locality payments.
The 2025 base table, the 2025 locality payment for each of the 58 areas, and what changed in 2026. For current pay use the 2026 table.
Quick answer
OPM's 2025 General Schedule base table ran from $22,360 (GS-1, step 1) to $162,672 (GS-15, step 10), after a 1.7% increase effective January 2025. Locality payments that year ranged from 17.06% to 46.34%, and locality rates were limited to $195,200. These are past rates; the current table is OPM's 2026 table.
2025 base table
Data2025 General Schedule base 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 | Within-grade amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $22,360 | $23,110 | $23,853 | $24,594 | $25,336 | $25,770 | $26,506 | $27,247 | $27,277 | $27,970 | Varies |
| GS-2 | $25,142 | $25,740 | $26,573 | $27,277 | $27,583 | $28,394 | $29,205 | $30,016 | $30,827 | $31,638 | Varies |
| GS-3 | $27,434 | $28,348 | $29,262 | $30,176 | $31,090 | $32,004 | $32,918 | $33,832 | $34,746 | $35,660 | $914 |
| GS-4 | $30,795 | $31,822 | $32,849 | $33,876 | $34,903 | $35,930 | $36,957 | $37,984 | $39,011 | $40,038 | $1,027 |
| GS-5 | $34,454 | $35,602 | $36,750 | $37,898 | $39,046 | $40,194 | $41,342 | $42,490 | $43,638 | $44,786 | $1,148 |
| GS-6 | $38,407 | $39,687 | $40,967 | $42,247 | $43,527 | $44,807 | $46,087 | $47,367 | $48,647 | $49,927 | $1,280 |
| GS-7 | $42,679 | $44,102 | $45,525 | $46,948 | $48,371 | $49,794 | $51,217 | $52,640 | $54,063 | $55,486 | $1,423 |
| GS-8 | $47,265 | $48,841 | $50,417 | $51,993 | $53,569 | $55,145 | $56,721 | $58,297 | $59,873 | $61,449 | $1,576 |
| GS-9 | $52,205 | $53,945 | $55,685 | $57,425 | $59,165 | $60,905 | $62,645 | $64,385 | $66,125 | $67,865 | $1,740 |
| GS-10 | $57,489 | $59,405 | $61,321 | $63,237 | $65,153 | $67,069 | $68,985 | $70,901 | $72,817 | $74,733 | $1,916 |
| GS-11 | $63,163 | $65,268 | $67,373 | $69,478 | $71,583 | $73,688 | $75,793 | $77,898 | $80,003 | $82,108 | $2,105 |
| GS-12 | $75,706 | $78,230 | $80,754 | $83,278 | $85,802 | $88,326 | $90,850 | $93,374 | $95,898 | $98,422 | $2,524 |
| GS-13 | $90,025 | $93,026 | $96,027 | $99,028 | $102,029 | $105,030 | $108,031 | $111,032 | $114,033 | $117,034 | $3,001 |
| GS-14 | $106,382 | $109,928 | $113,474 | $117,020 | $120,566 | $124,112 | $127,658 | $131,204 | $134,750 | $138,296 | $3,546 |
| GS-15 | $125,133 | $129,304 | $133,475 | $137,646 | $141,817 | $145,988 | $150,159 | $154,330 | $158,501 | $162,672 | $4,171 |
2025 locality pay
Data2025 locality payments, with 2026 beside them
GS-12 step 1 in each area, 2025 and 2026.
| Locality pay area | 2025 locality | 2026 locality | GS-12 step 1, 2025 | GS-12 step 1, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA | 46.34% | 46.34% | $110,788 | $111,896 |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA | 37.95% | 37.95% | $104,436 | $105,481 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | 36.47% | 36.47% | $103,316 | $104,349 |
| Houston-The Woodlands, TX | 35.00% | 35.00% | $102,203 | $103,225 |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA | 33.94% | 33.94% | $101,401 | $102,415 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 33.72% | 33.72% | $101,234 | $102,246 |
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT | 32.58% | 32.58% | $100,371 | $101,375 |
| State of Alaska | 32.36% | 32.36% | $100,204 | $101,206 |
| Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA | 32.08% | 32.08% | $99,992 | $100,992 |
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA | 31.57% | 31.57% | $99,606 | $100,602 |
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI | 30.86% | 30.86% | $99,069 | $100,059 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 30.52% | 30.52% | $98,811 | $99,800 |
| Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV | 29.76% | 29.76% | $98,236 | $99,218 |
| Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI | 29.12% | 29.12% | $97,752 | $98,729 |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 28.99% | 28.99% | $97,653 | $98,630 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | 27.62% | 27.62% | $96,616 | $97,582 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK | 27.26% | 27.26% | $96,343 | $97,307 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA | 26.13% | 26.13% | $95,488 | $96,443 |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL | 24.67% | 24.67% | $94,383 | $95,326 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL | 23.79% | 23.79% | $93,716 | $94,654 |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 22.45% | 22.45% | $92,702 | $93,629 |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI | 22.42% | 22.42% | $92,679 | $93,606 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY | 22.41% | 22.41% | $92,672 | $93,598 |
| Richmond, VA | 22.28% | 22.28% | $92,573 | $93,499 |
| Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC | 22.24% | 22.24% | $92,543 | $93,468 |
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA | 22.23% | 22.23% | $92,535 | $93,461 |
| State of Hawaii | 22.21% | 22.21% | $92,520 | $93,445 |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH | 22.15% | 22.15% | $92,475 | $93,400 |
| Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN | 21.93% | 21.93% | $92,308 | $93,231 |
| Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN | 21.91% | 21.91% | $92,293 | $93,216 |
| Laredo, TX | 21.59% | 21.59% | $92,051 | $92,971 |
| Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH | 21.42% | 21.42% | $91,922 | $92,841 |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV | 21.03% | 21.03% | $91,627 | $92,543 |
| Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA | 20.77% | 20.77% | $91,430 | $92,344 |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | 20.35% | 20.35% | $91,112 | $92,023 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 20.15% | 20.15% | $90,961 | $91,870 |
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL | 20.03% | 20.03% | $90,870 | $91,779 |
| Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC | 19.67% | 19.67% | $90,597 | $91,503 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ | 19.57% | 19.57% | $90,522 | $91,427 |
| Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT | 19.45% | 19.45% | $90,431 | $91,335 |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA | 19.43% | 19.43% | $90,416 | $91,320 |
| Tucson-Nogales, AZ | 19.28% | 19.28% | $90,302 | $91,205 |
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS | 18.97% | 18.97% | $90,067 | $90,968 |
| Davenport-Moline, IA-IL | 18.93% | 18.93% | $90,037 | $90,937 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC | 18.80% | 18.80% | $89,939 | $90,838 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX | 18.78% | 18.78% | $89,924 | $90,823 |
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM | 18.33% | 18.33% | $89,583 | $90,479 |
| Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL | 18.24% | 18.24% | $89,515 | $90,410 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA | 18.23% | 18.23% | $89,507 | $90,402 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN | 18.15% | 18.15% | $89,447 | $90,341 |
| Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA | 18.01% | 18.01% | $89,341 | $90,234 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 17.93% | 17.93% | $89,280 | $90,173 |
| Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY | 17.88% | 17.88% | $89,242 | $90,135 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID | 17.67% | 17.67% | $89,083 | $89,974 |
| Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA | 17.65% | 17.65% | $89,068 | $89,959 |
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX | 17.63% | 17.63% | $89,053 | $89,943 |
| Reno-Fernley, NV | 17.52% | 17.52% | $88,970 | $89,859 |
| Rest of U.S. | 17.06% | 17.06% | $88,621 | $89,508 |
2025 vs 2026
DataWhat changed after 2025
In 2026 OPM raised the base table by 1% and kept every locality payment at its 2025 level.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
What was the GS pay raise in 2025?
OPM's 2025 tables incorporate a 1.7% General Schedule increase effective January 2025; with locality changes, OPM lists total increases from 1.88% to 2.35% by area.
Is the 2025 table still in effect?
No. OPM has published the 2026 General Schedule tables, effective January 2026; use them for current pay.
What was the top GS rate in 2025?
The base GS-15 step 10 rate was $162,672, and locality rates were capped at $195,200.
Method
How this page is built
Every pay figure on this page is copied from the General Schedule salary tables that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) publishes; TryHired does not estimate, average or project any rate. We checked every locality cell for 2024, 2025 and 2026 against OPM's base table times one plus the locality payment, rounded to the nearest dollar: all of them match, except the cells OPM limits to the Executive Schedule level IV rate, which OPM marks with an asterisk. Tables fetched from opm.gov on Nov 3, 2026.
What this page can't tell you
Sources- Your own pay: agencies set your grade and step, and some positions are paid from special rate tables or other pay systems that this page does not cover.
- Future tables: we publish a year's figures only after OPM posts that year's tables.
- Hourly, overtime and premium pay: OPM publishes these separately; this page shows annual rates only.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2025-GS (public domain), fetched Nov 3, 2026.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2025-RUS (public domain), fetched Nov 3, 2026.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2025-DCB (public domain), fetched Nov 3, 2026.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2026-GS (public domain), fetched Nov 3, 2026.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Within-Grade Increases fact sheet (public domain).