GS pay scale 2026, Boston: the 32.58% locality table for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT.
OPM's 2026 General Schedule table for the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT locality pay area, the counties OPM includes, and the area's locality payment since 2024.
In 2026, GS employees in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT locality pay area receive a 32.58% locality payment on top of the base table, so GS pay there runs from $29,942 (GS-1, step 1) to $197,200 (GS-15, step 10), the $197,200 limit OPM applies to locality rates; OPM caps 4 cells in this table. For comparison, GS-12 step 1 is $101,375 here and $89,508 in Rest of U.S. (17.06%). The 32.58% payment is unchanged from 2025.
2026 GS pay in Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT
Annual rates including the 32.58% locality payment.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $29,942 | $30,945 | $31,941 | $32,933 | $33,926 | $34,508 | $35,493 | $36,485 | $36,526 | $37,451 |
| GS-2 | $33,666 | $34,467 | $35,583 | $36,526 | $36,934 | $38,020 | $39,106 | $40,192 | $41,277 | $42,363 |
| GS-3 | $36,735 | $37,960 | $39,185 | $40,410 | $41,635 | $42,860 | $44,086 | $45,311 | $46,536 | $47,761 |
| GS-4 | $41,236 | $42,611 | $43,986 | $45,361 | $46,736 | $48,111 | $49,485 | $50,860 | $52,235 | $53,610 |
| GS-5 | $46,137 | $47,674 | $49,212 | $50,750 | $52,288 | $53,826 | $55,364 | $56,902 | $58,440 | $59,978 |
| GS-6 | $51,429 | $53,143 | $54,858 | $56,572 | $58,286 | $60,000 | $61,715 | $63,429 | $65,143 | $66,857 |
| GS-7 | $57,150 | $59,055 | $60,960 | $62,865 | $64,771 | $66,676 | $68,581 | $70,486 | $72,391 | $74,297 |
| GS-8 | $63,291 | $65,400 | $67,510 | $69,619 | $71,728 | $73,838 | $75,947 | $78,056 | $80,166 | $82,275 |
| GS-9 | $69,905 | $72,236 | $74,567 | $76,898 | $79,228 | $81,559 | $83,890 | $86,221 | $88,552 | $90,882 |
| GS-10 | $76,981 | $79,547 | $82,112 | $84,678 | $87,243 | $89,808 | $92,374 | $94,939 | $97,505 | $100,070 |
| GS-11 | $84,579 | $87,399 | $90,219 | $93,039 | $95,859 | $98,679 | $101,499 | $104,319 | $107,139 | $109,959 |
| GS-12 | $101,375 | $104,754 | $108,134 | $111,513 | $114,893 | $118,272 | $121,651 | $125,031 | $128,410 | $131,790 |
| GS-13 | $120,548 | $124,567 | $128,585 | $132,604 | $136,622 | $140,641 | $144,659 | $148,678 | $152,696 | $156,715 |
| GS-14 | $142,452 | $147,201 | $151,950 | $156,699 | $161,448 | $166,197 | $170,946 | $175,695 | $180,444 | $185,193 |
| GS-15 | $167,560 | $173,146 | $178,731 | $184,317 | $189,902 | $195,488 | $197,200* | $197,200* | $197,200* | $197,200* |
* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304(g)(1)).
Which locations OPM includes in Boston
OPM's 2026 definitions place these 31 locations in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT area (the same as in 2025):
MA: Barnstable County, Bristol County, Dukes County, Essex County, Middlesex County, Nantucket County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County, Worcester County.
RI: Bristol County, Kent County, Newport County, Providence County, Washington County.
NH: Belknap County, Carroll County, Cheshire County, Grafton County, Hillsborough County, Merrimack County, Rockingham County, Strafford County, Sullivan County.
CT: Windham County.
ME: Androscoggin County, Cumberland County, Sagadahoc County, York County.
VT: Orange County, Windsor County.
Boston locality pay, 2024 to 2026
| Year | Locality payment | Total increase (OPM) | GS-9 step 1 | GS-12 step 1 | GS-13 step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.58% | 1% | $69,905 | $101,375 | $156,715 |
| 2025 | 32.58% | 2.17% | $69,213 | $100,371 | $155,164 |
| 2024 | 31.97% | 5.44% | $67,743 | $98,240 | $151,870 |
Boston: $69,905 at step 1.
Open →GS-11GS-11 in every localityBoston: $84,579 at step 1.
Open →GS-12GS-12 in every localityBoston: $101,375 at step 1.
Open →GS-13GS-13 in every localityBoston: $120,548 at step 1.
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- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2026-BOS (public domain), fetched Nov 3, 2026.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2025-BOS (public domain), fetched Nov 3, 2026.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2024-BOS (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, 2026 Locality Pay Area Definitions.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Within-Grade Increases fact sheet (public domain).