GS pay scale 2026, Rest of U.S.: the 17.06% locality table for Rest of U.S..
OPM's 2026 General Schedule table for the Rest of U.S. locality pay area, the counties OPM includes, and the area's locality payment since 2024.
In 2026, GS employees in the Rest of U.S. locality pay area receive a 17.06% locality payment on top of the base table, so GS pay there runs from $26,437 (GS-1, step 1) to $192,331 (GS-15, step 10). The 17.06% payment is unchanged from 2025.
2026 GS pay in Rest of U.S.
Annual rates including the 17.06% 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 | $26,437 | $27,323 | $28,202 | $29,078 | $29,954 | $30,468 | $31,338 | $32,214 | $32,250 | $33,067 |
| GS-2 | $29,725 | $30,432 | $31,418 | $32,250 | $32,611 | $33,569 | $34,528 | $35,487 | $36,445 | $37,404 |
| GS-3 | $32,435 | $33,517 | $34,598 | $35,680 | $36,762 | $37,843 | $38,925 | $40,006 | $41,088 | $42,170 |
| GS-4 | $36,409 | $37,623 | $38,837 | $40,051 | $41,265 | $42,479 | $43,693 | $44,907 | $46,120 | $47,334 |
| GS-5 | $40,736 | $42,094 | $43,452 | $44,809 | $46,167 | $47,525 | $48,883 | $50,241 | $51,599 | $52,957 |
| GS-6 | $45,409 | $46,922 | $48,436 | $49,950 | $51,463 | $52,977 | $54,490 | $56,004 | $57,517 | $59,031 |
| GS-7 | $50,460 | $52,142 | $53,824 | $55,506 | $57,188 | $58,871 | $60,553 | $62,235 | $63,917 | $65,599 |
| GS-8 | $55,882 | $57,745 | $59,607 | $61,469 | $63,332 | $65,194 | $67,057 | $68,919 | $70,781 | $72,644 |
| GS-9 | $61,722 | $63,780 | $65,838 | $67,896 | $69,954 | $72,012 | $74,070 | $76,128 | $78,186 | $80,243 |
| GS-10 | $67,970 | $70,235 | $72,500 | $74,765 | $77,030 | $79,295 | $81,560 | $83,825 | $86,091 | $88,356 |
| GS-11 | $74,678 | $77,168 | $79,658 | $82,148 | $84,638 | $87,128 | $89,618 | $92,107 | $94,597 | $97,087 |
| GS-12 | $89,508 | $92,491 | $95,475 | $98,459 | $101,443 | $104,427 | $107,411 | $110,395 | $113,378 | $116,362 |
| GS-13 | $106,437 | $109,985 | $113,533 | $117,081 | $120,629 | $124,177 | $127,725 | $131,273 | $134,822 | $138,370 |
| GS-14 | $125,776 | $129,969 | $134,162 | $138,356 | $142,549 | $146,742 | $150,935 | $155,128 | $159,321 | $163,514 |
| GS-15 | $147,945 | $152,877 | $157,809 | $162,740 | $167,672 | $172,604 | $177,536 | $182,467 | $187,399 | $192,331 |
Which locations OPM includes in Rest of U.S.
Rest of U.S. is the locality pay area for every location in the contiguous United States that OPM does not place in a named locality pay area. Alaska and Hawaii have their own tables, and OPM includes the other non-foreign areas in Rest of U.S. OPM's definitions page lists the counties of every named area; if your position's location is not in one of them, Rest of U.S. applies.
Rest of U.S. locality pay, 2024 to 2026
| Year | Locality payment | Total increase (OPM) | GS-9 step 1 | GS-12 step 1 | GS-13 step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17.06% | 1% | $61,722 | $89,508 | $138,370 |
| 2025 | 17.06% | 1.91% | $61,111 | $88,621 | $137,000 |
| 2024 | 16.82% | 4.99% | $59,966 | $86,962 | $134,435 |
Rest of U.S.: $61,722 at step 1.
Open →GS-11GS-11 in every localityRest of U.S.: $74,678 at step 1.
Open →GS-12GS-12 in every localityRest of U.S.: $89,508 at step 1.
Open →GS-13GS-13 in every localityRest of U.S.: $106,437 at step 1.
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- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2026-RUS (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 2024-RUS (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).