2026 GS Locality Pay Areas
Locality pay adds a geographic adjustment on top of General Schedule base rates. Select a 2026 locality pay area to see its percentage and the resulting salary for every grade and step.
| Locality pay area | 2026 locality | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA | 46.34% | San Jose-San Francisco table |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA | 37.95% | New York-Newark table |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | 36.47% | Los Angeles-Long Beach table |
| Houston-The Woodlands, TX | 35% | Houston-The Woodlands table |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA | 33.94% | Washington-Baltimore table |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 33.72% | San Diego-Chula Vista table |
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT | 32.58% | Boston-Worcester table |
| State of Alaska | 32.36% | State of Alaska table |
| Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA | 32.08% | Hartford-East Hartford table |
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA | 31.57% | Seattle-Tacoma table |
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI | 30.86% | Chicago-Naperville table |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 30.52% | Denver-Aurora table |
| Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV | 29.76% | Sacramento-Roseville table |
| Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI | 29.12% | Detroit-Warren table |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 28.99% | Philadelphia-Reading table |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | 27.62% | Minneapolis-St. Paul table |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK | 27.26% | Dallas-Fort Worth table |
| Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA | 26.13% | Portland-Vancouver table |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL | 24.67% | Miami-Port St. Lucie table |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL | 23.79% | Atlanta- table |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 22.45% | Phoenix-Mesa table |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI | 22.42% | Milwaukee-Racine table |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY | 22.41% | Buffalo-Cheektowaga table |
| Richmond, VA | 22.28% | Richmond table |
| Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC | 22.24% | Raleigh-Durham table |
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA | 22.23% | Cleveland-Akron table |
| State of Hawaii | 22.21% | State of Hawaii table |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH | 22.15% | Columbus-Marion table |
| Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN | 21.93% | Cincinnati-Wilmington table |
| Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN | 21.91% | Huntsville-Decatur table |
| Laredo, TX | 21.59% | Laredo table |
| Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH | 21.42% | Dayton-Springfield table |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV | 21.03% | Pittsburgh-New Castle table |
| Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA | 20.77% | Albany-Schenectady table |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | 20.35% | Austin-Round Rock table |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 20.15% | Colorado Springs table |
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL | 20.03% | St. Louis-St. Charles table |
| Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC | 19.67% | Charlotte-Concord table |
| Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ | 19.57% | Las Vegas-Henderson table |
| Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT | 19.45% | Burlington-South Burlington table |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA | 19.43% | Harrisburg-Lebanon table |
| Tucson-Nogales, AZ | 19.28% | Tucson-Nogales table |
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS | 18.97% | Kansas City-Overland Park table |
| Davenport-Moline, IA-IL | 18.93% | Davenport-Moline table |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC | 18.8% | Virginia Beach-Norfolk table |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX | 18.78% | San Antonio-New Braunfels table |
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM | 18.33% | Albuquerque-Santa Fe table |
| Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL | 18.24% | Birmingham-Hoover table |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA | 18.23% | Omaha-Council Bluffs table |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN | 18.15% | Indianapolis-Carmel table |
| Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA | 18.01% | Des Moines-Ames table |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 17.93% | Palm Bay-Melbourne table |
| Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY | 17.88% | Rochester-Batavia table |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID | 17.67% | Spokane-Spokane Valley table |
| Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA | 17.65% | Fresno-Madera table |
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX | 17.63% | Corpus Christi-Kingsville table |
| Reno-Fernley, NV | 17.52% | Reno-Fernley table |
| Rest of U.S. | 17.06% | Rest of U.S. table |