This article has been updated.
President Trump has authorized a 1% pay increase for most federal employees in 2026. It does not include an increase for locality pay, so locality pay rates remain at 2025 levels.
The 2026 GS pay scale incorporates this 2026 federal pay raise with an overall average increase of 1%.
The 2026 federal pay raise includes a special additional raise of 2.8% for some federal employees in law enforcement for a total 3.8% raise. The Office of Personnel Management has implemented this pay raise through special rate pay tables. This additional special raise takes effect on January 11, 2026.
2026 General Schedule Base Pay Table Incorporating the 1% Increase
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | WGI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22584 | 23341 | 24092 | 24840 | 25589 | 26028 | 26771 | 27519 | 27550 | 28248 | VARIES |
| 2 | 25393 | 25997 | 26839 | 27550 | 27858 | 28677 | 29496 | 30315 | 31134 | 31953 | VARIES |
| 3 | 27708 | 28632 | 29556 | 30480 | 31404 | 32328 | 33252 | 34176 | 35100 | 36024 | 924 |
| 4 | 31103 | 32140 | 33177 | 34214 | 35251 | 36288 | 37325 | 38362 | 39399 | 40436 | 1037 |
| 5 | 34799 | 35959 | 37119 | 38279 | 39439 | 40599 | 41759 | 42919 | 44079 | 45239 | 1160 |
| 6 | 38791 | 40084 | 41377 | 42670 | 43963 | 45256 | 46549 | 47842 | 49135 | 50428 | 1293 |
| 7 | 43106 | 44543 | 45980 | 47417 | 48854 | 50291 | 51728 | 53165 | 54602 | 56039 | 1437 |
| 8 | 47738 | 49329 | 50920 | 52511 | 54102 | 55693 | 57284 | 58875 | 60466 | 62057 | 1591 |
| 9 | 52727 | 54485 | 56243 | 58001 | 59759 | 61517 | 63275 | 65033 | 66791 | 68549 | 1758 |
| 10 | 58064 | 59999 | 61934 | 63869 | 65804 | 67739 | 69674 | 71609 | 73544 | 75479 | 1935 |
| 11 | 63795 | 65922 | 68049 | 70176 | 72303 | 74430 | 76557 | 78684 | 80811 | 82938 | 2127 |
| 12 | 76463 | 79012 | 81561 | 84110 | 86659 | 89208 | 91757 | 94306 | 96855 | 99404 | 2549 |
| 13 | 90925 | 93956 | 96987 | 100018 | 103049 | 106080 | 109111 | 112142 | 115173 | 118204 | 3031 |
| 14 | 107446 | 111028 | 114610 | 118192 | 121774 | 125356 | 128938 | 132520 | 136102 | 139684 | 3582 |
| 15 | 126384 | 130597 | 134810 | 139023 | 143236 | 147449 | 151662 | 155875 | 160088 | 164301 | 4213 |
2026 GS Locality Pay Tables
2026 General Schedule Pay Tables by FedSmith Inc.
Comparing 2025 and 2026 Salaries
This table shows how the 1% 2026 pay increase impacts several of the GS base pay grades at the step 5 level.
| 2025 | 2026 | Difference | |
| GS 5, Step 5 | $39,046 | $39,439 | $393 |
| GS 7, Step 5 | $48,371 | $48,854 | $483 |
| GS 9, Step 5 | $59,165 | $59,759 | $594 |
| GS 11, Step 5 | $71,583 | $72,303 | $720 |
| GS 13, Step 5 | $102,029 | $103,049 | $1,020 |
2026 GS Locality Pay Areas
| Locality Pay Area | Rate |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 32.36% |
| Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA | 20.77% |
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM | 18.33% |
| Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL | 23.79% |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | 20.35% |
| Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL | 18.24% |
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT | 32.58% |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY | 22.41% |
| Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT | 19.45% |
| Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC | 19.67% |
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI | 30.86% |
| Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN | 21.93% |
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA | 22.23% |
| Colorado Springs, co | 20.15% |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH | 22.15% |
| Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX | 17.63% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK | 27.26% |
| Davenport-Moline, IA-IL | 18.93% |
| Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH | 21.42% |
| Denver-Aurora, CO | 30.52% |
| Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA | 18.01% |
| Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI | 29.12% |
| Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA | 17.65% |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA | 19.43% |
| Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA | 32.08% |
| Hawaii | 22.21% |
| Houston-The Woodlands, TX | 35.00% |
| Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN | 21.91% |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN | 18.15% |
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS | 18.97% |
| Laredo, TX | 21.59% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ | 19.57% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | 36.47% |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL | 24.67% |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI | 22.42% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | 27.62% |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA | 37.95% |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA | 18.23% |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 17.93% |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 28.99% |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 22.45% |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV | 21.03% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA | 26.13% |
| Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC | 22.24% |
| Reno-Fernley, NV | 17.52% |
| Richmond, VA | 22.28% |
| Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY | 17.88% |
| Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV | 29.76% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX | 18.78% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 33.72% |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA | 46.34% |
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA | 31.57% |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA-ID | 17.67% |
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL | 20.03% |
| Tucson-Nogales, AZ | 19.28% |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC | 18.80% |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA | 33.94% |
| Rest of U.S. | 17.06% |
