What is the 2026 locality pay for Alaska?

State of Alaska has a 32.36% locality payment in 2026, ranked 8 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $120,348; a GS-7 step 1 earns $57,055.

How much more is Alaska than Rest of U.S.?

32.36% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $101,206 in Alaska versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $11,698.

Alaska GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area State of Alaska — 32.36% locality payment, ranked #8 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-AK · area definition. Cells marked * are limited to EX-IV ($197,200).

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	29,892	30,894	31,888	32,878	33,870	34,451	35,434	36,424	36,465	37,389
GS-2	33,610	34,410	35,524	36,465	36,873	37,957	39,041	40,125	41,209	42,293
GS-3	36,674	37,897	39,120	40,343	41,566	42,789	44,012	45,235	46,458	47,681
GS-4	41,168	42,541	43,913	45,286	46,658	48,031	49,403	50,776	52,149	53,521
GS-5	46,060	47,595	49,131	50,666	52,201	53,737	55,272	56,808	58,343	59,878
GS-6	51,344	53,055	54,767	56,478	58,189	59,901	61,612	63,324	65,035	66,747
GS-7	57,055	58,957	60,859	62,761	64,663	66,565	68,467	70,369	72,271	74,173
GS-8	63,186	65,292	67,398	69,504	71,609	73,715	75,821	77,927	80,033	82,139
GS-9	69,789	72,116	74,443	76,770	79,097	81,424	83,751	86,078	88,405	90,731
GS-10	76,854	79,415	81,976	84,537	87,098	89,659	92,221	94,782	97,343	99,904
GS-11	84,439	87,254	90,070	92,885	95,700	98,516	101,331	104,146	106,961	109,777
GS-12	101,206	104,580	107,954	111,328	114,702	118,076	121,450	124,823	128,197	131,571
GS-13	120,348	124,360	128,372	132,384	136,396	140,407	144,419	148,431	152,443	156,455
GS-14	142,216	146,957	151,698	156,439	161,180	165,921	170,662	175,403	180,145	184,886
GS-15	167,282	172,858	178,435	184,011	189,587	195,163	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$14.32 – $17.92/hr

GS-2

$16.10 – $20.26/hr

GS-3

$17.57 – $22.85/hr

GS-4

$19.73 – $25.64/hr

GS-5

$22.07 – $28.69/hr

GS-6

$24.60 – $31.98/hr

GS-7

$27.34 – $35.54/hr

GS-8

$30.28 – $39.36/hr

GS-9

$33.44 – $43.47/hr

GS-10

$36.83 – $47.87/hr

GS-11

$40.46 – $52.60/hr

GS-12

$48.49 – $63.04/hr

GS-13

$57.67 – $74.97/hr

GS-14

$68.14 – $88.59/hr

GS-15

$80.15 – $94.49/hr

Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%New York 37.95%Los Angeles 36.47%Houston 35%Washington DC 33.94%San Diego 33.72%Boston 32.58%Hartford 32.08%Seattle 31.57%Chicago 30.86%Denver 30.52%Sacramento 29.76%Detroit 29.12%Philadelphia 28.99%Minneapolis 27.62%Dallas-Fort Worth 27.26%Portland 26.13%Miami 24.67%Atlanta 23.79%Phoenix 22.45%Milwaukee 22.42%Buffalo 22.41%Richmond 22.28%Raleigh 22.24%Cleveland 22.23%Hawaii 22.21%Columbus 22.15%Cincinnati 21.93%Huntsville 21.91%Laredo 21.59%Dayton 21.42%Pittsburgh 21.03%Albany 20.77%Austin 20.35%Colorado Springs 20.15%St. Louis 20.03%Charlotte 19.67%Las Vegas 19.57%Burlington 19.45%Harrisburg 19.43%Tucson 19.28%Kansas City 18.97%Davenport 18.93%Virginia Beach 18.8%San Antonio 18.78%Albuquerque 18.33%Birmingham 18.24%Omaha 18.23%Indianapolis 18.15%Des Moines 18.01%Palm Bay 17.93%Rochester 17.88%Spokane 17.67%Fresno 17.65%Corpus Christi 17.63%Reno 17.52%Rest of U.S. 17.06%