What is the 2026 locality pay for Albuquerque?

Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM has a 18.33% locality payment in 2026, ranked 47 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $107,592; a GS-7 step 1 earns $51,007.

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

18.33% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $90,479 in Albuquerque versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $971.

Albuquerque GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM — 18.33% locality payment, ranked #47 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-AQ · area definition.

Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8	Step 9	Step 10
GS-1	26,724	27,619	28,508	29,393	30,279	30,799	31,678	32,563	32,600	33,426
GS-2	30,048	30,762	31,759	32,600	32,964	33,933	34,903	35,872	36,841	37,810
GS-3	32,787	33,880	34,974	36,067	37,160	38,254	39,347	40,440	41,534	42,627
GS-4	36,804	38,031	39,258	40,485	41,713	42,940	44,167	45,394	46,621	47,848
GS-5	41,178	42,550	43,923	45,296	46,668	48,041	49,413	50,786	52,159	53,531
GS-6	45,901	47,431	48,961	50,491	52,021	53,551	55,081	56,611	58,141	59,671
GS-7	51,007	52,708	54,408	56,109	57,809	59,509	61,210	62,910	64,611	66,311
GS-8	56,488	58,371	60,254	62,136	64,019	65,902	67,784	69,667	71,549	73,432
GS-9	62,392	64,472	66,552	68,633	70,713	72,793	74,873	76,954	79,034	81,114
GS-10	68,707	70,997	73,287	75,576	77,866	80,156	82,445	84,735	87,025	89,314
GS-11	75,489	78,006	80,522	83,039	85,556	88,073	90,590	93,107	95,624	98,141
GS-12	90,479	93,495	96,511	99,527	102,544	105,560	108,576	111,592	114,609	117,625
GS-13	107,592	111,178	114,765	118,351	121,938	125,524	129,111	132,698	136,284	139,871
GS-14	127,141	131,379	135,618	139,857	144,095	148,334	152,572	156,811	161,049	165,288
GS-15	149,550	154,535	159,521	164,506	169,491	174,476	179,462	184,447	189,432	194,417

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.80 – $16.02/hr

GS-2

$14.40 – $18.12/hr

GS-3

$15.71 – $20.43/hr

GS-4

$17.63 – $22.93/hr

GS-5

$19.73 – $25.65/hr

GS-6

$21.99 – $28.59/hr

GS-7

$24.44 – $31.77/hr

GS-8

$27.07 – $35.19/hr

GS-9

$29.90 – $38.87/hr

GS-10

$32.92 – $42.80/hr

GS-11

$36.17 – $47.02/hr

GS-12

$43.35 – $56.36/hr

GS-13

$51.55 – $67.02/hr

GS-14

$60.92 – $79.20/hr

GS-15

$71.66 – $93.16/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%Alaska 32.36%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%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%