What is the 2026 locality pay for Birmingham?

Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL has a 18.24% locality payment in 2026, ranked 48 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $107,510; a GS-7 step 1 earns $50,969.

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

18.24% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $90,410 in Birmingham versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $902.

Birmingham GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL — 18.24% locality payment, ranked #48 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-BH · 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	26,703	27,598	28,486	29,371	30,256	30,776	31,654	32,538	32,575	33,400
GS-2	30,025	30,739	31,734	32,575	32,939	33,908	34,876	35,844	36,813	37,781
GS-3	32,762	33,854	34,947	36,040	37,132	38,225	39,317	40,410	41,502	42,595
GS-4	36,776	38,002	39,228	40,455	41,681	42,907	44,133	45,359	46,585	47,812
GS-5	41,146	42,518	43,890	45,261	46,633	48,004	49,376	50,747	52,119	53,491
GS-6	45,866	47,395	48,924	50,453	51,982	53,511	55,040	56,568	58,097	59,626
GS-7	50,969	52,668	54,367	56,066	57,765	59,464	61,163	62,862	64,561	66,261
GS-8	56,445	58,327	60,208	62,089	63,970	65,851	67,733	69,614	71,495	73,376
GS-9	62,344	64,423	66,502	68,580	70,659	72,738	74,816	76,895	78,974	81,052
GS-10	68,655	70,943	73,231	75,519	77,807	80,095	82,383	84,670	86,958	89,246
GS-11	75,431	77,946	80,461	82,976	85,491	88,006	90,521	93,036	95,551	98,066
GS-12	90,410	93,424	96,438	99,452	102,466	105,480	108,493	111,507	114,521	117,535
GS-13	107,510	111,094	114,677	118,261	121,845	125,429	129,013	132,597	136,181	139,764
GS-14	127,044	131,280	135,515	139,750	143,986	148,221	152,456	156,692	160,927	165,162
GS-15	149,436	154,418	159,399	164,381	169,362	174,344	179,325	184,307	189,288	194,270

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.79 – $16.00/hr

GS-2

$14.39 – $18.10/hr

GS-3

$15.70 – $20.41/hr

GS-4

$17.62 – $22.91/hr

GS-5

$19.72 – $25.63/hr

GS-6

$21.98 – $28.57/hr

GS-7

$24.42 – $31.75/hr

GS-8

$27.05 – $35.16/hr

GS-9

$29.87 – $38.84/hr

GS-10

$32.90 – $42.76/hr

GS-11

$36.14 – $46.99/hr

GS-12

$43.32 – $56.32/hr

GS-13

$51.51 – $66.97/hr

GS-14

$60.87 – $79.14/hr

GS-15

$71.60 – $93.09/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%Albuquerque 18.33%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%