What is the 2026 locality pay for Burlington?

Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT has a 19.45% locality payment in 2026, ranked 40 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $108,610; a GS-7 step 1 earns $51,490.

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

19.45% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $91,335 in Burlington versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $1,827.

Burlington GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT — 19.45% locality payment, ranked #40 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-BN · 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	26,977	27,881	28,778	29,671	30,566	31,090	31,978	32,871	32,908	33,742
GS-2	30,332	31,053	32,059	32,908	33,276	34,255	35,233	36,211	37,190	38,168
GS-3	33,097	34,201	35,305	36,408	37,512	38,616	39,720	40,823	41,927	43,031
GS-4	37,153	38,391	39,630	40,869	42,107	43,346	44,585	45,823	47,062	48,301
GS-5	41,567	42,953	44,339	45,724	47,110	48,496	49,881	51,267	52,652	54,038
GS-6	46,336	47,880	49,425	50,969	52,514	54,058	55,603	57,147	58,692	60,236
GS-7	51,490	53,207	54,923	56,640	58,356	60,073	61,789	63,506	65,222	66,939
GS-8	57,023	58,923	60,824	62,724	64,625	66,525	68,426	70,326	72,227	74,127
GS-9	62,982	65,082	67,182	69,282	71,382	73,482	75,582	77,682	79,782	81,882
GS-10	69,357	71,669	73,980	76,292	78,603	80,914	83,226	85,537	87,848	90,160
GS-11	76,203	78,744	81,285	83,825	86,366	88,907	91,447	93,988	96,529	99,069
GS-12	91,335	94,380	97,425	100,469	103,514	106,559	109,604	112,649	115,693	118,738
GS-13	108,610	112,230	115,851	119,472	123,092	126,713	130,333	133,954	137,574	141,195
GS-14	128,344	132,623	136,902	141,180	145,459	149,738	154,016	158,295	162,574	166,853
GS-15	150,966	155,998	161,031	166,063	171,095	176,128	181,160	186,193	191,225	196,258

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.93 – $16.17/hr

GS-2

$14.53 – $18.29/hr

GS-3

$15.86 – $20.62/hr

GS-4

$17.80 – $23.14/hr

GS-5

$19.92 – $25.89/hr

GS-6

$22.20 – $28.86/hr

GS-7

$24.67 – $32.07/hr

GS-8

$27.32 – $35.52/hr

GS-9

$30.18 – $39.23/hr

GS-10

$33.23 – $43.20/hr

GS-11

$36.51 – $47.47/hr

GS-12

$43.76 – $56.89/hr

GS-13

$52.04 – $67.65/hr

GS-14

$61.50 – $79.95/hr

GS-15

$72.34 – $94.04/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%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%