What is the 2026 locality pay for Colorado Springs?

Colorado Springs, CO has a 20.15% locality payment in 2026, ranked 36 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $109,246; a GS-7 step 1 earns $51,792.

How much more is Colorado Springs than Rest of U.S.?

20.15% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $91,870 in Colorado Springs versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $2,362.

Colorado Springs GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Colorado Springs, CO — 20.15% locality payment, ranked #36 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-CS · 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	27,135	28,044	28,947	29,845	30,745	31,273	32,165	33,064	33,101	33,940
GS-2	30,510	31,235	32,247	33,101	33,471	34,455	35,439	36,423	37,408	38,392
GS-3	33,291	34,401	35,512	36,622	37,732	38,842	39,952	41,062	42,173	43,283
GS-4	37,370	38,616	39,862	41,108	42,354	43,600	44,846	46,092	47,338	48,584
GS-5	41,811	43,205	44,598	45,992	47,386	48,780	50,173	51,567	52,961	54,355
GS-6	46,607	48,161	49,714	51,268	52,822	54,375	55,929	57,482	59,036	60,589
GS-7	51,792	53,518	55,245	56,972	58,698	60,425	62,151	63,878	65,604	67,331
GS-8	57,357	59,269	61,180	63,092	65,004	66,915	68,827	70,738	72,650	74,561
GS-9	63,351	65,464	67,576	69,688	71,800	73,913	76,025	78,137	80,249	82,362
GS-10	69,764	72,089	74,414	76,739	79,064	81,388	83,713	86,038	88,363	90,688
GS-11	76,650	79,205	81,761	84,316	86,872	89,428	91,983	94,539	97,094	99,650
GS-12	91,870	94,933	97,996	101,058	104,121	107,183	110,246	113,309	116,371	119,434
GS-13	109,246	112,888	116,530	120,172	123,813	127,455	131,097	134,739	138,380	142,022
GS-14	129,096	133,400	137,704	142,008	146,311	150,615	154,919	159,223	163,527	167,830
GS-15	151,850	156,912	161,974	167,036	172,098	177,160	182,222	187,284	192,346	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.00 – $16.26/hr

GS-2

$14.62 – $18.40/hr

GS-3

$15.95 – $20.74/hr

GS-4

$17.91 – $23.28/hr

GS-5

$20.03 – $26.04/hr

GS-6

$22.33 – $29.03/hr

GS-7

$24.82 – $32.26/hr

GS-8

$27.48 – $35.73/hr

GS-9

$30.36 – $39.46/hr

GS-10

$33.43 – $43.45/hr

GS-11

$36.73 – $47.75/hr

GS-12

$44.02 – $57.23/hr

GS-13

$52.35 – $68.05/hr

GS-14

$61.86 – $80.42/hr

GS-15

$72.76 – $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%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%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%