What is the 2026 locality pay for Charlotte?

Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC has a 19.67% locality payment in 2026, ranked 38 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $108,810; a GS-7 step 1 earns $51,585.

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

19.67% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $91,503 in Charlotte versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $1,995.

Charlotte GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC — 19.67% locality payment, ranked #38 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-CT · 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	27,026	27,932	28,831	29,726	30,622	31,148	32,037	32,932	32,969	33,804
GS-2	30,388	31,111	32,118	32,969	33,338	34,318	35,298	36,278	37,258	38,238
GS-3	33,158	34,264	35,370	36,475	37,581	38,687	39,793	40,898	42,004	43,110
GS-4	37,221	38,462	39,703	40,944	42,185	43,426	44,667	45,908	47,149	48,390
GS-5	41,644	43,032	44,420	45,808	47,197	48,585	49,973	51,361	52,749	54,138
GS-6	46,421	47,969	49,516	51,063	52,611	54,158	55,705	57,253	58,800	60,347
GS-7	51,585	53,305	55,024	56,744	58,464	60,183	61,903	63,623	65,342	67,062
GS-8	57,128	59,032	60,936	62,840	64,744	66,648	68,552	70,456	72,360	74,264
GS-9	63,098	65,202	67,306	69,410	71,514	73,617	75,721	77,825	79,929	82,033
GS-10	69,485	71,801	74,116	76,432	78,748	81,063	83,379	85,694	88,010	90,326
GS-11	76,343	78,889	81,434	83,980	86,525	89,070	91,616	94,161	96,707	99,252
GS-12	91,503	94,554	97,604	100,654	103,705	106,755	109,806	112,856	115,906	118,957
GS-13	108,810	112,437	116,064	119,692	123,319	126,946	130,573	134,200	137,828	141,455
GS-14	128,581	132,867	137,154	141,440	145,727	150,014	154,300	158,587	162,873	167,160
GS-15	151,244	156,285	161,327	166,369	171,411	176,452	181,494	186,536	191,577	196,619

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.95 – $16.20/hr

GS-2

$14.56 – $18.32/hr

GS-3

$15.89 – $20.66/hr

GS-4

$17.83 – $23.19/hr

GS-5

$19.95 – $25.94/hr

GS-6

$22.24 – $28.92/hr

GS-7

$24.72 – $32.13/hr

GS-8

$27.37 – $35.58/hr

GS-9

$30.23 – $39.31/hr

GS-10

$33.29 – $43.28/hr

GS-11

$36.58 – $47.56/hr

GS-12

$43.84 – $57.00/hr

GS-13

$52.14 – $67.78/hr

GS-14

$61.61 – $80.10/hr

GS-15

$72.47 – $94.21/hr

Private-sector pay in this area

BLS metro wage data for the same region:

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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%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%