What is the 2026 locality pay for Hartford?

Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA has a 32.08% locality payment in 2026, ranked 9 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $120,094; a GS-7 step 1 earns $56,934.

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

32.08% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $100,992 in Hartford versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $11,484.

Hartford GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA — 32.08% locality payment, ranked #9 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-HAR · 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	29,829	30,829	31,821	32,809	33,798	34,378	35,359	36,347	36,388	37,310
GS-2	33,539	34,337	35,449	36,388	36,795	37,877	38,958	40,040	41,122	42,204
GS-3	36,597	37,817	39,038	40,258	41,478	42,699	43,919	45,140	46,360	47,580
GS-4	41,081	42,451	43,820	45,190	46,560	47,929	49,299	50,669	52,038	53,408
GS-5	45,963	47,495	49,027	50,559	52,091	53,623	55,155	56,687	58,220	59,752
GS-6	51,235	52,943	54,651	56,359	58,066	59,774	61,482	63,190	64,898	66,605
GS-7	56,934	58,832	60,730	62,628	64,526	66,424	68,322	70,220	72,118	74,016
GS-8	63,052	65,154	67,255	69,357	71,458	73,559	75,661	77,762	79,863	81,965
GS-9	69,642	71,964	74,286	76,608	78,930	81,252	83,574	85,896	88,218	90,540
GS-10	76,691	79,247	81,802	84,358	86,914	89,470	92,025	94,581	97,137	99,693
GS-11	84,260	87,070	89,879	92,688	95,498	98,307	101,116	103,926	106,735	109,545
GS-12	100,992	104,359	107,726	111,092	114,459	117,826	121,193	124,559	127,926	131,293
GS-13	120,094	124,097	128,100	132,104	136,107	140,110	144,114	148,117	152,120	156,124
GS-14	141,915	146,646	151,377	156,108	160,839	165,570	170,301	175,032	179,764	184,495
GS-15	166,928	172,493	178,057	183,622	189,186	194,751	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$14.29 – $17.88/hr

GS-2

$16.07 – $20.22/hr

GS-3

$17.54 – $22.80/hr

GS-4

$19.68 – $25.59/hr

GS-5

$22.02 – $28.63/hr

GS-6

$24.55 – $31.91/hr

GS-7

$27.28 – $35.47/hr

GS-8

$30.21 – $39.27/hr

GS-9

$33.37 – $43.38/hr

GS-10

$36.75 – $47.77/hr

GS-11

$40.37 – $52.49/hr

GS-12

$48.39 – $62.91/hr

GS-13

$57.54 – $74.81/hr

GS-14

$68.00 – $88.40/hr

GS-15

$79.98 – $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%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%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%