What is the 2026 locality pay for Hawaii?

State of Hawaii has a 22.21% locality payment in 2026, ranked 27 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $111,119; a GS-7 step 1 earns $52,680.

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

22.21% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $93,445 in Hawaii versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $3,937.

Hawaii GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area State of Hawaii — 22.21% locality payment, ranked #27 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-HI · 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	27,600	28,525	29,443	30,357	31,272	31,809	32,717	33,631	33,669	34,522
GS-2	31,033	31,771	32,800	33,669	34,045	35,046	36,047	37,048	38,049	39,050
GS-3	33,862	34,991	36,120	37,250	38,379	39,508	40,637	41,766	42,896	44,025
GS-4	38,011	39,278	40,546	41,813	43,080	44,348	45,615	46,882	48,150	49,417
GS-5	42,528	43,945	45,363	46,781	48,198	49,616	51,034	52,451	53,869	55,287
GS-6	47,406	48,987	50,567	52,147	53,727	55,307	56,888	58,468	60,048	61,628
GS-7	52,680	54,436	56,192	57,948	59,704	61,461	63,217	64,973	66,729	68,485
GS-8	58,341	60,285	62,229	64,174	66,118	68,062	70,007	71,951	73,895	75,840
GS-9	64,438	66,586	68,735	70,883	73,031	75,180	77,328	79,477	81,625	83,774
GS-10	70,960	73,325	75,690	78,054	80,419	82,784	85,149	87,513	89,878	92,243
GS-11	77,964	80,563	83,163	85,762	88,361	90,961	93,560	96,160	98,759	101,359
GS-12	93,445	96,561	99,676	102,791	105,906	109,021	112,136	115,251	118,366	121,482
GS-13	111,119	114,824	118,528	122,232	125,936	129,640	133,345	137,049	140,753	144,457
GS-14	131,310	135,687	140,065	144,442	148,820	153,198	157,575	161,953	166,330	170,708
GS-15	154,454	159,603	164,751	169,900	175,049	180,197	185,346	190,495	195,644	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.22 – $16.54/hr

GS-2

$14.87 – $18.71/hr

GS-3

$16.23 – $21.09/hr

GS-4

$18.21 – $23.68/hr

GS-5

$20.38 – $26.49/hr

GS-6

$22.71 – $29.53/hr

GS-7

$25.24 – $32.82/hr

GS-8

$27.95 – $36.34/hr

GS-9

$30.88 – $40.14/hr

GS-10

$34.00 – $44.20/hr

GS-11

$37.36 – $48.57/hr

GS-12

$44.77 – $58.21/hr

GS-13

$53.24 – $69.22/hr

GS-14

$62.92 – $81.80/hr

GS-15

$74.01 – $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%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%