What is the 2026 locality pay for Huntsville?

Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN has a 21.91% locality payment in 2026, ranked 30 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $110,847; a GS-7 step 1 earns $52,551.

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

21.91% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $93,216 in Huntsville versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $3,708.

Huntsville GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN — 21.91% locality payment, ranked #30 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-HNT · 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	27,532	28,455	29,371	30,282	31,196	31,731	32,637	33,548	33,586	34,437
GS-2	30,957	31,693	32,719	33,586	33,962	34,960	35,959	36,957	37,955	38,954
GS-3	33,779	34,905	36,032	37,158	38,285	39,411	40,538	41,664	42,790	43,917
GS-4	37,918	39,182	40,446	41,710	42,974	44,239	45,503	46,767	48,031	49,296
GS-5	42,423	43,838	45,252	46,666	48,080	49,494	50,908	52,323	53,737	55,151
GS-6	47,290	48,866	50,443	52,019	53,595	55,172	56,748	58,324	59,900	61,477
GS-7	52,551	54,302	56,054	57,806	59,558	61,310	63,062	64,813	66,565	68,317
GS-8	58,197	60,137	62,077	64,016	65,956	67,895	69,835	71,775	73,714	75,654
GS-9	64,279	66,423	68,566	70,709	72,852	74,995	77,139	79,282	81,425	83,568
GS-10	70,786	73,145	75,504	77,863	80,222	82,581	84,940	87,299	89,657	92,016
GS-11	77,772	80,366	82,959	85,552	88,145	90,738	93,331	95,924	98,517	101,110
GS-12	93,216	96,324	99,431	102,539	105,646	108,753	111,861	114,968	118,076	121,183
GS-13	110,847	114,542	118,237	121,932	125,627	129,322	133,017	136,712	140,407	144,102
GS-14	130,987	135,354	139,721	144,088	148,455	152,821	157,188	161,555	165,922	170,289
GS-15	154,075	159,211	164,347	169,483	174,619	179,755	184,891	190,027	195,163	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.19 – $16.50/hr

GS-2

$14.83 – $18.67/hr

GS-3

$16.19 – $21.04/hr

GS-4

$18.17 – $23.62/hr

GS-5

$20.33 – $26.43/hr

GS-6

$22.66 – $29.46/hr

GS-7

$25.18 – $32.73/hr

GS-8

$27.89 – $36.25/hr

GS-9

$30.80 – $40.04/hr

GS-10

$33.92 – $44.09/hr

GS-11

$37.26 – $48.45/hr

GS-12

$44.67 – $58.07/hr

GS-13

$53.11 – $69.05/hr

GS-14

$62.76 – $81.60/hr

GS-15

$73.83 – $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%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%