Las Vegas GS Pay Scale 2026
Locality pay area Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ — 19.57% locality payment, ranked #39 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.
Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-LV · 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 | 27,004 | 27,909 | 28,807 | 29,701 | 30,597 | 31,122 | 32,010 | 32,904 | 32,942 | 33,776 |
| GS-2 | 30,362 | 31,085 | 32,091 | 32,942 | 33,310 | 34,289 | 35,268 | 36,248 | 37,227 | 38,206 |
| GS-3 | 33,130 | 34,235 | 35,340 | 36,445 | 37,550 | 38,655 | 39,759 | 40,864 | 41,969 | 43,074 |
| GS-4 | 37,190 | 38,430 | 39,670 | 40,910 | 42,150 | 43,390 | 44,630 | 45,869 | 47,109 | 48,349 |
| GS-5 | 41,609 | 42,996 | 44,383 | 45,770 | 47,157 | 48,544 | 49,931 | 51,318 | 52,705 | 54,092 |
| GS-6 | 46,382 | 47,928 | 49,474 | 51,021 | 52,567 | 54,113 | 55,659 | 57,205 | 58,751 | 60,297 |
| GS-7 | 51,542 | 53,260 | 54,978 | 56,697 | 58,415 | 60,133 | 61,851 | 63,569 | 65,288 | 67,006 |
| GS-8 | 57,080 | 58,983 | 60,885 | 62,787 | 64,690 | 66,592 | 68,494 | 70,397 | 72,299 | 74,202 |
| GS-9 | 63,046 | 65,148 | 67,250 | 69,352 | 71,454 | 73,556 | 75,658 | 77,760 | 79,862 | 81,964 |
| GS-10 | 69,427 | 71,741 | 74,054 | 76,368 | 78,682 | 80,996 | 83,309 | 85,623 | 87,937 | 90,250 |
| GS-11 | 76,280 | 78,823 | 81,366 | 83,909 | 86,453 | 88,996 | 91,539 | 94,082 | 96,626 | 99,169 |
| GS-12 | 91,427 | 94,475 | 97,522 | 100,570 | 103,618 | 106,666 | 109,714 | 112,762 | 115,810 | 118,857 |
| GS-13 | 108,719 | 112,343 | 115,967 | 119,592 | 123,216 | 126,840 | 130,464 | 134,088 | 137,712 | 141,337 |
| GS-14 | 128,473 | 132,756 | 137,039 | 141,322 | 145,605 | 149,888 | 154,171 | 158,454 | 162,737 | 167,020 |
| GS-15 | 151,117 | 156,155 | 161,192 | 166,230 | 171,267 | 176,305 | 181,342 | 186,380 | 191,417 | 196,455 |
Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)
GS-1
$12.94 – $16.18/hr
GS-2
$14.55 – $18.31/hr
GS-3
$15.87 – $20.64/hr
GS-4
$17.82 – $23.17/hr
GS-5
$19.94 – $25.92/hr
GS-6
$22.22 – $28.89/hr
GS-7
$24.70 – $32.11/hr
GS-8
$27.35 – $35.55/hr
GS-9
$30.21 – $39.27/hr
GS-10
$33.27 – $43.24/hr
GS-11
$36.55 – $47.52/hr
GS-12
$43.81 – $56.95/hr
GS-13
$52.09 – $67.72/hr
GS-14
$61.56 – $80.03/hr
GS-15
$72.41 – $94.13/hr
Private-sector pay in this area
BLS metro wage data for the same region:
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