Miami GS Pay Scale 2026
Locality pay area Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL — 24.67% locality payment, ranked #19 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.
Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-MFL · 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 | 28,155 | 29,099 | 30,035 | 30,968 | 31,902 | 32,449 | 33,375 | 34,308 | 34,347 | 35,217 |
| GS-2 | 31,657 | 32,410 | 33,460 | 34,347 | 34,731 | 35,752 | 36,773 | 37,794 | 38,815 | 39,836 |
| GS-3 | 34,544 | 35,696 | 36,847 | 37,999 | 39,151 | 40,303 | 41,455 | 42,607 | 43,759 | 44,911 |
| GS-4 | 38,776 | 40,069 | 41,362 | 42,655 | 43,947 | 45,240 | 46,533 | 47,826 | 49,119 | 50,412 |
| GS-5 | 43,384 | 44,830 | 46,276 | 47,722 | 49,169 | 50,615 | 52,061 | 53,507 | 54,953 | 56,399 |
| GS-6 | 48,361 | 49,973 | 51,585 | 53,197 | 54,809 | 56,421 | 58,033 | 59,645 | 61,257 | 62,869 |
| GS-7 | 53,740 | 55,532 | 57,323 | 59,115 | 60,906 | 62,698 | 64,489 | 66,281 | 68,072 | 69,864 |
| GS-8 | 59,515 | 61,498 | 63,482 | 65,465 | 67,449 | 69,432 | 71,416 | 73,399 | 75,383 | 77,366 |
| GS-9 | 65,735 | 67,926 | 70,118 | 72,310 | 74,502 | 76,693 | 78,885 | 81,077 | 83,268 | 85,460 |
| GS-10 | 72,388 | 74,801 | 77,213 | 79,625 | 82,038 | 84,450 | 86,863 | 89,275 | 91,687 | 94,100 |
| GS-11 | 79,533 | 82,185 | 84,837 | 87,488 | 90,140 | 92,792 | 95,444 | 98,095 | 100,747 | 103,399 |
| GS-12 | 95,326 | 98,504 | 101,682 | 104,860 | 108,038 | 111,216 | 114,393 | 117,571 | 120,749 | 123,927 |
| GS-13 | 113,356 | 117,135 | 120,914 | 124,692 | 128,471 | 132,250 | 136,029 | 139,807 | 143,586 | 147,365 |
| GS-14 | 133,953 | 138,419 | 142,884 | 147,350 | 151,816 | 156,281 | 160,747 | 165,213 | 169,678 | 174,144 |
| GS-15 | 157,563 | 162,815 | 168,068 | 173,320 | 178,572 | 183,825 | 189,077 | 194,329 | 197,200* | 197,200* |
Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)
GS-1
$13.49 – $16.87/hr
GS-2
$15.17 – $19.09/hr
GS-3
$16.55 – $21.52/hr
GS-4
$18.58 – $24.16/hr
GS-5
$20.79 – $27.02/hr
GS-6
$23.17 – $30.12/hr
GS-7
$25.75 – $33.48/hr
GS-8
$28.52 – $37.07/hr
GS-9
$31.50 – $40.95/hr
GS-10
$34.69 – $45.09/hr
GS-11
$38.11 – $49.54/hr
GS-12
$45.68 – $59.38/hr
GS-13
$54.32 – $70.61/hr
GS-14
$64.18 – $83.44/hr
GS-15
$75.50 – $94.49/hr
Private-sector pay in this area
BLS metro wage data for the same region:
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