What is the 2026 locality pay for New York?

New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA has a 37.95% locality payment in 2026, ranked 2 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $125,431; a GS-7 step 1 earns $59,465.

How much more is New York than Rest of U.S.?

37.95% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $105,481 in New York versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $15,973.

New York GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA — 37.95% locality payment, ranked #2 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-NY · 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	31,155	32,199	33,235	34,267	35,300	35,906	36,931	37,962	38,005	38,968
GS-2	35,030	35,863	37,024	38,005	38,430	39,560	40,690	41,820	42,949	44,079
GS-3	38,223	39,498	40,773	42,047	43,322	44,596	45,871	47,146	48,420	49,695
GS-4	42,907	44,337	45,768	47,198	48,629	50,059	51,490	52,920	54,351	55,781
GS-5	48,005	49,605	51,206	52,806	54,406	56,006	57,607	59,207	60,807	62,407
GS-6	53,512	55,296	57,080	58,863	60,647	62,431	64,214	65,998	67,782	69,565
GS-7	59,465	61,447	63,429	65,412	67,394	69,376	71,359	73,341	75,323	77,306
GS-8	65,855	68,049	70,244	72,439	74,634	76,828	79,023	81,218	83,413	85,608
GS-9	72,737	75,162	77,587	80,012	82,438	84,863	87,288	89,713	92,138	94,563
GS-10	80,099	82,769	85,438	88,107	90,777	93,446	96,115	98,785	101,454	104,123
GS-11	88,005	90,939	93,874	96,808	99,742	102,676	105,610	108,545	111,479	114,413
GS-12	105,481	108,997	112,513	116,030	119,546	123,062	126,579	130,095	133,611	137,128
GS-13	125,431	129,612	133,794	137,975	142,156	146,337	150,519	154,700	158,881	163,062
GS-14	148,222	153,163	158,104	163,046	167,987	172,929	177,870	182,811	187,753	192,694
GS-15	174,347	180,159	185,970	191,782	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$14.93 – $18.67/hr

GS-2

$16.78 – $21.12/hr

GS-3

$18.31 – $23.81/hr

GS-4

$20.56 – $26.73/hr

GS-5

$23.00 – $29.90/hr

GS-6

$25.64 – $33.33/hr

GS-7

$28.49 – $37.04/hr

GS-8

$31.55 – $41.02/hr

GS-9

$34.85 – $45.31/hr

GS-10

$38.38 – $49.89/hr

GS-11

$42.17 – $54.82/hr

GS-12

$50.54 – $65.71/hr

GS-13

$60.10 – $78.13/hr

GS-14

$71.02 – $92.33/hr

GS-15

$83.54 – $94.49/hr

Private-sector pay in this area

BLS metro wage data for the same region:

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Other locality areas

San Francisco Bay Area 46.34%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%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%