What is the 2026 locality pay for Omaha?

Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA has a 18.23% locality payment in 2026, ranked 49 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $107,501; a GS-7 step 1 earns $50,964.

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

18.23% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $90,402 in Omaha versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $894.

Omaha GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA — 18.23% locality payment, ranked #49 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-OM · 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	26,701	27,596	28,484	29,368	30,254	30,773	31,651	32,536	32,572	33,398
GS-2	30,022	30,736	31,732	32,572	32,937	33,905	34,873	35,841	36,810	37,778
GS-3	32,759	33,852	34,944	36,037	37,129	38,221	39,314	40,406	41,499	42,591
GS-4	36,773	37,999	39,225	40,451	41,677	42,903	44,129	45,355	46,581	47,807
GS-5	41,143	42,514	43,886	45,257	46,629	48,000	49,372	50,743	52,115	53,486
GS-6	45,863	47,391	48,920	50,449	51,977	53,506	55,035	56,564	58,092	59,621
GS-7	50,964	52,663	54,362	56,061	57,760	59,459	61,158	62,857	64,556	66,255
GS-8	56,441	58,322	60,203	62,084	63,965	65,846	67,727	69,608	71,489	73,370
GS-9	62,339	64,418	66,496	68,575	70,653	72,732	74,810	76,889	78,967	81,045
GS-10	68,649	70,937	73,225	75,512	77,800	80,088	82,376	84,663	86,951	89,239
GS-11	75,425	77,940	80,454	82,969	85,484	87,999	90,513	93,028	95,543	98,058
GS-12	90,402	93,416	96,430	99,443	102,457	105,471	108,484	111,498	114,512	117,525
GS-13	107,501	111,084	114,668	118,251	121,835	125,418	129,002	132,585	136,169	139,753
GS-14	127,033	131,268	135,503	139,738	143,973	148,208	152,443	156,678	160,913	165,148
GS-15	149,424	154,405	159,386	164,367	169,348	174,329	179,310	184,291	189,272	194,253

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.79 – $16.00/hr

GS-2

$14.39 – $18.10/hr

GS-3

$15.70 – $20.41/hr

GS-4

$17.62 – $22.91/hr

GS-5

$19.71 – $25.63/hr

GS-6

$21.98 – $28.57/hr

GS-7

$24.42 – $31.75/hr

GS-8

$27.04 – $35.16/hr

GS-9

$29.87 – $38.83/hr

GS-10

$32.89 – $42.76/hr

GS-11

$36.14 – $46.99/hr

GS-12

$43.32 – $56.31/hr

GS-13

$51.51 – $66.96/hr

GS-14

$60.87 – $79.13/hr

GS-15

$71.60 – $93.08/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%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%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%