What is the 2026 locality pay for Philadelphia?

Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD has a 28.99% locality payment in 2026, ranked 15 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $117,284; a GS-7 step 1 earns $55,602.

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

28.99% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $98,630 in Philadelphia versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $9,122.

Philadelphia GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD — 28.99% locality payment, ranked #15 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-PHL · 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	29,131	30,108	31,076	32,041	33,007	33,574	34,532	35,497	35,537	36,437
GS-2	32,754	33,534	34,620	35,537	35,934	36,990	38,047	39,103	40,160	41,216
GS-3	35,741	36,932	38,124	39,316	40,508	41,700	42,892	44,084	45,275	46,467
GS-4	40,120	41,457	42,795	44,133	45,470	46,808	48,146	49,483	50,821	52,158
GS-5	44,887	46,384	47,880	49,376	50,872	52,369	53,865	55,361	56,858	58,354
GS-6	50,037	51,704	53,372	55,040	56,708	58,376	60,044	61,711	63,379	65,047
GS-7	55,602	57,456	59,310	61,163	63,017	64,870	66,724	68,578	70,431	72,285
GS-8	61,577	63,629	65,682	67,734	69,786	71,838	73,891	75,943	77,995	80,047
GS-9	68,013	70,280	72,548	74,815	77,083	79,351	81,618	83,886	86,154	88,421
GS-10	74,897	77,393	79,889	82,385	84,881	87,377	89,872	92,368	94,864	97,360
GS-11	82,289	85,033	87,776	90,520	93,264	96,007	98,751	101,494	104,238	106,982
GS-12	98,630	101,918	105,206	108,493	111,781	115,069	118,357	121,645	124,933	128,221
GS-13	117,284	121,194	125,104	129,013	132,923	136,833	140,742	144,652	148,562	152,471
GS-14	138,595	143,215	147,835	152,456	157,076	161,697	166,317	170,938	175,558	180,178
GS-15	163,023	168,457	173,891	179,326	184,760	190,194	195,629	197,200*	197,200*	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.96 – $17.46/hr

GS-2

$15.69 – $19.75/hr

GS-3

$17.13 – $22.26/hr

GS-4

$19.22 – $24.99/hr

GS-5

$21.51 – $27.96/hr

GS-6

$23.98 – $31.17/hr

GS-7

$26.64 – $34.64/hr

GS-8

$29.51 – $38.36/hr

GS-9

$32.59 – $42.37/hr

GS-10

$35.89 – $46.65/hr

GS-11

$39.43 – $51.26/hr

GS-12

$47.26 – $61.44/hr

GS-13

$56.20 – $73.06/hr

GS-14

$66.41 – $86.33/hr

GS-15

$78.11 – $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%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%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%