What is the 2026 locality pay for Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV has a 21.03% locality payment in 2026, ranked 33 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $110,047; a GS-7 step 1 earns $52,171.

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

21.03% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $92,543 in Pittsburgh versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $3,035.

Pittsburgh GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV — 21.03% locality payment, ranked #33 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-PIT · 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	27,333	28,250	29,159	30,064	30,970	31,502	32,401	33,306	33,344	34,189
GS-2	30,733	31,464	32,483	33,344	33,717	34,708	35,699	36,690	37,681	38,673
GS-3	33,535	34,653	35,772	36,890	38,008	39,127	40,245	41,363	42,482	43,600
GS-4	37,644	38,899	40,154	41,409	42,664	43,919	45,174	46,430	47,685	48,940
GS-5	42,117	43,521	44,925	46,329	47,733	49,137	50,541	51,945	53,349	54,753
GS-6	46,949	48,514	50,079	51,644	53,208	54,773	56,338	57,903	59,468	61,033
GS-7	52,171	53,910	55,650	57,389	59,128	60,867	62,606	64,346	66,085	67,824
GS-8	57,777	59,703	61,628	63,554	65,480	67,405	69,331	71,256	73,182	75,108
GS-9	63,815	65,943	68,071	70,199	72,326	74,454	76,582	78,709	80,837	82,965
GS-10	70,275	72,617	74,959	77,301	79,643	81,985	84,326	86,668	89,010	91,352
GS-11	77,211	79,785	82,360	84,934	87,508	90,083	92,657	95,231	97,806	100,380
GS-12	92,543	95,628	98,713	101,798	104,883	107,968	111,053	114,139	117,224	120,309
GS-13	110,047	113,715	117,383	121,052	124,720	128,389	132,057	135,725	139,394	143,062
GS-14	130,042	134,377	138,712	143,048	147,383	151,718	156,054	160,389	164,724	169,060
GS-15	152,963	158,062	163,161	168,260	173,359	178,458	183,557	188,656	193,755	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$13.10 – $16.38/hr

GS-2

$14.73 – $18.53/hr

GS-3

$16.07 – $20.89/hr

GS-4

$18.04 – $23.45/hr

GS-5

$20.18 – $26.24/hr

GS-6

$22.50 – $29.24/hr

GS-7

$25.00 – $32.50/hr

GS-8

$27.68 – $35.99/hr

GS-9

$30.58 – $39.75/hr

GS-10

$33.67 – $43.77/hr

GS-11

$37.00 – $48.10/hr

GS-12

$44.34 – $57.65/hr

GS-13

$52.73 – $68.55/hr

GS-14

$62.31 – $81.01/hr

GS-15

$73.29 – $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%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%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%