What is the 2026 locality pay for Rest of U.S.?

Rest of United States has a 17.06% locality payment in 2026, ranked 58 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $106,437; a GS-7 step 1 earns $50,460.

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

17.06% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $89,508 in Rest of U.S. versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $0.

Rest of U.S. GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Rest of United States — 17.06% locality payment, ranked #58 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-RUS · 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	26,437	27,323	28,202	29,078	29,954	30,468	31,338	32,214	32,250	33,067
GS-2	29,725	30,432	31,418	32,250	32,611	33,569	34,528	35,487	36,445	37,404
GS-3	32,435	33,517	34,598	35,680	36,762	37,843	38,925	40,006	41,088	42,170
GS-4	36,409	37,623	38,837	40,051	41,265	42,479	43,693	44,907	46,120	47,334
GS-5	40,736	42,094	43,452	44,809	46,167	47,525	48,883	50,241	51,599	52,957
GS-6	45,409	46,922	48,436	49,950	51,463	52,977	54,490	56,004	57,517	59,031
GS-7	50,460	52,142	53,824	55,506	57,188	58,871	60,553	62,235	63,917	65,599
GS-8	55,882	57,745	59,607	61,469	63,332	65,194	67,057	68,919	70,781	72,644
GS-9	61,722	63,780	65,838	67,896	69,954	72,012	74,070	76,128	78,186	80,243
GS-10	67,970	70,235	72,500	74,765	77,030	79,295	81,560	83,825	86,091	88,356
GS-11	74,678	77,168	79,658	82,148	84,638	87,128	89,618	92,107	94,597	97,087
GS-12	89,508	92,491	95,475	98,459	101,443	104,427	107,411	110,395	113,378	116,362
GS-13	106,437	109,985	113,533	117,081	120,629	124,177	127,725	131,273	134,822	138,370
GS-14	125,776	129,969	134,162	138,356	142,549	146,742	150,935	155,128	159,321	163,514
GS-15	147,945	152,877	157,809	162,740	167,672	172,604	177,536	182,467	187,399	192,331

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.67 – $15.84/hr

GS-2

$14.24 – $17.92/hr

GS-3

$15.54 – $20.21/hr

GS-4

$17.45 – $22.68/hr

GS-5

$19.52 – $25.37/hr

GS-6

$21.76 – $28.29/hr

GS-7

$24.18 – $31.43/hr

GS-8

$26.78 – $34.81/hr

GS-9

$29.57 – $38.45/hr

GS-10

$32.57 – $42.34/hr

GS-11

$35.78 – $46.52/hr

GS-12

$42.89 – $55.76/hr

GS-13

$51.00 – $66.30/hr

GS-14

$60.27 – $78.35/hr

GS-15

$70.89 – $92.16/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%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%