What is the 2026 locality pay for St. Louis?

St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL has a 20.03% locality payment in 2026, ranked 37 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $109,137; a GS-7 step 1 earns $51,740.

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

20.03% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $91,779 in St. Louis versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $2,271.

St. Louis GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL — 20.03% locality payment, ranked #37 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-SL · 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	27,108	28,016	28,918	29,815	30,714	31,241	32,133	33,031	33,068	33,906
GS-2	30,479	31,204	32,215	33,068	33,438	34,421	35,404	36,387	37,370	38,353
GS-3	33,258	34,367	35,476	36,585	37,694	38,803	39,912	41,021	42,131	43,240
GS-4	37,333	38,578	39,822	41,067	42,312	43,556	44,801	46,046	47,291	48,535
GS-5	41,769	43,162	44,554	45,946	47,339	48,731	50,123	51,516	52,908	54,300
GS-6	46,561	48,113	49,665	51,217	52,769	54,321	55,873	57,425	58,977	60,529
GS-7	51,740	53,465	55,190	56,915	58,639	60,364	62,089	63,814	65,539	67,264
GS-8	57,300	59,210	61,119	63,029	64,939	66,848	68,758	70,668	72,577	74,487
GS-9	63,288	65,398	67,508	69,619	71,729	73,839	75,949	78,059	80,169	82,279
GS-10	69,694	72,017	74,339	76,662	78,985	81,307	83,630	85,952	88,275	90,597
GS-11	76,573	79,126	81,679	84,232	86,785	89,338	91,891	94,444	96,997	99,550
GS-12	91,779	94,838	97,898	100,957	104,017	107,076	110,136	113,195	116,255	119,315
GS-13	109,137	112,775	116,413	120,052	123,690	127,328	130,966	134,604	138,242	141,880
GS-14	128,967	133,267	137,566	141,866	146,165	150,465	154,764	159,064	163,363	167,663
GS-15	151,699	156,756	161,812	166,869	171,926	176,983	182,040	187,097	192,154	197,200*

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.99 – $16.25/hr

GS-2

$14.60 – $18.38/hr

GS-3

$15.94 – $20.72/hr

GS-4

$17.89 – $23.26/hr

GS-5

$20.01 – $26.02/hr

GS-6

$22.31 – $29.00/hr

GS-7

$24.79 – $32.23/hr

GS-8

$27.46 – $35.69/hr

GS-9

$30.32 – $39.42/hr

GS-10

$33.39 – $43.41/hr

GS-11

$36.69 – $47.70/hr

GS-12

$43.98 – $57.17/hr

GS-13

$52.29 – $67.98/hr

GS-14

$61.80 – $80.34/hr

GS-15

$72.69 – $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%Pittsburgh 21.03%Albany 20.77%Austin 20.35%Colorado Springs 20.15%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%