What is the 2026 locality pay for Tucson?

Tucson-Nogales, AZ has a 19.28% locality payment in 2026, ranked 42 of 58 areas. A GS-13 step 1 earns $108,455; a GS-7 step 1 earns $51,417.

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

19.28% vs 17.06% — a GS-12 step 1 makes $91,205 in Tucson versus $89,508 in Rest of U.S., a difference of $1,697.

Tucson GS Pay Scale 2026

Locality pay area Tucson-Nogales, AZ — 19.28% locality payment, ranked #42 of 58. Rates below include the 2026 1% general increase and locality adjustment.

Source: OPM Salary Table 2026-TU · 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	26,938	27,841	28,737	29,629	30,523	31,046	31,932	32,825	32,862	33,694
GS-2	30,289	31,009	32,014	32,862	33,229	34,206	35,183	36,160	37,137	38,114
GS-3	33,050	34,152	35,254	36,357	37,459	38,561	39,663	40,765	41,867	42,969
GS-4	37,100	38,337	39,574	40,810	42,047	43,284	44,521	45,758	46,995	48,232
GS-5	41,508	42,892	44,276	45,659	47,043	48,426	49,810	51,194	52,577	53,961
GS-6	46,270	47,812	49,354	50,897	52,439	53,981	55,524	57,066	58,608	60,151
GS-7	51,417	53,131	54,845	56,559	58,273	59,987	61,701	63,415	65,129	66,843
GS-8	56,942	58,840	60,737	62,635	64,533	66,431	68,328	70,226	72,124	74,022
GS-9	62,893	64,990	67,087	69,184	71,281	73,377	75,474	77,571	79,668	81,765
GS-10	69,259	71,567	73,875	76,183	78,491	80,799	83,107	85,415	87,723	90,031
GS-11	76,095	78,632	81,169	83,706	86,243	88,780	91,317	93,854	96,391	98,928
GS-12	91,205	94,246	97,286	100,326	103,367	106,407	109,448	112,488	115,529	118,569
GS-13	108,455	112,071	115,686	119,301	122,917	126,532	130,148	133,763	137,378	140,994
GS-14	128,162	132,434	136,707	140,979	145,252	149,525	153,797	158,070	162,342	166,615
GS-15	150,751	155,776	160,801	165,827	170,852	175,877	180,902	185,928	190,953	195,978

Hourly rates (step 1 / step 10)

GS-1

$12.91 – $16.14/hr

GS-2

$14.51 – $18.26/hr

GS-3

$15.84 – $20.59/hr

GS-4

$17.78 – $23.11/hr

GS-5

$19.89 – $25.86/hr

GS-6

$22.17 – $28.82/hr

GS-7

$24.64 – $32.03/hr

GS-8

$27.28 – $35.47/hr

GS-9

$30.14 – $39.18/hr

GS-10

$33.19 – $43.14/hr

GS-11

$36.46 – $47.40/hr

GS-12

$43.70 – $56.81/hr

GS-13

$51.97 – $67.56/hr

GS-14

$61.41 – $79.83/hr

GS-15

$72.23 – $93.90/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%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%