2026 General Schedule base pay table
OPM's Salary Table 2026-GS, incorporating the 1% General Schedule increase, effective January 2026. These are the rates before locality pay. No one is paid from this table alone: the lowest locality payment in 2026 is 17.06% (Rest of U.S.), and the 58 area tables carry the rates actually paid.
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-GS (XML file, SHA-256 162fafd0981c…), fetched ; index page 2026 General Schedule.
Annual rates
Annual rate of basic pay by grade and step. The last column is OPM's within-grade increase amount: the difference between adjacent steps, which OPM prints as "varies" for GS-1 and GS-2 because their steps are not evenly spaced.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 | Within-grade increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $22,584 | $23,341 | $24,092 | $24,840 | $25,589 | $26,028 | $26,771 | $27,519 | $27,550 | $28,248 | varies |
| GS-2 | $25,393 | $25,997 | $26,839 | $27,550 | $27,858 | $28,677 | $29,496 | $30,315 | $31,134 | $31,953 | varies |
| GS-3 | $27,708 | $28,632 | $29,556 | $30,480 | $31,404 | $32,328 | $33,252 | $34,176 | $35,100 | $36,024 | $924 |
| GS-4 | $31,103 | $32,140 | $33,177 | $34,214 | $35,251 | $36,288 | $37,325 | $38,362 | $39,399 | $40,436 | $1,037 |
| GS-5 | $34,799 | $35,959 | $37,119 | $38,279 | $39,439 | $40,599 | $41,759 | $42,919 | $44,079 | $45,239 | $1,160 |
| GS-6 | $38,791 | $40,084 | $41,377 | $42,670 | $43,963 | $45,256 | $46,549 | $47,842 | $49,135 | $50,428 | $1,293 |
| GS-7 | $43,106 | $44,543 | $45,980 | $47,417 | $48,854 | $50,291 | $51,728 | $53,165 | $54,602 | $56,039 | $1,437 |
| GS-8 | $47,738 | $49,329 | $50,920 | $52,511 | $54,102 | $55,693 | $57,284 | $58,875 | $60,466 | $62,057 | $1,591 |
| GS-9 | $52,727 | $54,485 | $56,243 | $58,001 | $59,759 | $61,517 | $63,275 | $65,033 | $66,791 | $68,549 | $1,758 |
| GS-10 | $58,064 | $59,999 | $61,934 | $63,869 | $65,804 | $67,739 | $69,674 | $71,609 | $73,544 | $75,479 | $1,935 |
| GS-11 | $63,795 | $65,922 | $68,049 | $70,176 | $72,303 | $74,430 | $76,557 | $78,684 | $80,811 | $82,938 | $2,127 |
| GS-12 | $76,463 | $79,012 | $81,561 | $84,110 | $86,659 | $89,208 | $91,757 | $94,306 | $96,855 | $99,404 | $2,549 |
| GS-13 | $90,925 | $93,956 | $96,987 | $100,018 | $103,049 | $106,080 | $109,111 | $112,142 | $115,173 | $118,204 | $3,031 |
| GS-14 | $107,446 | $111,028 | $114,610 | $118,192 | $121,774 | $125,356 | $128,938 | $132,520 | $136,102 | $139,684 | $3,582 |
| GS-15 | $126,384 | $130,597 | $134,810 | $139,023 | $143,236 | $147,449 | $151,662 | $155,875 | $160,088 | $164,301 | $4,213 |
Hourly basic rates
OPM derives the hourly rate by dividing the annual rate by 2,087 hours (5 U.S.C. 5504) and rounding to the nearest cent. GS-1 step 1 is $10.82 an hour; GS-15 step 10 is $78.73.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $10.82 | $11.18 | $11.54 | $11.90 | $12.26 | $12.47 | $12.83 | $13.19 | $13.20 | $13.54 |
| GS-2 | $12.17 | $12.46 | $12.86 | $13.20 | $13.35 | $13.74 | $14.13 | $14.53 | $14.92 | $15.31 |
| GS-3 | $13.28 | $13.72 | $14.16 | $14.60 | $15.05 | $15.49 | $15.93 | $16.38 | $16.82 | $17.26 |
| GS-4 | $14.90 | $15.40 | $15.90 | $16.39 | $16.89 | $17.39 | $17.88 | $18.38 | $18.88 | $19.38 |
| GS-5 | $16.67 | $17.23 | $17.79 | $18.34 | $18.90 | $19.45 | $20.01 | $20.56 | $21.12 | $21.68 |
| GS-6 | $18.59 | $19.21 | $19.83 | $20.45 | $21.07 | $21.68 | $22.30 | $22.92 | $23.54 | $24.16 |
| GS-7 | $20.65 | $21.34 | $22.03 | $22.72 | $23.41 | $24.10 | $24.79 | $25.47 | $26.16 | $26.85 |
| GS-8 | $22.87 | $23.64 | $24.40 | $25.16 | $25.92 | $26.69 | $27.45 | $28.21 | $28.97 | $29.74 |
| GS-9 | $25.26 | $26.11 | $26.95 | $27.79 | $28.63 | $29.48 | $30.32 | $31.16 | $32.00 | $32.85 |
| GS-10 | $27.82 | $28.75 | $29.68 | $30.60 | $31.53 | $32.46 | $33.38 | $34.31 | $35.24 | $36.17 |
| GS-11 | $30.57 | $31.59 | $32.61 | $33.63 | $34.64 | $35.66 | $36.68 | $37.70 | $38.72 | $39.74 |
| GS-12 | $36.64 | $37.86 | $39.08 | $40.30 | $41.52 | $42.74 | $43.97 | $45.19 | $46.41 | $47.63 |
| GS-13 | $43.57 | $45.02 | $46.47 | $47.92 | $49.38 | $50.83 | $52.28 | $53.73 | $55.19 | $56.64 |
| GS-14 | $51.48 | $53.20 | $54.92 | $56.63 | $58.35 | $60.07 | $61.78 | $63.50 | $65.21 | $66.93 |
| GS-15 | $60.56 | $62.58 | $64.60 | $66.61 | $68.63 | $70.65 | $72.67 | $74.69 | $76.71 | $78.73 |
Hourly title 5 overtime rates for FLSA-exempt employees
OPM's overtime column: one and one-half times the hourly basic rate up to the cap in 5 U.S.C. 5542 (the greater of the GS-10 step 1 rate times 1.5 or the employee's own hourly rate), which is why the column flattens at $41.73 from GS-8. Non-exempt employees are paid overtime under the FLSA instead; see the federal overtime rule.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $16.23 | $16.77 | $17.31 | $17.85 | $18.39 | $18.71 | $19.25 | $19.79 | $19.80 | $20.31 |
| GS-2 | $18.26 | $18.69 | $19.29 | $19.80 | $20.03 | $20.61 | $21.20 | $21.80 | $22.38 | $22.97 |
| GS-3 | $19.92 | $20.58 | $21.24 | $21.90 | $22.58 | $23.24 | $23.90 | $24.57 | $25.23 | $25.89 |
| GS-4 | $22.35 | $23.10 | $23.85 | $24.59 | $25.34 | $26.09 | $26.82 | $27.57 | $28.32 | $29.07 |
| GS-5 | $25.01 | $25.85 | $26.69 | $27.51 | $28.35 | $29.18 | $30.02 | $30.84 | $31.68 | $32.52 |
| GS-6 | $27.89 | $28.82 | $29.75 | $30.68 | $31.61 | $32.52 | $33.45 | $34.38 | $35.31 | $36.24 |
| GS-7 | $30.98 | $32.01 | $33.05 | $34.08 | $35.12 | $36.15 | $37.19 | $38.21 | $39.24 | $40.28 |
| GS-8 | $34.31 | $35.46 | $36.60 | $37.74 | $38.88 | $40.04 | $41.18 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 |
| GS-9 | $37.89 | $39.17 | $40.43 | $41.69 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 |
| GS-10 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 |
| GS-11 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 |
| GS-12 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $41.73 | $42.74 | $43.97 | $45.19 | $46.41 | $47.63 |
| GS-13 | $43.57 | $45.02 | $46.47 | $47.92 | $49.38 | $50.83 | $52.28 | $53.73 | $55.19 | $56.64 |
| GS-14 | $51.48 | $53.20 | $54.92 | $56.63 | $58.35 | $60.07 | $61.78 | $63.50 | $65.21 | $66.93 |
| GS-15 | $60.56 | $62.58 | $64.60 | $66.61 | $68.63 | $70.65 | $72.67 | $74.69 | $76.71 | $78.73 |
Related
- All 2026 locality pay areas and their percentages.
- GS pay by locality and step on FastCalc; this site computes nothing.
- How federal GS pay works.