2026 GS pay in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality pay area receive a locality payment of 18.33% on top of base pay, the 47th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $90,479 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $194,417. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-AQ (XML, SHA-256 86b8a689d325…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | AQ |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 18.33% (rank 47 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,178 a year, $19.73 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,392 a year, $29.90 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $107,592 a year, $51.55 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | NM |
Annual rates, 2026
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,724 | $27,619 | $28,508 | $29,393 | $30,279 | $30,799 | $31,678 | $32,563 | $32,600 | $33,426 |
| GS-2 | $30,048 | $30,762 | $31,759 | $32,600 | $32,964 | $33,933 | $34,903 | $35,872 | $36,841 | $37,810 |
| GS-3 | $32,787 | $33,880 | $34,974 | $36,067 | $37,160 | $38,254 | $39,347 | $40,440 | $41,534 | $42,627 |
| GS-4 | $36,804 | $38,031 | $39,258 | $40,485 | $41,713 | $42,940 | $44,167 | $45,394 | $46,621 | $47,848 |
| GS-5 | $41,178 | $42,550 | $43,923 | $45,296 | $46,668 | $48,041 | $49,413 | $50,786 | $52,159 | $53,531 |
| GS-6 | $45,901 | $47,431 | $48,961 | $50,491 | $52,021 | $53,551 | $55,081 | $56,611 | $58,141 | $59,671 |
| GS-7 | $51,007 | $52,708 | $54,408 | $56,109 | $57,809 | $59,509 | $61,210 | $62,910 | $64,611 | $66,311 |
| GS-8 | $56,488 | $58,371 | $60,254 | $62,136 | $64,019 | $65,902 | $67,784 | $69,667 | $71,549 | $73,432 |
| GS-9 | $62,392 | $64,472 | $66,552 | $68,633 | $70,713 | $72,793 | $74,873 | $76,954 | $79,034 | $81,114 |
| GS-10 | $68,707 | $70,997 | $73,287 | $75,576 | $77,866 | $80,156 | $82,445 | $84,735 | $87,025 | $89,314 |
| GS-11 | $75,489 | $78,006 | $80,522 | $83,039 | $85,556 | $88,073 | $90,590 | $93,107 | $95,624 | $98,141 |
| GS-12 | $90,479 | $93,495 | $96,511 | $99,527 | $102,544 | $105,560 | $108,576 | $111,592 | $114,609 | $117,625 |
| GS-13 | $107,592 | $111,178 | $114,765 | $118,351 | $121,938 | $125,524 | $129,111 | $132,698 | $136,284 | $139,871 |
| GS-14 | $127,141 | $131,379 | $135,618 | $139,857 | $144,095 | $148,334 | $152,572 | $156,811 | $161,049 | $165,288 |
| GS-15 | $149,550 | $154,535 | $159,521 | $164,506 | $169,491 | $174,476 | $179,462 | $184,447 | $189,432 | $194,417 |
Hourly rates, 2026
Hourly basic rates as OPM publishes them (annual rate divided by 2,087, rounded to the cent).
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.80 | $13.23 | $13.66 | $14.08 | $14.51 | $14.76 | $15.18 | $15.60 | $15.62 | $16.02 |
| GS-2 | $14.40 | $14.74 | $15.22 | $15.62 | $15.79 | $16.26 | $16.72 | $17.19 | $17.65 | $18.12 |
| GS-3 | $15.71 | $16.23 | $16.76 | $17.28 | $17.81 | $18.33 | $18.85 | $19.38 | $19.90 | $20.43 |
| GS-4 | $17.63 | $18.22 | $18.81 | $19.40 | $19.99 | $20.57 | $21.16 | $21.75 | $22.34 | $22.93 |
| GS-5 | $19.73 | $20.39 | $21.05 | $21.70 | $22.36 | $23.02 | $23.68 | $24.33 | $24.99 | $25.65 |
| GS-6 | $21.99 | $22.73 | $23.46 | $24.19 | $24.93 | $25.66 | $26.39 | $27.13 | $27.86 | $28.59 |
| GS-7 | $24.44 | $25.26 | $26.07 | $26.89 | $27.70 | $28.51 | $29.33 | $30.14 | $30.96 | $31.77 |
| GS-8 | $27.07 | $27.97 | $28.87 | $29.77 | $30.68 | $31.58 | $32.48 | $33.38 | $34.28 | $35.19 |
| GS-9 | $29.90 | $30.89 | $31.89 | $32.89 | $33.88 | $34.88 | $35.88 | $36.87 | $37.87 | $38.87 |
| GS-10 | $32.92 | $34.02 | $35.12 | $36.21 | $37.31 | $38.41 | $39.50 | $40.60 | $41.70 | $42.80 |
| GS-11 | $36.17 | $37.38 | $38.58 | $39.79 | $40.99 | $42.20 | $43.41 | $44.61 | $45.82 | $47.02 |
| GS-12 | $43.35 | $44.80 | $46.24 | $47.69 | $49.13 | $50.58 | $52.02 | $53.47 | $54.92 | $56.36 |
| GS-13 | $51.55 | $53.27 | $54.99 | $56.71 | $58.43 | $60.15 | $61.86 | $63.58 | $65.30 | $67.02 |
| GS-14 | $60.92 | $62.95 | $64.98 | $67.01 | $69.04 | $71.08 | $73.11 | $75.14 | $77.17 | $79.20 |
| GS-15 | $71.66 | $74.05 | $76.44 | $78.82 | $81.21 | $83.60 | $85.99 | $88.38 | $90.77 | $93.16 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-AQ (LEO) applies the same 18.33% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,347 for an LEO here against $32,787 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $70,997 against $68,707. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, AQ (LEO).xml (37,012 bytes, SHA-256 589f5db4faa8…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,724 | $27,619 | $28,508 | $29,393 | $30,279 | $30,799 | $31,678 | $32,563 | $32,600 | $33,426 |
| GS-2 | $30,048 | $30,762 | $31,759 | $32,600 | $32,964 | $33,933 | $34,903 | $35,872 | $36,841 | $37,810 |
| GS-3 | $39,347 | $40,440 | $41,534 | $42,627 | $43,721 | $44,814 | $45,907 | $47,001 | $48,094 | $49,187 |
| GS-4 | $44,167 | $45,394 | $46,621 | $47,848 | $49,075 | $50,302 | $51,529 | $52,756 | $53,983 | $55,210 |
| GS-5 | $50,786 | $52,159 | $53,531 | $54,904 | $56,277 | $57,649 | $59,022 | $60,394 | $61,767 | $63,140 |
| GS-6 | $53,551 | $55,081 | $56,611 | $58,141 | $59,671 | $61,201 | $62,731 | $64,261 | $65,791 | $67,321 |
| GS-7 | $57,809 | $59,509 | $61,210 | $62,910 | $64,611 | $66,311 | $68,011 | $69,712 | $71,412 | $73,113 |
| GS-8 | $60,254 | $62,136 | $64,019 | $65,902 | $67,784 | $69,667 | $71,549 | $73,432 | $75,315 | $77,197 |
| GS-9 | $64,472 | $66,552 | $68,633 | $70,713 | $72,793 | $74,873 | $76,954 | $79,034 | $81,114 | $83,194 |
| GS-10 | $70,997 | $73,287 | $75,576 | $77,866 | $80,156 | $82,445 | $84,735 | $87,025 | $89,314 | $91,604 |
| GS-11 | $75,489 | $78,006 | $80,522 | $83,039 | $85,556 | $88,073 | $90,590 | $93,107 | $95,624 | $98,141 |
| GS-12 | $90,479 | $93,495 | $96,511 | $99,527 | $102,544 | $105,560 | $108,576 | $111,592 | $114,609 | $117,625 |
| GS-13 | $107,592 | $111,178 | $114,765 | $118,351 | $121,938 | $125,524 | $129,111 | $132,698 | $136,284 | $139,871 |
| GS-14 | $127,141 | $131,379 | $135,618 | $139,857 | $144,095 | $148,334 | $152,572 | $156,811 | $161,049 | $165,288 |
| GS-15 | $149,550 | $154,535 | $159,521 | $164,506 | $169,491 | $174,476 | $179,462 | $184,447 | $189,432 | $194,417 |
LEO hourly rates, 2026
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.80 | $13.23 | $13.66 | $14.08 | $14.51 | $14.76 | $15.18 | $15.60 | $15.62 | $16.02 |
| GS-2 | $14.40 | $14.74 | $15.22 | $15.62 | $15.79 | $16.26 | $16.72 | $17.19 | $17.65 | $18.12 |
| GS-3 | $18.85 | $19.38 | $19.90 | $20.43 | $20.95 | $21.47 | $22.00 | $22.52 | $23.04 | $23.57 |
| GS-4 | $21.16 | $21.75 | $22.34 | $22.93 | $23.51 | $24.10 | $24.69 | $25.28 | $25.87 | $26.45 |
| GS-5 | $24.33 | $24.99 | $25.65 | $26.31 | $26.97 | $27.62 | $28.28 | $28.94 | $29.60 | $30.25 |
| GS-6 | $25.66 | $26.39 | $27.13 | $27.86 | $28.59 | $29.32 | $30.06 | $30.79 | $31.52 | $32.26 |
| GS-7 | $27.70 | $28.51 | $29.33 | $30.14 | $30.96 | $31.77 | $32.59 | $33.40 | $34.22 | $35.03 |
| GS-8 | $28.87 | $29.77 | $30.68 | $31.58 | $32.48 | $33.38 | $34.28 | $35.19 | $36.09 | $36.99 |
| GS-9 | $30.89 | $31.89 | $32.89 | $33.88 | $34.88 | $35.88 | $36.87 | $37.87 | $38.87 | $39.86 |
| GS-10 | $34.02 | $35.12 | $36.21 | $37.31 | $38.41 | $39.50 | $40.60 | $41.70 | $42.80 | $43.89 |
| GS-11 | $36.17 | $37.38 | $38.58 | $39.79 | $40.99 | $42.20 | $43.41 | $44.61 | $45.82 | $47.02 |
| GS-12 | $43.35 | $44.80 | $46.24 | $47.69 | $49.13 | $50.58 | $52.02 | $53.47 | $54.92 | $56.36 |
| GS-13 | $51.55 | $53.27 | $54.99 | $56.71 | $58.43 | $60.15 | $61.86 | $63.58 | $65.30 | $67.02 |
| GS-14 | $60.92 | $62.95 | $64.98 | $67.01 | $69.04 | $71.08 | $73.11 | $75.14 | $77.17 | $79.20 |
| GS-15 | $71.66 | $74.05 | $76.44 | $78.82 | $81.21 | $83.60 | $85.99 | $88.38 | $90.77 | $93.16 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 11 entries for this area, by state, with the FIPS code OPM prints. The area is a combined statistical area plus the adjacent counties OPM's pay agent added; it is not the same boundary as a BLS metropolitan area.
New Mexico
- Bernalillo County, NM (35001)
- Cibola County, NM (35006)
- Los Alamos County, NM (35028)
- McKinley County, NM (35031)
- Mora County, NM (35033)
- Rio Arriba County, NM (35039)
- Sandoval County, NM (35043)
- San Miguel County, NM (35047)
- Santa Fe County, NM (35049)
- Torrance County, NM (35057)
- Valencia County, NM (35061)
Wages outside government in the same places
- New Mexico wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Albuquerque, NM metro profile (the BLS metropolitan area that shares this area's first-named city; boundaries differ).
Related
- All 58 locality pay areas and the base table.
- GS pay by locality and step on FastCalc for a particular grade and step; this site computes nothing.
- How federal GS pay works.