2026 GS pay in the Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT locality pay area receive a locality payment of 19.45% on top of base pay, the 40th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $91,335 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $196,258. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-BN (XML, SHA-256 29301b807380…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | BN |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 19.45% (rank 40 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,567 a year, $19.92 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,982 a year, $30.18 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $108,610 a year, $52.04 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | VT |
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 | $26,977 | $27,881 | $28,778 | $29,671 | $30,566 | $31,090 | $31,978 | $32,871 | $32,908 | $33,742 |
| GS-2 | $30,332 | $31,053 | $32,059 | $32,908 | $33,276 | $34,255 | $35,233 | $36,211 | $37,190 | $38,168 |
| GS-3 | $33,097 | $34,201 | $35,305 | $36,408 | $37,512 | $38,616 | $39,720 | $40,823 | $41,927 | $43,031 |
| GS-4 | $37,153 | $38,391 | $39,630 | $40,869 | $42,107 | $43,346 | $44,585 | $45,823 | $47,062 | $48,301 |
| GS-5 | $41,567 | $42,953 | $44,339 | $45,724 | $47,110 | $48,496 | $49,881 | $51,267 | $52,652 | $54,038 |
| GS-6 | $46,336 | $47,880 | $49,425 | $50,969 | $52,514 | $54,058 | $55,603 | $57,147 | $58,692 | $60,236 |
| GS-7 | $51,490 | $53,207 | $54,923 | $56,640 | $58,356 | $60,073 | $61,789 | $63,506 | $65,222 | $66,939 |
| GS-8 | $57,023 | $58,923 | $60,824 | $62,724 | $64,625 | $66,525 | $68,426 | $70,326 | $72,227 | $74,127 |
| GS-9 | $62,982 | $65,082 | $67,182 | $69,282 | $71,382 | $73,482 | $75,582 | $77,682 | $79,782 | $81,882 |
| GS-10 | $69,357 | $71,669 | $73,980 | $76,292 | $78,603 | $80,914 | $83,226 | $85,537 | $87,848 | $90,160 |
| GS-11 | $76,203 | $78,744 | $81,285 | $83,825 | $86,366 | $88,907 | $91,447 | $93,988 | $96,529 | $99,069 |
| GS-12 | $91,335 | $94,380 | $97,425 | $100,469 | $103,514 | $106,559 | $109,604 | $112,649 | $115,693 | $118,738 |
| GS-13 | $108,610 | $112,230 | $115,851 | $119,472 | $123,092 | $126,713 | $130,333 | $133,954 | $137,574 | $141,195 |
| GS-14 | $128,344 | $132,623 | $136,902 | $141,180 | $145,459 | $149,738 | $154,016 | $158,295 | $162,574 | $166,853 |
| GS-15 | $150,966 | $155,998 | $161,031 | $166,063 | $171,095 | $176,128 | $181,160 | $186,193 | $191,225 | $196,258 |
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 | $12.93 | $13.36 | $13.79 | $14.22 | $14.65 | $14.90 | $15.32 | $15.75 | $15.77 | $16.17 |
| GS-2 | $14.53 | $14.88 | $15.36 | $15.77 | $15.94 | $16.41 | $16.88 | $17.35 | $17.82 | $18.29 |
| GS-3 | $15.86 | $16.39 | $16.92 | $17.45 | $17.97 | $18.50 | $19.03 | $19.56 | $20.09 | $20.62 |
| GS-4 | $17.80 | $18.40 | $18.99 | $19.58 | $20.18 | $20.77 | $21.36 | $21.96 | $22.55 | $23.14 |
| GS-5 | $19.92 | $20.58 | $21.25 | $21.91 | $22.57 | $23.24 | $23.90 | $24.56 | $25.23 | $25.89 |
| GS-6 | $22.20 | $22.94 | $23.68 | $24.42 | $25.16 | $25.90 | $26.64 | $27.38 | $28.12 | $28.86 |
| GS-7 | $24.67 | $25.49 | $26.32 | $27.14 | $27.96 | $28.78 | $29.61 | $30.43 | $31.25 | $32.07 |
| GS-8 | $27.32 | $28.23 | $29.14 | $30.05 | $30.97 | $31.88 | $32.79 | $33.70 | $34.61 | $35.52 |
| GS-9 | $30.18 | $31.18 | $32.19 | $33.20 | $34.20 | $35.21 | $36.22 | $37.22 | $38.23 | $39.23 |
| GS-10 | $33.23 | $34.34 | $35.45 | $36.56 | $37.66 | $38.77 | $39.88 | $40.99 | $42.09 | $43.20 |
| GS-11 | $36.51 | $37.73 | $38.95 | $40.17 | $41.38 | $42.60 | $43.82 | $45.03 | $46.25 | $47.47 |
| GS-12 | $43.76 | $45.22 | $46.68 | $48.14 | $49.60 | $51.06 | $52.52 | $53.98 | $55.44 | $56.89 |
| GS-13 | $52.04 | $53.78 | $55.51 | $57.25 | $58.98 | $60.72 | $62.45 | $64.18 | $65.92 | $67.65 |
| GS-14 | $61.50 | $63.55 | $65.60 | $67.65 | $69.70 | $71.75 | $73.80 | $75.85 | $77.90 | $79.95 |
| GS-15 | $72.34 | $74.75 | $77.16 | $79.57 | $81.98 | $84.39 | $86.80 | $89.22 | $91.63 | $94.04 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-BN (LEO) applies the same 19.45% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,720 for an LEO here against $33,097 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $71,669 against $69,357. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, BN (LEO).xml (37,019 bytes, SHA-256 713080491e78…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,977 | $27,881 | $28,778 | $29,671 | $30,566 | $31,090 | $31,978 | $32,871 | $32,908 | $33,742 |
| GS-2 | $30,332 | $31,053 | $32,059 | $32,908 | $33,276 | $34,255 | $35,233 | $36,211 | $37,190 | $38,168 |
| GS-3 | $39,720 | $40,823 | $41,927 | $43,031 | $44,134 | $45,238 | $46,342 | $47,446 | $48,549 | $49,653 |
| GS-4 | $44,585 | $45,823 | $47,062 | $48,301 | $49,539 | $50,778 | $52,017 | $53,256 | $54,494 | $55,733 |
| GS-5 | $51,267 | $52,652 | $54,038 | $55,424 | $56,809 | $58,195 | $59,580 | $60,966 | $62,352 | $63,737 |
| GS-6 | $54,058 | $55,603 | $57,147 | $58,692 | $60,236 | $61,781 | $63,325 | $64,870 | $66,414 | $67,959 |
| GS-7 | $58,356 | $60,073 | $61,789 | $63,506 | $65,222 | $66,939 | $68,655 | $70,372 | $72,088 | $73,805 |
| GS-8 | $60,824 | $62,724 | $64,625 | $66,525 | $68,426 | $70,326 | $72,227 | $74,127 | $76,028 | $77,928 |
| GS-9 | $65,082 | $67,182 | $69,282 | $71,382 | $73,482 | $75,582 | $77,682 | $79,782 | $81,882 | $83,982 |
| GS-10 | $71,669 | $73,980 | $76,292 | $78,603 | $80,914 | $83,226 | $85,537 | $87,848 | $90,160 | $92,471 |
| GS-11 | $76,203 | $78,744 | $81,285 | $83,825 | $86,366 | $88,907 | $91,447 | $93,988 | $96,529 | $99,069 |
| GS-12 | $91,335 | $94,380 | $97,425 | $100,469 | $103,514 | $106,559 | $109,604 | $112,649 | $115,693 | $118,738 |
| GS-13 | $108,610 | $112,230 | $115,851 | $119,472 | $123,092 | $126,713 | $130,333 | $133,954 | $137,574 | $141,195 |
| GS-14 | $128,344 | $132,623 | $136,902 | $141,180 | $145,459 | $149,738 | $154,016 | $158,295 | $162,574 | $166,853 |
| GS-15 | $150,966 | $155,998 | $161,031 | $166,063 | $171,095 | $176,128 | $181,160 | $186,193 | $191,225 | $196,258 |
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 | $12.93 | $13.36 | $13.79 | $14.22 | $14.65 | $14.90 | $15.32 | $15.75 | $15.77 | $16.17 |
| GS-2 | $14.53 | $14.88 | $15.36 | $15.77 | $15.94 | $16.41 | $16.88 | $17.35 | $17.82 | $18.29 |
| GS-3 | $19.03 | $19.56 | $20.09 | $20.62 | $21.15 | $21.68 | $22.21 | $22.73 | $23.26 | $23.79 |
| GS-4 | $21.36 | $21.96 | $22.55 | $23.14 | $23.74 | $24.33 | $24.92 | $25.52 | $26.11 | $26.70 |
| GS-5 | $24.56 | $25.23 | $25.89 | $26.56 | $27.22 | $27.88 | $28.55 | $29.21 | $29.88 | $30.54 |
| GS-6 | $25.90 | $26.64 | $27.38 | $28.12 | $28.86 | $29.60 | $30.34 | $31.08 | $31.82 | $32.56 |
| GS-7 | $27.96 | $28.78 | $29.61 | $30.43 | $31.25 | $32.07 | $32.90 | $33.72 | $34.54 | $35.36 |
| GS-8 | $29.14 | $30.05 | $30.97 | $31.88 | $32.79 | $33.70 | $34.61 | $35.52 | $36.43 | $37.34 |
| GS-9 | $31.18 | $32.19 | $33.20 | $34.20 | $35.21 | $36.22 | $37.22 | $38.23 | $39.23 | $40.24 |
| GS-10 | $34.34 | $35.45 | $36.56 | $37.66 | $38.77 | $39.88 | $40.99 | $42.09 | $43.20 | $44.31 |
| GS-11 | $36.51 | $37.73 | $38.95 | $40.17 | $41.38 | $42.60 | $43.82 | $45.03 | $46.25 | $47.47 |
| GS-12 | $43.76 | $45.22 | $46.68 | $48.14 | $49.60 | $51.06 | $52.52 | $53.98 | $55.44 | $56.89 |
| GS-13 | $52.04 | $53.78 | $55.51 | $57.25 | $58.98 | $60.72 | $62.45 | $64.18 | $65.92 | $67.65 |
| GS-14 | $61.50 | $63.55 | $65.60 | $67.65 | $69.70 | $71.75 | $73.80 | $75.85 | $77.90 | $79.95 |
| GS-15 | $72.34 | $74.75 | $77.16 | $79.57 | $81.98 | $84.39 | $86.80 | $89.22 | $91.63 | $94.04 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 6 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.
Vermont
- Addison County, VT (50001)
- Chittenden County, VT (50007)
- Franklin County, VT (50011)
- Grand Isle County, VT (50013)
- Lamoille County, VT (50015)
- Washington County, VT (50023)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Vermont wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT 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.