2026 GS pay in the Davenport-Moline, IA-IL locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Davenport-Moline, IA-IL locality pay area receive a locality payment of 18.93% on top of base pay, the 44th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $90,937 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $195,403. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-DV (XML, SHA-256 905c491a1963…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | DV |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 18.93% (rank 44 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,386 a year, $19.83 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,708 a year, $30.05 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $108,137 a year, $51.81 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | IA, IL |
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 | $26,859 | $27,759 | $28,653 | $29,542 | $30,433 | $30,955 | $31,839 | $32,728 | $32,765 | $33,595 |
| GS-2 | $30,200 | $30,918 | $31,920 | $32,765 | $33,132 | $34,106 | $35,080 | $36,054 | $37,028 | $38,002 |
| GS-3 | $32,953 | $34,052 | $35,151 | $36,250 | $37,349 | $38,448 | $39,547 | $40,646 | $41,744 | $42,843 |
| GS-4 | $36,991 | $38,224 | $39,457 | $40,691 | $41,924 | $43,157 | $44,391 | $45,624 | $46,857 | $48,091 |
| GS-5 | $41,386 | $42,766 | $44,146 | $45,525 | $46,905 | $48,284 | $49,664 | $51,044 | $52,423 | $53,803 |
| GS-6 | $46,134 | $47,672 | $49,210 | $50,747 | $52,285 | $53,823 | $55,361 | $56,898 | $58,436 | $59,974 |
| GS-7 | $51,266 | $52,975 | $54,684 | $56,393 | $58,102 | $59,811 | $61,520 | $63,229 | $64,938 | $66,647 |
| GS-8 | $56,775 | $58,667 | $60,559 | $62,451 | $64,344 | $66,236 | $68,128 | $70,020 | $71,912 | $73,804 |
| GS-9 | $62,708 | $64,799 | $66,890 | $68,981 | $71,071 | $73,162 | $75,253 | $77,344 | $79,435 | $81,525 |
| GS-10 | $69,056 | $71,357 | $73,658 | $75,959 | $78,261 | $80,562 | $82,863 | $85,165 | $87,466 | $89,767 |
| GS-11 | $75,871 | $78,401 | $80,931 | $83,460 | $85,990 | $88,520 | $91,049 | $93,579 | $96,109 | $98,638 |
| GS-12 | $90,937 | $93,969 | $97,000 | $100,032 | $103,064 | $106,095 | $109,127 | $112,158 | $115,190 | $118,221 |
| GS-13 | $108,137 | $111,742 | $115,347 | $118,951 | $122,556 | $126,161 | $129,766 | $133,370 | $136,975 | $140,580 |
| GS-14 | $127,786 | $132,046 | $136,306 | $140,566 | $144,826 | $149,086 | $153,346 | $157,606 | $161,866 | $166,126 |
| GS-15 | $150,308 | $155,319 | $160,330 | $165,340 | $170,351 | $175,361 | $180,372 | $185,382 | $190,393 | $195,403 |
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 | $12.87 | $13.30 | $13.73 | $14.16 | $14.58 | $14.83 | $15.26 | $15.68 | $15.70 | $16.10 |
| GS-2 | $14.47 | $14.81 | $15.29 | $15.70 | $15.88 | $16.34 | $16.81 | $17.28 | $17.74 | $18.21 |
| GS-3 | $15.79 | $16.32 | $16.84 | $17.37 | $17.90 | $18.42 | $18.95 | $19.48 | $20.00 | $20.53 |
| GS-4 | $17.72 | $18.32 | $18.91 | $19.50 | $20.09 | $20.68 | $21.27 | $21.86 | $22.45 | $23.04 |
| GS-5 | $19.83 | $20.49 | $21.15 | $21.81 | $22.47 | $23.14 | $23.80 | $24.46 | $25.12 | $25.78 |
| GS-6 | $22.11 | $22.84 | $23.58 | $24.32 | $25.05 | $25.79 | $26.53 | $27.26 | $28.00 | $28.74 |
| GS-7 | $24.56 | $25.38 | $26.20 | $27.02 | $27.84 | $28.66 | $29.48 | $30.30 | $31.12 | $31.93 |
| GS-8 | $27.20 | $28.11 | $29.02 | $29.92 | $30.83 | $31.74 | $32.64 | $33.55 | $34.46 | $35.36 |
| GS-9 | $30.05 | $31.05 | $32.05 | $33.05 | $34.05 | $35.06 | $36.06 | $37.06 | $38.06 | $39.06 |
| GS-10 | $33.09 | $34.19 | $35.29 | $36.40 | $37.50 | $38.60 | $39.70 | $40.81 | $41.91 | $43.01 |
| GS-11 | $36.35 | $37.57 | $38.78 | $39.99 | $41.20 | $42.41 | $43.63 | $44.84 | $46.05 | $47.26 |
| GS-12 | $43.57 | $45.03 | $46.48 | $47.93 | $49.38 | $50.84 | $52.29 | $53.74 | $55.19 | $56.65 |
| GS-13 | $51.81 | $53.54 | $55.27 | $57.00 | $58.72 | $60.45 | $62.18 | $63.91 | $65.63 | $67.36 |
| GS-14 | $61.23 | $63.27 | $65.31 | $67.35 | $69.39 | $71.44 | $73.48 | $75.52 | $77.56 | $79.60 |
| GS-15 | $72.02 | $74.42 | $76.82 | $79.22 | $81.62 | $84.03 | $86.43 | $88.83 | $91.23 | $93.63 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-DV (LEO) applies the same 18.93% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,547 for an LEO here against $32,953 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $71,357 against $69,056. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, DV (LEO).xml (36,991 bytes, SHA-256 3e4e0aa5f161…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,859 | $27,759 | $28,653 | $29,542 | $30,433 | $30,955 | $31,839 | $32,728 | $32,765 | $33,595 |
| GS-2 | $30,200 | $30,918 | $31,920 | $32,765 | $33,132 | $34,106 | $35,080 | $36,054 | $37,028 | $38,002 |
| GS-3 | $39,547 | $40,646 | $41,744 | $42,843 | $43,942 | $45,041 | $46,140 | $47,239 | $48,338 | $49,437 |
| GS-4 | $44,391 | $45,624 | $46,857 | $48,091 | $49,324 | $50,557 | $51,790 | $53,024 | $54,257 | $55,490 |
| GS-5 | $51,044 | $52,423 | $53,803 | $55,182 | $56,562 | $57,942 | $59,321 | $60,701 | $62,080 | $63,460 |
| GS-6 | $53,823 | $55,361 | $56,898 | $58,436 | $59,974 | $61,512 | $63,050 | $64,587 | $66,125 | $67,663 |
| GS-7 | $58,102 | $59,811 | $61,520 | $63,229 | $64,938 | $66,647 | $68,356 | $70,065 | $71,774 | $73,483 |
| GS-8 | $60,559 | $62,451 | $64,344 | $66,236 | $68,128 | $70,020 | $71,912 | $73,804 | $75,697 | $77,589 |
| GS-9 | $64,799 | $66,890 | $68,981 | $71,071 | $73,162 | $75,253 | $77,344 | $79,435 | $81,525 | $83,616 |
| GS-10 | $71,357 | $73,658 | $75,959 | $78,261 | $80,562 | $82,863 | $85,165 | $87,466 | $89,767 | $92,068 |
| GS-11 | $75,871 | $78,401 | $80,931 | $83,460 | $85,990 | $88,520 | $91,049 | $93,579 | $96,109 | $98,638 |
| GS-12 | $90,937 | $93,969 | $97,000 | $100,032 | $103,064 | $106,095 | $109,127 | $112,158 | $115,190 | $118,221 |
| GS-13 | $108,137 | $111,742 | $115,347 | $118,951 | $122,556 | $126,161 | $129,766 | $133,370 | $136,975 | $140,580 |
| GS-14 | $127,786 | $132,046 | $136,306 | $140,566 | $144,826 | $149,086 | $153,346 | $157,606 | $161,866 | $166,126 |
| GS-15 | $150,308 | $155,319 | $160,330 | $165,340 | $170,351 | $175,361 | $180,372 | $185,382 | $190,393 | $195,403 |
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 | $12.87 | $13.30 | $13.73 | $14.16 | $14.58 | $14.83 | $15.26 | $15.68 | $15.70 | $16.10 |
| GS-2 | $14.47 | $14.81 | $15.29 | $15.70 | $15.88 | $16.34 | $16.81 | $17.28 | $17.74 | $18.21 |
| GS-3 | $18.95 | $19.48 | $20.00 | $20.53 | $21.06 | $21.58 | $22.11 | $22.63 | $23.16 | $23.69 |
| GS-4 | $21.27 | $21.86 | $22.45 | $23.04 | $23.63 | $24.22 | $24.82 | $25.41 | $26.00 | $26.59 |
| GS-5 | $24.46 | $25.12 | $25.78 | $26.44 | $27.10 | $27.76 | $28.42 | $29.09 | $29.75 | $30.41 |
| GS-6 | $25.79 | $26.53 | $27.26 | $28.00 | $28.74 | $29.47 | $30.21 | $30.95 | $31.68 | $32.42 |
| GS-7 | $27.84 | $28.66 | $29.48 | $30.30 | $31.12 | $31.93 | $32.75 | $33.57 | $34.39 | $35.21 |
| GS-8 | $29.02 | $29.92 | $30.83 | $31.74 | $32.64 | $33.55 | $34.46 | $35.36 | $36.27 | $37.18 |
| GS-9 | $31.05 | $32.05 | $33.05 | $34.05 | $35.06 | $36.06 | $37.06 | $38.06 | $39.06 | $40.07 |
| GS-10 | $34.19 | $35.29 | $36.40 | $37.50 | $38.60 | $39.70 | $40.81 | $41.91 | $43.01 | $44.11 |
| GS-11 | $36.35 | $37.57 | $38.78 | $39.99 | $41.20 | $42.41 | $43.63 | $44.84 | $46.05 | $47.26 |
| GS-12 | $43.57 | $45.03 | $46.48 | $47.93 | $49.38 | $50.84 | $52.29 | $53.74 | $55.19 | $56.65 |
| GS-13 | $51.81 | $53.54 | $55.27 | $57.00 | $58.72 | $60.45 | $62.18 | $63.91 | $65.63 | $67.36 |
| GS-14 | $61.23 | $63.27 | $65.31 | $67.35 | $69.39 | $71.44 | $73.48 | $75.52 | $77.56 | $79.60 |
| GS-15 | $72.02 | $74.42 | $76.82 | $79.22 | $81.62 | $84.03 | $86.43 | $88.83 | $91.23 | $93.63 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 12 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.
Iowa
- Cedar County, IA (19031)
- Clinton County, IA (19045)
- Jackson County, IA (19097)
- Louisa County, IA (19115)
- Muscatine County, IA (19139)
- Scott County, IA (19163)
Illinois
- Carroll County, IL (17015)
- Henry County, IL (17073)
- Lee County, IL (17103)
- Mercer County, IL (17131)
- Rock Island County, IL (17161)
- Whiteside County, IL (17195)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Iowa wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Illinois wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 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.