2026 GS pay in the Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA locality pay area receive a locality payment of 17.65% on top of base pay, the 55th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $89,959 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $193,300. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-FN (XML, SHA-256 1393c26971b0…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | FN |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 17.65% (rank 55 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $40,941 a year, $19.62 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,033 a year, $29.72 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $106,973 a year, $51.26 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | CA |
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 | $26,570 | $27,461 | $28,344 | $29,224 | $30,105 | $30,622 | $31,496 | $32,376 | $32,413 | $33,234 |
| GS-2 | $29,875 | $30,585 | $31,576 | $32,413 | $32,775 | $33,738 | $34,702 | $35,666 | $36,629 | $37,593 |
| GS-3 | $32,598 | $33,686 | $34,773 | $35,860 | $36,947 | $38,034 | $39,121 | $40,208 | $41,295 | $42,382 |
| GS-4 | $36,593 | $37,813 | $39,033 | $40,253 | $41,473 | $42,693 | $43,913 | $45,133 | $46,353 | $47,573 |
| GS-5 | $40,941 | $42,306 | $43,671 | $45,035 | $46,400 | $47,765 | $49,129 | $50,494 | $51,859 | $53,224 |
| GS-6 | $45,638 | $47,159 | $48,680 | $50,201 | $51,722 | $53,244 | $54,765 | $56,286 | $57,807 | $59,329 |
| GS-7 | $50,714 | $52,405 | $54,095 | $55,786 | $57,477 | $59,167 | $60,858 | $62,549 | $64,239 | $65,930 |
| GS-8 | $56,164 | $58,036 | $59,907 | $61,779 | $63,651 | $65,523 | $67,395 | $69,266 | $71,138 | $73,010 |
| GS-9 | $62,033 | $64,102 | $66,170 | $68,238 | $70,306 | $72,375 | $74,443 | $76,511 | $78,580 | $80,648 |
| GS-10 | $68,312 | $70,589 | $72,865 | $75,142 | $77,418 | $79,695 | $81,971 | $84,248 | $86,525 | $88,801 |
| GS-11 | $75,055 | $77,557 | $80,060 | $82,562 | $85,064 | $87,567 | $90,069 | $92,572 | $95,074 | $97,577 |
| GS-12 | $89,959 | $92,958 | $95,957 | $98,955 | $101,954 | $104,953 | $107,952 | $110,951 | $113,950 | $116,949 |
| GS-13 | $106,973 | $110,539 | $114,105 | $117,671 | $121,237 | $124,803 | $128,369 | $131,935 | $135,501 | $139,067 |
| GS-14 | $126,410 | $130,624 | $134,839 | $139,053 | $143,267 | $147,481 | $151,696 | $155,910 | $160,124 | $164,338 |
| GS-15 | $148,691 | $153,647 | $158,604 | $163,561 | $168,517 | $173,474 | $178,430 | $183,387 | $188,344 | $193,300 |
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 | $12.73 | $13.16 | $13.58 | $14.00 | $14.43 | $14.67 | $15.09 | $15.51 | $15.53 | $15.92 |
| GS-2 | $14.31 | $14.66 | $15.13 | $15.53 | $15.70 | $16.17 | $16.63 | $17.09 | $17.55 | $18.01 |
| GS-3 | $15.62 | $16.14 | $16.66 | $17.18 | $17.70 | $18.22 | $18.75 | $19.27 | $19.79 | $20.31 |
| GS-4 | $17.53 | $18.12 | $18.70 | $19.29 | $19.87 | $20.46 | $21.04 | $21.63 | $22.21 | $22.79 |
| GS-5 | $19.62 | $20.27 | $20.93 | $21.58 | $22.23 | $22.89 | $23.54 | $24.19 | $24.85 | $25.50 |
| GS-6 | $21.87 | $22.60 | $23.33 | $24.05 | $24.78 | $25.51 | $26.24 | $26.97 | $27.70 | $28.43 |
| GS-7 | $24.30 | $25.11 | $25.92 | $26.73 | $27.54 | $28.35 | $29.16 | $29.97 | $30.78 | $31.59 |
| GS-8 | $26.91 | $27.81 | $28.70 | $29.60 | $30.50 | $31.40 | $32.29 | $33.19 | $34.09 | $34.98 |
| GS-9 | $29.72 | $30.71 | $31.71 | $32.70 | $33.69 | $34.68 | $35.67 | $36.66 | $37.65 | $38.64 |
| GS-10 | $32.73 | $33.82 | $34.91 | $36.00 | $37.10 | $38.19 | $39.28 | $40.37 | $41.46 | $42.55 |
| GS-11 | $35.96 | $37.16 | $38.36 | $39.56 | $40.76 | $41.96 | $43.16 | $44.36 | $45.56 | $46.75 |
| GS-12 | $43.10 | $44.54 | $45.98 | $47.41 | $48.85 | $50.29 | $51.73 | $53.16 | $54.60 | $56.04 |
| GS-13 | $51.26 | $52.97 | $54.67 | $56.38 | $58.09 | $59.80 | $61.51 | $63.22 | $64.93 | $66.63 |
| GS-14 | $60.57 | $62.59 | $64.61 | $66.63 | $68.65 | $70.67 | $72.69 | $74.71 | $76.72 | $78.74 |
| GS-15 | $71.25 | $73.62 | $76.00 | $78.37 | $80.75 | $83.12 | $85.50 | $87.87 | $90.25 | $92.62 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-FN (LEO) applies the same 17.65% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,121 for an LEO here against $32,598 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $70,589 against $68,312. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, FN (LEO).xml (36,994 bytes, SHA-256 4eac7e027c98…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,570 | $27,461 | $28,344 | $29,224 | $30,105 | $30,622 | $31,496 | $32,376 | $32,413 | $33,234 |
| GS-2 | $29,875 | $30,585 | $31,576 | $32,413 | $32,775 | $33,738 | $34,702 | $35,666 | $36,629 | $37,593 |
| GS-3 | $39,121 | $40,208 | $41,295 | $42,382 | $43,469 | $44,556 | $45,643 | $46,731 | $47,818 | $48,905 |
| GS-4 | $43,913 | $45,133 | $46,353 | $47,573 | $48,793 | $50,013 | $51,233 | $52,453 | $53,673 | $54,893 |
| GS-5 | $50,494 | $51,859 | $53,224 | $54,588 | $55,953 | $57,318 | $58,683 | $60,047 | $61,412 | $62,777 |
| GS-6 | $53,244 | $54,765 | $56,286 | $57,807 | $59,329 | $60,850 | $62,371 | $63,892 | $65,413 | $66,935 |
| GS-7 | $57,477 | $59,167 | $60,858 | $62,549 | $64,239 | $65,930 | $67,621 | $69,311 | $71,002 | $72,692 |
| GS-8 | $59,907 | $61,779 | $63,651 | $65,523 | $67,395 | $69,266 | $71,138 | $73,010 | $74,882 | $76,754 |
| GS-9 | $64,102 | $66,170 | $68,238 | $70,306 | $72,375 | $74,443 | $76,511 | $78,580 | $80,648 | $82,716 |
| GS-10 | $70,589 | $72,865 | $75,142 | $77,418 | $79,695 | $81,971 | $84,248 | $86,525 | $88,801 | $91,078 |
| GS-11 | $75,055 | $77,557 | $80,060 | $82,562 | $85,064 | $87,567 | $90,069 | $92,572 | $95,074 | $97,577 |
| GS-12 | $89,959 | $92,958 | $95,957 | $98,955 | $101,954 | $104,953 | $107,952 | $110,951 | $113,950 | $116,949 |
| GS-13 | $106,973 | $110,539 | $114,105 | $117,671 | $121,237 | $124,803 | $128,369 | $131,935 | $135,501 | $139,067 |
| GS-14 | $126,410 | $130,624 | $134,839 | $139,053 | $143,267 | $147,481 | $151,696 | $155,910 | $160,124 | $164,338 |
| GS-15 | $148,691 | $153,647 | $158,604 | $163,561 | $168,517 | $173,474 | $178,430 | $183,387 | $188,344 | $193,300 |
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 | $12.73 | $13.16 | $13.58 | $14.00 | $14.43 | $14.67 | $15.09 | $15.51 | $15.53 | $15.92 |
| GS-2 | $14.31 | $14.66 | $15.13 | $15.53 | $15.70 | $16.17 | $16.63 | $17.09 | $17.55 | $18.01 |
| GS-3 | $18.75 | $19.27 | $19.79 | $20.31 | $20.83 | $21.35 | $21.87 | $22.39 | $22.91 | $23.43 |
| GS-4 | $21.04 | $21.63 | $22.21 | $22.79 | $23.38 | $23.96 | $24.55 | $25.13 | $25.72 | $26.30 |
| GS-5 | $24.19 | $24.85 | $25.50 | $26.16 | $26.81 | $27.46 | $28.12 | $28.77 | $29.43 | $30.08 |
| GS-6 | $25.51 | $26.24 | $26.97 | $27.70 | $28.43 | $29.16 | $29.89 | $30.61 | $31.34 | $32.07 |
| GS-7 | $27.54 | $28.35 | $29.16 | $29.97 | $30.78 | $31.59 | $32.40 | $33.21 | $34.02 | $34.83 |
| GS-8 | $28.70 | $29.60 | $30.50 | $31.40 | $32.29 | $33.19 | $34.09 | $34.98 | $35.88 | $36.78 |
| GS-9 | $30.71 | $31.71 | $32.70 | $33.69 | $34.68 | $35.67 | $36.66 | $37.65 | $38.64 | $39.63 |
| GS-10 | $33.82 | $34.91 | $36.00 | $37.10 | $38.19 | $39.28 | $40.37 | $41.46 | $42.55 | $43.64 |
| GS-11 | $35.96 | $37.16 | $38.36 | $39.56 | $40.76 | $41.96 | $43.16 | $44.36 | $45.56 | $46.75 |
| GS-12 | $43.10 | $44.54 | $45.98 | $47.41 | $48.85 | $50.29 | $51.73 | $53.16 | $54.60 | $56.04 |
| GS-13 | $51.26 | $52.97 | $54.67 | $56.38 | $58.09 | $59.80 | $61.51 | $63.22 | $64.93 | $66.63 |
| GS-14 | $60.57 | $62.59 | $64.61 | $66.63 | $68.65 | $70.67 | $72.69 | $74.71 | $76.72 | $78.74 |
| GS-15 | $71.25 | $73.62 | $76.00 | $78.37 | $80.75 | $83.12 | $85.50 | $87.87 | $90.25 | $92.62 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 5 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.
California
- Fresno County, CA (06019)
- Kings County, CA (06031)
- Madera County, CA (06039)
- Mariposa County, CA (06043)
- Tulare County, CA (06107)
Wages outside government in the same places
- California wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Fresno, CA 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.