2026 GS pay in the Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA locality pay area receive a locality payment of 19.43% on top of base pay, the 41th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $91,320 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $196,225. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-HB (XML, SHA-256 1e3eea67aaff…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | HB |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 19.43% (rank 41 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,560 a year, $19.91 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,972 a year, $30.17 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $108,592 a year, $52.03 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | PA |
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 | $26,972 | $27,876 | $28,773 | $29,666 | $30,561 | $31,085 | $31,973 | $32,866 | $32,903 | $33,737 |
| GS-2 | $30,327 | $31,048 | $32,054 | $32,903 | $33,271 | $34,249 | $35,227 | $36,205 | $37,183 | $38,161 |
| GS-3 | $33,092 | $34,195 | $35,299 | $36,402 | $37,506 | $38,609 | $39,713 | $40,816 | $41,920 | $43,023 |
| GS-4 | $37,146 | $38,385 | $39,623 | $40,862 | $42,100 | $43,339 | $44,577 | $45,816 | $47,054 | $48,293 |
| GS-5 | $41,560 | $42,946 | $44,331 | $45,717 | $47,102 | $48,487 | $49,873 | $51,258 | $52,644 | $54,029 |
| GS-6 | $46,328 | $47,872 | $49,417 | $50,961 | $52,505 | $54,049 | $55,593 | $57,138 | $58,682 | $60,226 |
| GS-7 | $51,481 | $53,198 | $54,914 | $56,630 | $58,346 | $60,063 | $61,779 | $63,495 | $65,211 | $66,927 |
| GS-8 | $57,013 | $58,914 | $60,814 | $62,714 | $64,614 | $66,514 | $68,414 | $70,314 | $72,215 | $74,115 |
| GS-9 | $62,972 | $65,071 | $67,171 | $69,271 | $71,370 | $73,470 | $75,569 | $77,669 | $79,768 | $81,868 |
| GS-10 | $69,346 | $71,657 | $73,968 | $76,279 | $78,590 | $80,901 | $83,212 | $85,523 | $87,834 | $90,145 |
| GS-11 | $76,190 | $78,731 | $81,271 | $83,811 | $86,351 | $88,892 | $91,432 | $93,972 | $96,513 | $99,053 |
| GS-12 | $91,320 | $94,364 | $97,408 | $100,453 | $103,497 | $106,541 | $109,585 | $112,630 | $115,674 | $118,718 |
| GS-13 | $108,592 | $112,212 | $115,832 | $119,451 | $123,071 | $126,691 | $130,311 | $133,931 | $137,551 | $141,171 |
| GS-14 | $128,323 | $132,601 | $136,879 | $141,157 | $145,435 | $149,713 | $153,991 | $158,269 | $162,547 | $166,825 |
| GS-15 | $150,940 | $155,972 | $161,004 | $166,035 | $171,067 | $176,098 | $181,130 | $186,162 | $191,193 | $196,225 |
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 | $12.92 | $13.36 | $13.79 | $14.21 | $14.64 | $14.89 | $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 | $16.38 | $16.91 | $17.44 | $17.97 | $18.50 | $19.03 | $19.56 | $20.09 | $20.61 |
| GS-4 | $17.80 | $18.39 | $18.99 | $19.58 | $20.17 | $20.77 | $21.36 | $21.95 | $22.55 | $23.14 |
| GS-5 | $19.91 | $20.58 | $21.24 | $21.91 | $22.57 | $23.23 | $23.90 | $24.56 | $25.22 | $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 | $26.31 | $27.13 | $27.96 | $28.78 | $29.60 | $30.42 | $31.25 | $32.07 |
| GS-8 | $27.32 | $28.23 | $29.14 | $30.05 | $30.96 | $31.87 | $32.78 | $33.69 | $34.60 | $35.51 |
| GS-9 | $30.17 | $31.18 | $32.19 | $33.19 | $34.20 | $35.20 | $36.21 | $37.22 | $38.22 | $39.23 |
| GS-10 | $33.23 | $34.33 | $35.44 | $36.55 | $37.66 | $38.76 | $39.87 | $40.98 | $42.09 | $43.19 |
| GS-11 | $36.51 | $37.72 | $38.94 | $40.16 | $41.38 | $42.59 | $43.81 | $45.03 | $46.24 | $47.46 |
| GS-12 | $43.76 | $45.22 | $46.67 | $48.13 | $49.59 | $51.05 | $52.51 | $53.97 | $55.43 | $56.88 |
| GS-13 | $52.03 | $53.77 | $55.50 | $57.24 | $58.97 | $60.70 | $62.44 | $64.17 | $65.91 | $67.64 |
| GS-14 | $61.49 | $63.54 | $65.59 | $67.64 | $69.69 | $71.74 | $73.79 | $75.84 | $77.89 | $79.94 |
| GS-15 | $72.32 | $74.74 | $77.15 | $79.56 | $81.97 | $84.38 | $86.79 | $89.20 | $91.61 | $94.02 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-HB (LEO) applies the same 19.43% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,713 for an LEO here against $33,092 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $71,657 against $69,346. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, HB (LEO).xml (36,989 bytes, SHA-256 5c92c75a08fc…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,972 | $27,876 | $28,773 | $29,666 | $30,561 | $31,085 | $31,973 | $32,866 | $32,903 | $33,737 |
| GS-2 | $30,327 | $31,048 | $32,054 | $32,903 | $33,271 | $34,249 | $35,227 | $36,205 | $37,183 | $38,161 |
| GS-3 | $39,713 | $40,816 | $41,920 | $43,023 | $44,127 | $45,231 | $46,334 | $47,438 | $48,541 | $49,645 |
| GS-4 | $44,577 | $45,816 | $47,054 | $48,293 | $49,531 | $50,770 | $52,008 | $53,247 | $54,485 | $55,724 |
| GS-5 | $51,258 | $52,644 | $54,029 | $55,414 | $56,800 | $58,185 | $59,570 | $60,956 | $62,341 | $63,727 |
| GS-6 | $54,049 | $55,593 | $57,138 | $58,682 | $60,226 | $61,770 | $63,315 | $64,859 | $66,403 | $67,947 |
| GS-7 | $58,346 | $60,063 | $61,779 | $63,495 | $65,211 | $66,927 | $68,644 | $70,360 | $72,076 | $73,792 |
| GS-8 | $60,814 | $62,714 | $64,614 | $66,514 | $68,414 | $70,314 | $72,215 | $74,115 | $76,015 | $77,915 |
| GS-9 | $65,071 | $67,171 | $69,271 | $71,370 | $73,470 | $75,569 | $77,669 | $79,768 | $81,868 | $83,968 |
| GS-10 | $71,657 | $73,968 | $76,279 | $78,590 | $80,901 | $83,212 | $85,523 | $87,834 | $90,145 | $92,456 |
| GS-11 | $76,190 | $78,731 | $81,271 | $83,811 | $86,351 | $88,892 | $91,432 | $93,972 | $96,513 | $99,053 |
| GS-12 | $91,320 | $94,364 | $97,408 | $100,453 | $103,497 | $106,541 | $109,585 | $112,630 | $115,674 | $118,718 |
| GS-13 | $108,592 | $112,212 | $115,832 | $119,451 | $123,071 | $126,691 | $130,311 | $133,931 | $137,551 | $141,171 |
| GS-14 | $128,323 | $132,601 | $136,879 | $141,157 | $145,435 | $149,713 | $153,991 | $158,269 | $162,547 | $166,825 |
| GS-15 | $150,940 | $155,972 | $161,004 | $166,035 | $171,067 | $176,098 | $181,130 | $186,162 | $191,193 | $196,225 |
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 | $12.92 | $13.36 | $13.79 | $14.21 | $14.64 | $14.89 | $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 | $20.61 | $21.14 | $21.67 | $22.20 | $22.73 | $23.26 | $23.79 |
| GS-4 | $21.36 | $21.95 | $22.55 | $23.14 | $23.73 | $24.33 | $24.92 | $25.51 | $26.11 | $26.70 |
| GS-5 | $24.56 | $25.22 | $25.89 | $26.55 | $27.22 | $27.88 | $28.54 | $29.21 | $29.87 | $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 | $29.60 | $30.42 | $31.25 | $32.07 | $32.89 | $33.71 | $34.54 | $35.36 |
| GS-8 | $29.14 | $30.05 | $30.96 | $31.87 | $32.78 | $33.69 | $34.60 | $35.51 | $36.42 | $37.33 |
| GS-9 | $31.18 | $32.19 | $33.19 | $34.20 | $35.20 | $36.21 | $37.22 | $38.22 | $39.23 | $40.23 |
| GS-10 | $34.33 | $35.44 | $36.55 | $37.66 | $38.76 | $39.87 | $40.98 | $42.09 | $43.19 | $44.30 |
| GS-11 | $36.51 | $37.72 | $38.94 | $40.16 | $41.38 | $42.59 | $43.81 | $45.03 | $46.24 | $47.46 |
| GS-12 | $43.76 | $45.22 | $46.67 | $48.13 | $49.59 | $51.05 | $52.51 | $53.97 | $55.43 | $56.88 |
| GS-13 | $52.03 | $53.77 | $55.50 | $57.24 | $58.97 | $60.70 | $62.44 | $64.17 | $65.91 | $67.64 |
| GS-14 | $61.49 | $63.54 | $65.59 | $67.64 | $69.69 | $71.74 | $73.79 | $75.84 | $77.89 | $79.94 |
| GS-15 | $72.32 | $74.74 | $77.15 | $79.56 | $81.97 | $84.38 | $86.79 | $89.20 | $91.61 | $94.02 |
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.
Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County, PA (42041)
- Dauphin County, PA (42043)
- Juniata County, PA (42067)
- Lancaster County, PA (42071)
- Lebanon County, PA (42075)
- Perry County, PA (42099)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Pennsylvania wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 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.