2026 GS pay in the Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ locality pay area receive a locality payment of 19.57% on top of base pay, the 39th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $91,427 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $196,455. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-LV (XML, SHA-256 e594b0e3c4bd…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | LV |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 19.57% (rank 39 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,609 a year, $19.94 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $63,046 a year, $30.21 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $108,719 a year, $52.09 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | NV, AZ |
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 | $27,004 | $27,909 | $28,807 | $29,701 | $30,597 | $31,122 | $32,010 | $32,904 | $32,942 | $33,776 |
| GS-2 | $30,362 | $31,085 | $32,091 | $32,942 | $33,310 | $34,289 | $35,268 | $36,248 | $37,227 | $38,206 |
| GS-3 | $33,130 | $34,235 | $35,340 | $36,445 | $37,550 | $38,655 | $39,759 | $40,864 | $41,969 | $43,074 |
| GS-4 | $37,190 | $38,430 | $39,670 | $40,910 | $42,150 | $43,390 | $44,630 | $45,869 | $47,109 | $48,349 |
| GS-5 | $41,609 | $42,996 | $44,383 | $45,770 | $47,157 | $48,544 | $49,931 | $51,318 | $52,705 | $54,092 |
| GS-6 | $46,382 | $47,928 | $49,474 | $51,021 | $52,567 | $54,113 | $55,659 | $57,205 | $58,751 | $60,297 |
| GS-7 | $51,542 | $53,260 | $54,978 | $56,697 | $58,415 | $60,133 | $61,851 | $63,569 | $65,288 | $67,006 |
| GS-8 | $57,080 | $58,983 | $60,885 | $62,787 | $64,690 | $66,592 | $68,494 | $70,397 | $72,299 | $74,202 |
| GS-9 | $63,046 | $65,148 | $67,250 | $69,352 | $71,454 | $73,556 | $75,658 | $77,760 | $79,862 | $81,964 |
| GS-10 | $69,427 | $71,741 | $74,054 | $76,368 | $78,682 | $80,996 | $83,309 | $85,623 | $87,937 | $90,250 |
| GS-11 | $76,280 | $78,823 | $81,366 | $83,909 | $86,453 | $88,996 | $91,539 | $94,082 | $96,626 | $99,169 |
| GS-12 | $91,427 | $94,475 | $97,522 | $100,570 | $103,618 | $106,666 | $109,714 | $112,762 | $115,810 | $118,857 |
| GS-13 | $108,719 | $112,343 | $115,967 | $119,592 | $123,216 | $126,840 | $130,464 | $134,088 | $137,712 | $141,337 |
| GS-14 | $128,473 | $132,756 | $137,039 | $141,322 | $145,605 | $149,888 | $154,171 | $158,454 | $162,737 | $167,020 |
| GS-15 | $151,117 | $156,155 | $161,192 | $166,230 | $171,267 | $176,305 | $181,342 | $186,380 | $191,417 | $196,455 |
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 | $12.94 | $13.37 | $13.80 | $14.23 | $14.66 | $14.91 | $15.34 | $15.77 | $15.78 | $16.18 |
| GS-2 | $14.55 | $14.89 | $15.38 | $15.78 | $15.96 | $16.43 | $16.90 | $17.37 | $17.84 | $18.31 |
| GS-3 | $15.87 | $16.40 | $16.93 | $17.46 | $17.99 | $18.52 | $19.05 | $19.58 | $20.11 | $20.64 |
| GS-4 | $17.82 | $18.41 | $19.01 | $19.60 | $20.20 | $20.79 | $21.38 | $21.98 | $22.57 | $23.17 |
| GS-5 | $19.94 | $20.60 | $21.27 | $21.93 | $22.60 | $23.26 | $23.92 | $24.59 | $25.25 | $25.92 |
| GS-6 | $22.22 | $22.97 | $23.71 | $24.45 | $25.19 | $25.93 | $26.67 | $27.41 | $28.15 | $28.89 |
| GS-7 | $24.70 | $25.52 | $26.34 | $27.17 | $27.99 | $28.81 | $29.64 | $30.46 | $31.28 | $32.11 |
| GS-8 | $27.35 | $28.26 | $29.17 | $30.08 | $31.00 | $31.91 | $32.82 | $33.73 | $34.64 | $35.55 |
| GS-9 | $30.21 | $31.22 | $32.22 | $33.23 | $34.24 | $35.24 | $36.25 | $37.26 | $38.27 | $39.27 |
| GS-10 | $33.27 | $34.38 | $35.48 | $36.59 | $37.70 | $38.81 | $39.92 | $41.03 | $42.14 | $43.24 |
| GS-11 | $36.55 | $37.77 | $38.99 | $40.21 | $41.42 | $42.64 | $43.86 | $45.08 | $46.30 | $47.52 |
| GS-12 | $43.81 | $45.27 | $46.73 | $48.19 | $49.65 | $51.11 | $52.57 | $54.03 | $55.49 | $56.95 |
| GS-13 | $52.09 | $53.83 | $55.57 | $57.30 | $59.04 | $60.78 | $62.51 | $64.25 | $65.99 | $67.72 |
| GS-14 | $61.56 | $63.61 | $65.66 | $67.72 | $69.77 | $71.82 | $73.87 | $75.92 | $77.98 | $80.03 |
| GS-15 | $72.41 | $74.82 | $77.24 | $79.65 | $82.06 | $84.48 | $86.89 | $89.31 | $91.72 | $94.13 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-LV (LEO) applies the same 19.57% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,759 for an LEO here against $33,130 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $71,741 against $69,427. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, LV (LEO).xml (36,997 bytes, SHA-256 e14594277174…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,004 | $27,909 | $28,807 | $29,701 | $30,597 | $31,122 | $32,010 | $32,904 | $32,942 | $33,776 |
| GS-2 | $30,362 | $31,085 | $32,091 | $32,942 | $33,310 | $34,289 | $35,268 | $36,248 | $37,227 | $38,206 |
| GS-3 | $39,759 | $40,864 | $41,969 | $43,074 | $44,179 | $45,284 | $46,388 | $47,493 | $48,598 | $49,703 |
| GS-4 | $44,630 | $45,869 | $47,109 | $48,349 | $49,589 | $50,829 | $52,069 | $53,309 | $54,549 | $55,789 |
| GS-5 | $51,318 | $52,705 | $54,092 | $55,479 | $56,866 | $58,253 | $59,640 | $61,027 | $62,414 | $63,801 |
| GS-6 | $54,113 | $55,659 | $57,205 | $58,751 | $60,297 | $61,843 | $63,389 | $64,935 | $66,481 | $68,027 |
| GS-7 | $58,415 | $60,133 | $61,851 | $63,569 | $65,288 | $67,006 | $68,724 | $70,442 | $72,160 | $73,879 |
| GS-8 | $60,885 | $62,787 | $64,690 | $66,592 | $68,494 | $70,397 | $72,299 | $74,202 | $76,104 | $78,006 |
| GS-9 | $65,148 | $67,250 | $69,352 | $71,454 | $73,556 | $75,658 | $77,760 | $79,862 | $81,964 | $84,066 |
| GS-10 | $71,741 | $74,054 | $76,368 | $78,682 | $80,996 | $83,309 | $85,623 | $87,937 | $90,250 | $92,564 |
| GS-11 | $76,280 | $78,823 | $81,366 | $83,909 | $86,453 | $88,996 | $91,539 | $94,082 | $96,626 | $99,169 |
| GS-12 | $91,427 | $94,475 | $97,522 | $100,570 | $103,618 | $106,666 | $109,714 | $112,762 | $115,810 | $118,857 |
| GS-13 | $108,719 | $112,343 | $115,967 | $119,592 | $123,216 | $126,840 | $130,464 | $134,088 | $137,712 | $141,337 |
| GS-14 | $128,473 | $132,756 | $137,039 | $141,322 | $145,605 | $149,888 | $154,171 | $158,454 | $162,737 | $167,020 |
| GS-15 | $151,117 | $156,155 | $161,192 | $166,230 | $171,267 | $176,305 | $181,342 | $186,380 | $191,417 | $196,455 |
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 | $12.94 | $13.37 | $13.80 | $14.23 | $14.66 | $14.91 | $15.34 | $15.77 | $15.78 | $16.18 |
| GS-2 | $14.55 | $14.89 | $15.38 | $15.78 | $15.96 | $16.43 | $16.90 | $17.37 | $17.84 | $18.31 |
| GS-3 | $19.05 | $19.58 | $20.11 | $20.64 | $21.17 | $21.70 | $22.23 | $22.76 | $23.29 | $23.82 |
| GS-4 | $21.38 | $21.98 | $22.57 | $23.17 | $23.76 | $24.36 | $24.95 | $25.54 | $26.14 | $26.73 |
| GS-5 | $24.59 | $25.25 | $25.92 | $26.58 | $27.25 | $27.91 | $28.58 | $29.24 | $29.91 | $30.57 |
| GS-6 | $25.93 | $26.67 | $27.41 | $28.15 | $28.89 | $29.63 | $30.37 | $31.11 | $31.85 | $32.60 |
| GS-7 | $27.99 | $28.81 | $29.64 | $30.46 | $31.28 | $32.11 | $32.93 | $33.75 | $34.58 | $35.40 |
| GS-8 | $29.17 | $30.08 | $31.00 | $31.91 | $32.82 | $33.73 | $34.64 | $35.55 | $36.47 | $37.38 |
| GS-9 | $31.22 | $32.22 | $33.23 | $34.24 | $35.24 | $36.25 | $37.26 | $38.27 | $39.27 | $40.28 |
| GS-10 | $34.38 | $35.48 | $36.59 | $37.70 | $38.81 | $39.92 | $41.03 | $42.14 | $43.24 | $44.35 |
| GS-11 | $36.55 | $37.77 | $38.99 | $40.21 | $41.42 | $42.64 | $43.86 | $45.08 | $46.30 | $47.52 |
| GS-12 | $43.81 | $45.27 | $46.73 | $48.19 | $49.65 | $51.11 | $52.57 | $54.03 | $55.49 | $56.95 |
| GS-13 | $52.09 | $53.83 | $55.57 | $57.30 | $59.04 | $60.78 | $62.51 | $64.25 | $65.99 | $67.72 |
| GS-14 | $61.56 | $63.61 | $65.66 | $67.72 | $69.77 | $71.82 | $73.87 | $75.92 | $77.98 | $80.03 |
| GS-15 | $72.41 | $74.82 | $77.24 | $79.65 | $82.06 | $84.48 | $86.89 | $89.31 | $91.72 | $94.13 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 3 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.
Nevada
- Clark County, NV (32003)
- Nye County, NV (32023)
Arizona
- Mohave County, AZ (04015)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Nevada wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Arizona wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 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.