2026 GS pay in the Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA locality pay area receive a locality payment of 18.23% on top of base pay, the 49th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $90,402 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $194,253. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-OM (XML, SHA-256 2fe3b9a25a91…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | OM |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 18.23% (rank 49 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,143 a year, $19.71 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,339 a year, $29.87 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $107,501 a year, $51.51 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | NE, IA |
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 | $26,701 | $27,596 | $28,484 | $29,368 | $30,254 | $30,773 | $31,651 | $32,536 | $32,572 | $33,398 |
| GS-2 | $30,022 | $30,736 | $31,732 | $32,572 | $32,937 | $33,905 | $34,873 | $35,841 | $36,810 | $37,778 |
| GS-3 | $32,759 | $33,852 | $34,944 | $36,037 | $37,129 | $38,221 | $39,314 | $40,406 | $41,499 | $42,591 |
| GS-4 | $36,773 | $37,999 | $39,225 | $40,451 | $41,677 | $42,903 | $44,129 | $45,355 | $46,581 | $47,807 |
| GS-5 | $41,143 | $42,514 | $43,886 | $45,257 | $46,629 | $48,000 | $49,372 | $50,743 | $52,115 | $53,486 |
| GS-6 | $45,863 | $47,391 | $48,920 | $50,449 | $51,977 | $53,506 | $55,035 | $56,564 | $58,092 | $59,621 |
| GS-7 | $50,964 | $52,663 | $54,362 | $56,061 | $57,760 | $59,459 | $61,158 | $62,857 | $64,556 | $66,255 |
| GS-8 | $56,441 | $58,322 | $60,203 | $62,084 | $63,965 | $65,846 | $67,727 | $69,608 | $71,489 | $73,370 |
| GS-9 | $62,339 | $64,418 | $66,496 | $68,575 | $70,653 | $72,732 | $74,810 | $76,889 | $78,967 | $81,045 |
| GS-10 | $68,649 | $70,937 | $73,225 | $75,512 | $77,800 | $80,088 | $82,376 | $84,663 | $86,951 | $89,239 |
| GS-11 | $75,425 | $77,940 | $80,454 | $82,969 | $85,484 | $87,999 | $90,513 | $93,028 | $95,543 | $98,058 |
| GS-12 | $90,402 | $93,416 | $96,430 | $99,443 | $102,457 | $105,471 | $108,484 | $111,498 | $114,512 | $117,525 |
| GS-13 | $107,501 | $111,084 | $114,668 | $118,251 | $121,835 | $125,418 | $129,002 | $132,585 | $136,169 | $139,753 |
| GS-14 | $127,033 | $131,268 | $135,503 | $139,738 | $143,973 | $148,208 | $152,443 | $156,678 | $160,913 | $165,148 |
| GS-15 | $149,424 | $154,405 | $159,386 | $164,367 | $169,348 | $174,329 | $179,310 | $184,291 | $189,272 | $194,253 |
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 | $12.79 | $13.22 | $13.65 | $14.07 | $14.50 | $14.75 | $15.17 | $15.59 | $15.61 | $16.00 |
| GS-2 | $14.39 | $14.73 | $15.20 | $15.61 | $15.78 | $16.25 | $16.71 | $17.17 | $17.64 | $18.10 |
| GS-3 | $15.70 | $16.22 | $16.74 | $17.27 | $17.79 | $18.31 | $18.84 | $19.36 | $19.88 | $20.41 |
| GS-4 | $17.62 | $18.21 | $18.79 | $19.38 | $19.97 | $20.56 | $21.14 | $21.73 | $22.32 | $22.91 |
| GS-5 | $19.71 | $20.37 | $21.03 | $21.69 | $22.34 | $23.00 | $23.66 | $24.31 | $24.97 | $25.63 |
| GS-6 | $21.98 | $22.71 | $23.44 | $24.17 | $24.91 | $25.64 | $26.37 | $27.10 | $27.84 | $28.57 |
| GS-7 | $24.42 | $25.23 | $26.05 | $26.86 | $27.68 | $28.49 | $29.30 | $30.12 | $30.93 | $31.75 |
| GS-8 | $27.04 | $27.95 | $28.85 | $29.75 | $30.65 | $31.55 | $32.45 | $33.35 | $34.25 | $35.16 |
| GS-9 | $29.87 | $30.87 | $31.86 | $32.86 | $33.85 | $34.85 | $35.85 | $36.84 | $37.84 | $38.83 |
| GS-10 | $32.89 | $33.99 | $35.09 | $36.18 | $37.28 | $38.37 | $39.47 | $40.57 | $41.66 | $42.76 |
| GS-11 | $36.14 | $37.35 | $38.55 | $39.76 | $40.96 | $42.17 | $43.37 | $44.57 | $45.78 | $46.99 |
| GS-12 | $43.32 | $44.76 | $46.21 | $47.65 | $49.09 | $50.54 | $51.98 | $53.43 | $54.87 | $56.31 |
| GS-13 | $51.51 | $53.23 | $54.94 | $56.66 | $58.38 | $60.09 | $61.81 | $63.53 | $65.25 | $66.96 |
| GS-14 | $60.87 | $62.90 | $64.93 | $66.96 | $68.99 | $71.01 | $73.04 | $75.07 | $77.10 | $79.13 |
| GS-15 | $71.60 | $73.98 | $76.37 | $78.76 | $81.14 | $83.53 | $85.92 | $88.30 | $90.69 | $93.08 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-OM (LEO) applies the same 18.23% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,314 for an LEO here against $32,759 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $70,937 against $68,649. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, OM (LEO).xml (37,014 bytes, SHA-256 bcb4539d30f5…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,701 | $27,596 | $28,484 | $29,368 | $30,254 | $30,773 | $31,651 | $32,536 | $32,572 | $33,398 |
| GS-2 | $30,022 | $30,736 | $31,732 | $32,572 | $32,937 | $33,905 | $34,873 | $35,841 | $36,810 | $37,778 |
| GS-3 | $39,314 | $40,406 | $41,499 | $42,591 | $43,684 | $44,776 | $45,869 | $46,961 | $48,053 | $49,146 |
| GS-4 | $44,129 | $45,355 | $46,581 | $47,807 | $49,034 | $50,260 | $51,486 | $52,712 | $53,938 | $55,164 |
| GS-5 | $50,743 | $52,115 | $53,486 | $54,858 | $56,229 | $57,600 | $58,972 | $60,343 | $61,715 | $63,086 |
| GS-6 | $53,506 | $55,035 | $56,564 | $58,092 | $59,621 | $61,150 | $62,678 | $64,207 | $65,736 | $67,265 |
| GS-7 | $57,760 | $59,459 | $61,158 | $62,857 | $64,556 | $66,255 | $67,954 | $69,653 | $71,352 | $73,051 |
| GS-8 | $60,203 | $62,084 | $63,965 | $65,846 | $67,727 | $69,608 | $71,489 | $73,370 | $75,251 | $77,132 |
| GS-9 | $64,418 | $66,496 | $68,575 | $70,653 | $72,732 | $74,810 | $76,889 | $78,967 | $81,045 | $83,124 |
| GS-10 | $70,937 | $73,225 | $75,512 | $77,800 | $80,088 | $82,376 | $84,663 | $86,951 | $89,239 | $91,527 |
| GS-11 | $75,425 | $77,940 | $80,454 | $82,969 | $85,484 | $87,999 | $90,513 | $93,028 | $95,543 | $98,058 |
| GS-12 | $90,402 | $93,416 | $96,430 | $99,443 | $102,457 | $105,471 | $108,484 | $111,498 | $114,512 | $117,525 |
| GS-13 | $107,501 | $111,084 | $114,668 | $118,251 | $121,835 | $125,418 | $129,002 | $132,585 | $136,169 | $139,753 |
| GS-14 | $127,033 | $131,268 | $135,503 | $139,738 | $143,973 | $148,208 | $152,443 | $156,678 | $160,913 | $165,148 |
| GS-15 | $149,424 | $154,405 | $159,386 | $164,367 | $169,348 | $174,329 | $179,310 | $184,291 | $189,272 | $194,253 |
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 | $12.79 | $13.22 | $13.65 | $14.07 | $14.50 | $14.75 | $15.17 | $15.59 | $15.61 | $16.00 |
| GS-2 | $14.39 | $14.73 | $15.20 | $15.61 | $15.78 | $16.25 | $16.71 | $17.17 | $17.64 | $18.10 |
| GS-3 | $18.84 | $19.36 | $19.88 | $20.41 | $20.93 | $21.45 | $21.98 | $22.50 | $23.02 | $23.55 |
| GS-4 | $21.14 | $21.73 | $22.32 | $22.91 | $23.49 | $24.08 | $24.67 | $25.26 | $25.84 | $26.43 |
| GS-5 | $24.31 | $24.97 | $25.63 | $26.29 | $26.94 | $27.60 | $28.26 | $28.91 | $29.57 | $30.23 |
| GS-6 | $25.64 | $26.37 | $27.10 | $27.84 | $28.57 | $29.30 | $30.03 | $30.77 | $31.50 | $32.23 |
| GS-7 | $27.68 | $28.49 | $29.30 | $30.12 | $30.93 | $31.75 | $32.56 | $33.37 | $34.19 | $35.00 |
| GS-8 | $28.85 | $29.75 | $30.65 | $31.55 | $32.45 | $33.35 | $34.25 | $35.16 | $36.06 | $36.96 |
| GS-9 | $30.87 | $31.86 | $32.86 | $33.85 | $34.85 | $35.85 | $36.84 | $37.84 | $38.83 | $39.83 |
| GS-10 | $33.99 | $35.09 | $36.18 | $37.28 | $38.37 | $39.47 | $40.57 | $41.66 | $42.76 | $43.86 |
| GS-11 | $36.14 | $37.35 | $38.55 | $39.76 | $40.96 | $42.17 | $43.37 | $44.57 | $45.78 | $46.99 |
| GS-12 | $43.32 | $44.76 | $46.21 | $47.65 | $49.09 | $50.54 | $51.98 | $53.43 | $54.87 | $56.31 |
| GS-13 | $51.51 | $53.23 | $54.94 | $56.66 | $58.38 | $60.09 | $61.81 | $63.53 | $65.25 | $66.96 |
| GS-14 | $60.87 | $62.90 | $64.93 | $66.96 | $68.99 | $71.01 | $73.04 | $75.07 | $77.10 | $79.13 |
| GS-15 | $71.60 | $73.98 | $76.37 | $78.76 | $81.14 | $83.53 | $85.92 | $88.30 | $90.69 | $93.08 |
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.
Nebraska
- Burt County, NE (31021)
- Cass County, NE (31025)
- Dodge County, NE (31053)
- Douglas County, NE (31055)
- Sarpy County, NE (31153)
- Saunders County, NE (31155)
- Washington County, NE (31177)
Iowa
- Fremont County, IA (19071)
- Harrison County, IA (19085)
- Mills County, IA (19129)
- Pottawattamie County, IA (19155)
- Shelby County, IA (19165)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Nebraska wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Iowa wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Omaha, NE-IA 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.