2026 GS pay in the Rest of U.S. locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Rest of U.S. locality pay area receive a locality payment of 17.06% on top of base pay, the lowest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $89,508 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $192,331. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-RUS (XML, SHA-256 8235662036be…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | RUS |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 17.06% (rank 58 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $40,736 a year, $19.52 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $61,722 a year, $29.57 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $106,437 a year, $51.00 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | every area not in a named locality |
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 | $26,437 | $27,323 | $28,202 | $29,078 | $29,954 | $30,468 | $31,338 | $32,214 | $32,250 | $33,067 |
| GS-2 | $29,725 | $30,432 | $31,418 | $32,250 | $32,611 | $33,569 | $34,528 | $35,487 | $36,445 | $37,404 |
| GS-3 | $32,435 | $33,517 | $34,598 | $35,680 | $36,762 | $37,843 | $38,925 | $40,006 | $41,088 | $42,170 |
| GS-4 | $36,409 | $37,623 | $38,837 | $40,051 | $41,265 | $42,479 | $43,693 | $44,907 | $46,120 | $47,334 |
| GS-5 | $40,736 | $42,094 | $43,452 | $44,809 | $46,167 | $47,525 | $48,883 | $50,241 | $51,599 | $52,957 |
| GS-6 | $45,409 | $46,922 | $48,436 | $49,950 | $51,463 | $52,977 | $54,490 | $56,004 | $57,517 | $59,031 |
| GS-7 | $50,460 | $52,142 | $53,824 | $55,506 | $57,188 | $58,871 | $60,553 | $62,235 | $63,917 | $65,599 |
| GS-8 | $55,882 | $57,745 | $59,607 | $61,469 | $63,332 | $65,194 | $67,057 | $68,919 | $70,781 | $72,644 |
| GS-9 | $61,722 | $63,780 | $65,838 | $67,896 | $69,954 | $72,012 | $74,070 | $76,128 | $78,186 | $80,243 |
| GS-10 | $67,970 | $70,235 | $72,500 | $74,765 | $77,030 | $79,295 | $81,560 | $83,825 | $86,091 | $88,356 |
| GS-11 | $74,678 | $77,168 | $79,658 | $82,148 | $84,638 | $87,128 | $89,618 | $92,107 | $94,597 | $97,087 |
| GS-12 | $89,508 | $92,491 | $95,475 | $98,459 | $101,443 | $104,427 | $107,411 | $110,395 | $113,378 | $116,362 |
| GS-13 | $106,437 | $109,985 | $113,533 | $117,081 | $120,629 | $124,177 | $127,725 | $131,273 | $134,822 | $138,370 |
| GS-14 | $125,776 | $129,969 | $134,162 | $138,356 | $142,549 | $146,742 | $150,935 | $155,128 | $159,321 | $163,514 |
| GS-15 | $147,945 | $152,877 | $157,809 | $162,740 | $167,672 | $172,604 | $177,536 | $182,467 | $187,399 | $192,331 |
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 | $12.67 | $13.09 | $13.51 | $13.93 | $14.35 | $14.60 | $15.02 | $15.44 | $15.45 | $15.84 |
| GS-2 | $14.24 | $14.58 | $15.05 | $15.45 | $15.63 | $16.08 | $16.54 | $17.00 | $17.46 | $17.92 |
| GS-3 | $15.54 | $16.06 | $16.58 | $17.10 | $17.61 | $18.13 | $18.65 | $19.17 | $19.69 | $20.21 |
| GS-4 | $17.45 | $18.03 | $18.61 | $19.19 | $19.77 | $20.35 | $20.94 | $21.52 | $22.10 | $22.68 |
| GS-5 | $19.52 | $20.17 | $20.82 | $21.47 | $22.12 | $22.77 | $23.42 | $24.07 | $24.72 | $25.37 |
| GS-6 | $21.76 | $22.48 | $23.21 | $23.93 | $24.66 | $25.38 | $26.11 | $26.83 | $27.56 | $28.29 |
| GS-7 | $24.18 | $24.98 | $25.79 | $26.60 | $27.40 | $28.21 | $29.01 | $29.82 | $30.63 | $31.43 |
| GS-8 | $26.78 | $27.67 | $28.56 | $29.45 | $30.35 | $31.24 | $32.13 | $33.02 | $33.92 | $34.81 |
| GS-9 | $29.57 | $30.56 | $31.55 | $32.53 | $33.52 | $34.51 | $35.49 | $36.48 | $37.46 | $38.45 |
| GS-10 | $32.57 | $33.65 | $34.74 | $35.82 | $36.91 | $37.99 | $39.08 | $40.17 | $41.25 | $42.34 |
| GS-11 | $35.78 | $36.98 | $38.17 | $39.36 | $40.55 | $41.75 | $42.94 | $44.13 | $45.33 | $46.52 |
| GS-12 | $42.89 | $44.32 | $45.75 | $47.18 | $48.61 | $50.04 | $51.47 | $52.90 | $54.33 | $55.76 |
| GS-13 | $51.00 | $52.70 | $54.40 | $56.10 | $57.80 | $59.50 | $61.20 | $62.90 | $64.60 | $66.30 |
| GS-14 | $60.27 | $62.28 | $64.28 | $66.29 | $68.30 | $70.31 | $72.32 | $74.33 | $76.34 | $78.35 |
| GS-15 | $70.89 | $73.25 | $75.62 | $77.98 | $80.34 | $82.70 | $85.07 | $87.43 | $89.79 | $92.16 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-RUS (LEO) applies the same 17.06% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $38,925 for an LEO here against $32,435 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $70,235 against $67,970. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, RUS (LEO).xml (36,970 bytes, SHA-256 c8790bff1e75…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,437 | $27,323 | $28,202 | $29,078 | $29,954 | $30,468 | $31,338 | $32,214 | $32,250 | $33,067 |
| GS-2 | $29,725 | $30,432 | $31,418 | $32,250 | $32,611 | $33,569 | $34,528 | $35,487 | $36,445 | $37,404 |
| GS-3 | $38,925 | $40,006 | $41,088 | $42,170 | $43,251 | $44,333 | $45,415 | $46,496 | $47,578 | $48,660 |
| GS-4 | $43,693 | $44,907 | $46,120 | $47,334 | $48,548 | $49,762 | $50,976 | $52,190 | $53,404 | $54,618 |
| GS-5 | $50,241 | $51,599 | $52,957 | $54,315 | $55,673 | $57,030 | $58,388 | $59,746 | $61,104 | $62,462 |
| GS-6 | $52,977 | $54,490 | $56,004 | $57,517 | $59,031 | $60,545 | $62,058 | $63,572 | $65,085 | $66,599 |
| GS-7 | $57,188 | $58,871 | $60,553 | $62,235 | $63,917 | $65,599 | $67,281 | $68,964 | $70,646 | $72,328 |
| GS-8 | $59,607 | $61,469 | $63,332 | $65,194 | $67,057 | $68,919 | $70,781 | $72,644 | $74,506 | $76,369 |
| GS-9 | $63,780 | $65,838 | $67,896 | $69,954 | $72,012 | $74,070 | $76,128 | $78,186 | $80,243 | $82,301 |
| GS-10 | $70,235 | $72,500 | $74,765 | $77,030 | $79,295 | $81,560 | $83,825 | $86,091 | $88,356 | $90,621 |
| GS-11 | $74,678 | $77,168 | $79,658 | $82,148 | $84,638 | $87,128 | $89,618 | $92,107 | $94,597 | $97,087 |
| GS-12 | $89,508 | $92,491 | $95,475 | $98,459 | $101,443 | $104,427 | $107,411 | $110,395 | $113,378 | $116,362 |
| GS-13 | $106,437 | $109,985 | $113,533 | $117,081 | $120,629 | $124,177 | $127,725 | $131,273 | $134,822 | $138,370 |
| GS-14 | $125,776 | $129,969 | $134,162 | $138,356 | $142,549 | $146,742 | $150,935 | $155,128 | $159,321 | $163,514 |
| GS-15 | $147,945 | $152,877 | $157,809 | $162,740 | $167,672 | $172,604 | $177,536 | $182,467 | $187,399 | $192,331 |
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 | $12.67 | $13.09 | $13.51 | $13.93 | $14.35 | $14.60 | $15.02 | $15.44 | $15.45 | $15.84 |
| GS-2 | $14.24 | $14.58 | $15.05 | $15.45 | $15.63 | $16.08 | $16.54 | $17.00 | $17.46 | $17.92 |
| GS-3 | $18.65 | $19.17 | $19.69 | $20.21 | $20.72 | $21.24 | $21.76 | $22.28 | $22.80 | $23.32 |
| GS-4 | $20.94 | $21.52 | $22.10 | $22.68 | $23.26 | $23.84 | $24.43 | $25.01 | $25.59 | $26.17 |
| GS-5 | $24.07 | $24.72 | $25.37 | $26.03 | $26.68 | $27.33 | $27.98 | $28.63 | $29.28 | $29.93 |
| GS-6 | $25.38 | $26.11 | $26.83 | $27.56 | $28.29 | $29.01 | $29.74 | $30.46 | $31.19 | $31.91 |
| GS-7 | $27.40 | $28.21 | $29.01 | $29.82 | $30.63 | $31.43 | $32.24 | $33.04 | $33.85 | $34.66 |
| GS-8 | $28.56 | $29.45 | $30.35 | $31.24 | $32.13 | $33.02 | $33.92 | $34.81 | $35.70 | $36.59 |
| GS-9 | $30.56 | $31.55 | $32.53 | $33.52 | $34.51 | $35.49 | $36.48 | $37.46 | $38.45 | $39.44 |
| GS-10 | $33.65 | $34.74 | $35.82 | $36.91 | $37.99 | $39.08 | $40.17 | $41.25 | $42.34 | $43.42 |
| GS-11 | $35.78 | $36.98 | $38.17 | $39.36 | $40.55 | $41.75 | $42.94 | $44.13 | $45.33 | $46.52 |
| GS-12 | $42.89 | $44.32 | $45.75 | $47.18 | $48.61 | $50.04 | $51.47 | $52.90 | $54.33 | $55.76 |
| GS-13 | $51.00 | $52.70 | $54.40 | $56.10 | $57.80 | $59.50 | $61.20 | $62.90 | $64.60 | $66.30 |
| GS-14 | $60.27 | $62.28 | $64.28 | $66.29 | $68.30 | $70.31 | $72.32 | $74.33 | $76.34 | $78.35 |
| GS-15 | $70.89 | $73.25 | $75.62 | $77.98 | $80.34 | $82.70 | $85.07 | $87.43 | $89.79 | $92.16 |
What the area covers
OPM defines Rest of U.S. by exclusion: Those portions of the United States and its territories and possessions (nonforeign areas), not located within another locality pay area. Any duty station in the 50 states, DC or a non-foreign area that is not listed under one of the other 57 areas is paid from this table.
Wages outside government in the same places
This table applies across many states; see the state wage profiles for what occupations pay in each.
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.