2026 GS pay in the Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID locality pay area receive a locality payment of 17.67% on top of base pay, the 54th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $89,974 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $193,333. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-SN (XML, SHA-256 ce2b5efa5e18…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | SN |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 17.67% (rank 54 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $40,948 a year, $19.62 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,044 a year, $29.73 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $106,991 a year, $51.27 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | WA, ID |
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 | $26,575 | $27,465 | $28,349 | $29,229 | $30,111 | $30,627 | $31,501 | $32,382 | $32,418 | $33,239 |
| GS-2 | $29,880 | $30,591 | $31,581 | $32,418 | $32,781 | $33,744 | $34,708 | $35,672 | $36,635 | $37,599 |
| GS-3 | $32,604 | $33,691 | $34,779 | $35,866 | $36,953 | $38,040 | $39,128 | $40,215 | $41,302 | $42,389 |
| GS-4 | $36,599 | $37,819 | $39,039 | $40,260 | $41,480 | $42,700 | $43,920 | $45,141 | $46,361 | $47,581 |
| GS-5 | $40,948 | $42,313 | $43,678 | $45,043 | $46,408 | $47,773 | $49,138 | $50,503 | $51,868 | $53,233 |
| GS-6 | $45,645 | $47,167 | $48,688 | $50,210 | $51,731 | $53,253 | $54,774 | $56,296 | $57,817 | $59,339 |
| GS-7 | $50,723 | $52,414 | $54,105 | $55,796 | $57,487 | $59,177 | $60,868 | $62,559 | $64,250 | $65,941 |
| GS-8 | $56,173 | $58,045 | $59,918 | $61,790 | $63,662 | $65,534 | $67,406 | $69,278 | $71,150 | $73,022 |
| GS-9 | $62,044 | $64,112 | $66,181 | $68,250 | $70,318 | $72,387 | $74,456 | $76,524 | $78,593 | $80,662 |
| GS-10 | $68,324 | $70,601 | $72,878 | $75,155 | $77,432 | $79,708 | $81,985 | $84,262 | $86,539 | $88,816 |
| GS-11 | $75,068 | $77,570 | $80,073 | $82,576 | $85,079 | $87,582 | $90,085 | $92,587 | $95,090 | $97,593 |
| GS-12 | $89,974 | $92,973 | $95,973 | $98,972 | $101,972 | $104,971 | $107,970 | $110,970 | $113,969 | $116,969 |
| GS-13 | $106,991 | $110,558 | $114,125 | $117,691 | $121,258 | $124,824 | $128,391 | $131,957 | $135,524 | $139,091 |
| GS-14 | $126,432 | $130,647 | $134,862 | $139,077 | $143,291 | $147,506 | $151,721 | $155,936 | $160,151 | $164,366 |
| GS-15 | $148,716 | $153,673 | $158,631 | $163,588 | $168,546 | $173,503 | $178,461 | $183,418 | $188,376 | $193,333 |
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 | $14.01 | $14.43 | $14.68 | $15.09 | $15.52 | $15.53 | $15.93 |
| GS-2 | $14.32 | $14.66 | $15.13 | $15.53 | $15.71 | $16.17 | $16.63 | $17.09 | $17.55 | $18.02 |
| GS-3 | $15.62 | $16.14 | $16.66 | $17.19 | $17.71 | $18.23 | $18.75 | $19.27 | $19.79 | $20.31 |
| GS-4 | $17.54 | $18.12 | $18.71 | $19.29 | $19.88 | $20.46 | $21.04 | $21.63 | $22.21 | $22.80 |
| GS-5 | $19.62 | $20.27 | $20.93 | $21.58 | $22.24 | $22.89 | $23.54 | $24.20 | $24.85 | $25.51 |
| GS-6 | $21.87 | $22.60 | $23.33 | $24.06 | $24.79 | $25.52 | $26.25 | $26.97 | $27.70 | $28.43 |
| GS-7 | $24.30 | $25.11 | $25.92 | $26.74 | $27.55 | $28.36 | $29.17 | $29.98 | $30.79 | $31.60 |
| GS-8 | $26.92 | $27.81 | $28.71 | $29.61 | $30.50 | $31.40 | $32.30 | $33.20 | $34.09 | $34.99 |
| GS-9 | $29.73 | $30.72 | $31.71 | $32.70 | $33.69 | $34.68 | $35.68 | $36.67 | $37.66 | $38.65 |
| GS-10 | $32.74 | $33.83 | $34.92 | $36.01 | $37.10 | $38.19 | $39.28 | $40.37 | $41.47 | $42.56 |
| GS-11 | $35.97 | $37.17 | $38.37 | $39.57 | $40.77 | $41.97 | $43.16 | $44.36 | $45.56 | $46.76 |
| GS-12 | $43.11 | $44.55 | $45.99 | $47.42 | $48.86 | $50.30 | $51.73 | $53.17 | $54.61 | $56.05 |
| GS-13 | $51.27 | $52.97 | $54.68 | $56.39 | $58.10 | $59.81 | $61.52 | $63.23 | $64.94 | $66.65 |
| GS-14 | $60.58 | $62.60 | $64.62 | $66.64 | $68.66 | $70.68 | $72.70 | $74.72 | $76.74 | $78.76 |
| GS-15 | $71.26 | $73.63 | $76.01 | $78.38 | $80.76 | $83.14 | $85.51 | $87.89 | $90.26 | $92.64 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-SN (LEO) applies the same 17.67% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,128 for an LEO here against $32,604 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $70,601 against $68,324. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, SN (LEO).xml (37,030 bytes, SHA-256 57b017c3eb83…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,575 | $27,465 | $28,349 | $29,229 | $30,111 | $30,627 | $31,501 | $32,382 | $32,418 | $33,239 |
| GS-2 | $29,880 | $30,591 | $31,581 | $32,418 | $32,781 | $33,744 | $34,708 | $35,672 | $36,635 | $37,599 |
| GS-3 | $39,128 | $40,215 | $41,302 | $42,389 | $43,477 | $44,564 | $45,651 | $46,739 | $47,826 | $48,913 |
| GS-4 | $43,920 | $45,141 | $46,361 | $47,581 | $48,801 | $50,022 | $51,242 | $52,462 | $53,682 | $54,902 |
| GS-5 | $50,503 | $51,868 | $53,233 | $54,598 | $55,963 | $57,328 | $58,693 | $60,058 | $61,423 | $62,788 |
| GS-6 | $53,253 | $54,774 | $56,296 | $57,817 | $59,339 | $60,860 | $62,382 | $63,903 | $65,425 | $66,946 |
| GS-7 | $57,487 | $59,177 | $60,868 | $62,559 | $64,250 | $65,941 | $67,632 | $69,323 | $71,014 | $72,705 |
| GS-8 | $59,918 | $61,790 | $63,662 | $65,534 | $67,406 | $69,278 | $71,150 | $73,022 | $74,895 | $76,767 |
| GS-9 | $64,112 | $66,181 | $68,250 | $70,318 | $72,387 | $74,456 | $76,524 | $78,593 | $80,662 | $82,730 |
| GS-10 | $70,601 | $72,878 | $75,155 | $77,432 | $79,708 | $81,985 | $84,262 | $86,539 | $88,816 | $91,093 |
| GS-11 | $75,068 | $77,570 | $80,073 | $82,576 | $85,079 | $87,582 | $90,085 | $92,587 | $95,090 | $97,593 |
| GS-12 | $89,974 | $92,973 | $95,973 | $98,972 | $101,972 | $104,971 | $107,970 | $110,970 | $113,969 | $116,969 |
| GS-13 | $106,991 | $110,558 | $114,125 | $117,691 | $121,258 | $124,824 | $128,391 | $131,957 | $135,524 | $139,091 |
| GS-14 | $126,432 | $130,647 | $134,862 | $139,077 | $143,291 | $147,506 | $151,721 | $155,936 | $160,151 | $164,366 |
| GS-15 | $148,716 | $153,673 | $158,631 | $163,588 | $168,546 | $173,503 | $178,461 | $183,418 | $188,376 | $193,333 |
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 | $14.01 | $14.43 | $14.68 | $15.09 | $15.52 | $15.53 | $15.93 |
| GS-2 | $14.32 | $14.66 | $15.13 | $15.53 | $15.71 | $16.17 | $16.63 | $17.09 | $17.55 | $18.02 |
| GS-3 | $18.75 | $19.27 | $19.79 | $20.31 | $20.83 | $21.35 | $21.87 | $22.40 | $22.92 | $23.44 |
| GS-4 | $21.04 | $21.63 | $22.21 | $22.80 | $23.38 | $23.97 | $24.55 | $25.14 | $25.72 | $26.31 |
| GS-5 | $24.20 | $24.85 | $25.51 | $26.16 | $26.82 | $27.47 | $28.12 | $28.78 | $29.43 | $30.09 |
| GS-6 | $25.52 | $26.25 | $26.97 | $27.70 | $28.43 | $29.16 | $29.89 | $30.62 | $31.35 | $32.08 |
| GS-7 | $27.55 | $28.36 | $29.17 | $29.98 | $30.79 | $31.60 | $32.41 | $33.22 | $34.03 | $34.84 |
| GS-8 | $28.71 | $29.61 | $30.50 | $31.40 | $32.30 | $33.20 | $34.09 | $34.99 | $35.89 | $36.78 |
| GS-9 | $30.72 | $31.71 | $32.70 | $33.69 | $34.68 | $35.68 | $36.67 | $37.66 | $38.65 | $39.64 |
| GS-10 | $33.83 | $34.92 | $36.01 | $37.10 | $38.19 | $39.28 | $40.37 | $41.47 | $42.56 | $43.65 |
| GS-11 | $35.97 | $37.17 | $38.37 | $39.57 | $40.77 | $41.97 | $43.16 | $44.36 | $45.56 | $46.76 |
| GS-12 | $43.11 | $44.55 | $45.99 | $47.42 | $48.86 | $50.30 | $51.73 | $53.17 | $54.61 | $56.05 |
| GS-13 | $51.27 | $52.97 | $54.68 | $56.39 | $58.10 | $59.81 | $61.52 | $63.23 | $64.94 | $66.65 |
| GS-14 | $60.58 | $62.60 | $64.62 | $66.64 | $68.66 | $70.68 | $72.70 | $74.72 | $76.74 | $78.76 |
| GS-15 | $71.26 | $73.63 | $76.01 | $78.38 | $80.76 | $83.14 | $85.51 | $87.89 | $90.26 | $92.64 |
What the area covers
OPM's definition lists 8 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.
Washington
- Ferry County, WA (53019)
- Lincoln County, WA (53043)
- Pend Oreille County, WA (53051)
- Spokane County, WA (53063)
- Stevens County, WA (53065)
Idaho
- Benewah County, ID (16009)
- Kootenai County, ID (16055)
- Shoshone County, ID (16079)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Washington wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Idaho wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 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.