2026 GS pay in the Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality pay area
In 2026, General Schedule employees in the Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality pay area receive a locality payment of 19.28% on top of base pay, the 42th highest of OPM's 58 areas. GS-12 step 1 is $91,205 a year here against $76,463 in the base table, and GS-15 step 10 is $195,978. The table incorporates the 1% General Schedule increase and is effective January 2026 (first pay period ).
Source: OPM, Salary Table 2026-TU (XML, SHA-256 1e82a11d2f21…) and locality pay area definitions, fetched .
At a glance
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| OPM table code | TU |
| Locality payment, 2026 | 19.28% (rank 42 of 58) |
| GS-5 step 1 | $41,508 a year, $19.89 an hour |
| GS-9 step 1 | $62,893 a year, $30.14 an hour |
| GS-13 step 1 | $108,455 a year, $51.97 an hour |
| Cells at the statutory cap | none |
| States in the area | 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 | $26,938 | $27,841 | $28,737 | $29,629 | $30,523 | $31,046 | $31,932 | $32,825 | $32,862 | $33,694 |
| GS-2 | $30,289 | $31,009 | $32,014 | $32,862 | $33,229 | $34,206 | $35,183 | $36,160 | $37,137 | $38,114 |
| GS-3 | $33,050 | $34,152 | $35,254 | $36,357 | $37,459 | $38,561 | $39,663 | $40,765 | $41,867 | $42,969 |
| GS-4 | $37,100 | $38,337 | $39,574 | $40,810 | $42,047 | $43,284 | $44,521 | $45,758 | $46,995 | $48,232 |
| GS-5 | $41,508 | $42,892 | $44,276 | $45,659 | $47,043 | $48,426 | $49,810 | $51,194 | $52,577 | $53,961 |
| GS-6 | $46,270 | $47,812 | $49,354 | $50,897 | $52,439 | $53,981 | $55,524 | $57,066 | $58,608 | $60,151 |
| GS-7 | $51,417 | $53,131 | $54,845 | $56,559 | $58,273 | $59,987 | $61,701 | $63,415 | $65,129 | $66,843 |
| GS-8 | $56,942 | $58,840 | $60,737 | $62,635 | $64,533 | $66,431 | $68,328 | $70,226 | $72,124 | $74,022 |
| GS-9 | $62,893 | $64,990 | $67,087 | $69,184 | $71,281 | $73,377 | $75,474 | $77,571 | $79,668 | $81,765 |
| GS-10 | $69,259 | $71,567 | $73,875 | $76,183 | $78,491 | $80,799 | $83,107 | $85,415 | $87,723 | $90,031 |
| GS-11 | $76,095 | $78,632 | $81,169 | $83,706 | $86,243 | $88,780 | $91,317 | $93,854 | $96,391 | $98,928 |
| GS-12 | $91,205 | $94,246 | $97,286 | $100,326 | $103,367 | $106,407 | $109,448 | $112,488 | $115,529 | $118,569 |
| GS-13 | $108,455 | $112,071 | $115,686 | $119,301 | $122,917 | $126,532 | $130,148 | $133,763 | $137,378 | $140,994 |
| GS-14 | $128,162 | $132,434 | $136,707 | $140,979 | $145,252 | $149,525 | $153,797 | $158,070 | $162,342 | $166,615 |
| GS-15 | $150,751 | $155,776 | $160,801 | $165,827 | $170,852 | $175,877 | $180,902 | $185,928 | $190,953 | $195,978 |
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 | $12.91 | $13.34 | $13.77 | $14.20 | $14.63 | $14.88 | $15.30 | $15.73 | $15.75 | $16.14 |
| GS-2 | $14.51 | $14.86 | $15.34 | $15.75 | $15.92 | $16.39 | $16.86 | $17.33 | $17.79 | $18.26 |
| GS-3 | $15.84 | $16.36 | $16.89 | $17.42 | $17.95 | $18.48 | $19.00 | $19.53 | $20.06 | $20.59 |
| GS-4 | $17.78 | $18.37 | $18.96 | $19.55 | $20.15 | $20.74 | $21.33 | $21.93 | $22.52 | $23.11 |
| GS-5 | $19.89 | $20.55 | $21.22 | $21.88 | $22.54 | $23.20 | $23.87 | $24.53 | $25.19 | $25.86 |
| GS-6 | $22.17 | $22.91 | $23.65 | $24.39 | $25.13 | $25.87 | $26.60 | $27.34 | $28.08 | $28.82 |
| GS-7 | $24.64 | $25.46 | $26.28 | $27.10 | $27.92 | $28.74 | $29.56 | $30.39 | $31.21 | $32.03 |
| GS-8 | $27.28 | $28.19 | $29.10 | $30.01 | $30.92 | $31.83 | $32.74 | $33.65 | $34.56 | $35.47 |
| GS-9 | $30.14 | $31.14 | $32.15 | $33.15 | $34.15 | $35.16 | $36.16 | $37.17 | $38.17 | $39.18 |
| GS-10 | $33.19 | $34.29 | $35.40 | $36.50 | $37.61 | $38.72 | $39.82 | $40.93 | $42.03 | $43.14 |
| GS-11 | $36.46 | $37.68 | $38.89 | $40.11 | $41.32 | $42.54 | $43.76 | $44.97 | $46.19 | $47.40 |
| GS-12 | $43.70 | $45.16 | $46.62 | $48.07 | $49.53 | $50.99 | $52.44 | $53.90 | $55.36 | $56.81 |
| GS-13 | $51.97 | $53.70 | $55.43 | $57.16 | $58.90 | $60.63 | $62.36 | $64.09 | $65.83 | $67.56 |
| GS-14 | $61.41 | $63.46 | $65.50 | $67.55 | $69.60 | $71.65 | $73.69 | $75.74 | $77.79 | $79.83 |
| GS-15 | $72.23 | $74.64 | $77.05 | $79.46 | $81.86 | $84.27 | $86.68 | $89.09 | $91.50 | $93.90 |
Law enforcement officer (LEO) table, 2026
OPM's Salary Table 2026-TU (LEO) applies the same 19.28% locality payment to the special base rates for law enforcement officers at grades 3 to 10: GS-3 step 1 is $39,663 for an LEO here against $33,050 on the GS table, and GS-10 step 1 is $71,567 against $69,259. Grades 1, 2 and 11 to 15 are the same figures as the GS table above. Source: OPM, TU (LEO).xml (36,981 bytes, SHA-256 d91877f90493…), fetched .
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,938 | $27,841 | $28,737 | $29,629 | $30,523 | $31,046 | $31,932 | $32,825 | $32,862 | $33,694 |
| GS-2 | $30,289 | $31,009 | $32,014 | $32,862 | $33,229 | $34,206 | $35,183 | $36,160 | $37,137 | $38,114 |
| GS-3 | $39,663 | $40,765 | $41,867 | $42,969 | $44,072 | $45,174 | $46,276 | $47,378 | $48,480 | $49,582 |
| GS-4 | $44,521 | $45,758 | $46,995 | $48,232 | $49,469 | $50,706 | $51,943 | $53,180 | $54,417 | $55,654 |
| GS-5 | $51,194 | $52,577 | $53,961 | $55,345 | $56,728 | $58,112 | $59,496 | $60,879 | $62,263 | $63,647 |
| GS-6 | $53,981 | $55,524 | $57,066 | $58,608 | $60,151 | $61,693 | $63,235 | $64,777 | $66,320 | $67,862 |
| GS-7 | $58,273 | $59,987 | $61,701 | $63,415 | $65,129 | $66,843 | $68,557 | $70,271 | $71,985 | $73,700 |
| GS-8 | $60,737 | $62,635 | $64,533 | $66,431 | $68,328 | $70,226 | $72,124 | $74,022 | $75,919 | $77,817 |
| GS-9 | $64,990 | $67,087 | $69,184 | $71,281 | $73,377 | $75,474 | $77,571 | $79,668 | $81,765 | $83,862 |
| GS-10 | $71,567 | $73,875 | $76,183 | $78,491 | $80,799 | $83,107 | $85,415 | $87,723 | $90,031 | $92,339 |
| GS-11 | $76,095 | $78,632 | $81,169 | $83,706 | $86,243 | $88,780 | $91,317 | $93,854 | $96,391 | $98,928 |
| GS-12 | $91,205 | $94,246 | $97,286 | $100,326 | $103,367 | $106,407 | $109,448 | $112,488 | $115,529 | $118,569 |
| GS-13 | $108,455 | $112,071 | $115,686 | $119,301 | $122,917 | $126,532 | $130,148 | $133,763 | $137,378 | $140,994 |
| GS-14 | $128,162 | $132,434 | $136,707 | $140,979 | $145,252 | $149,525 | $153,797 | $158,070 | $162,342 | $166,615 |
| GS-15 | $150,751 | $155,776 | $160,801 | $165,827 | $170,852 | $175,877 | $180,902 | $185,928 | $190,953 | $195,978 |
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 | $12.91 | $13.34 | $13.77 | $14.20 | $14.63 | $14.88 | $15.30 | $15.73 | $15.75 | $16.14 |
| GS-2 | $14.51 | $14.86 | $15.34 | $15.75 | $15.92 | $16.39 | $16.86 | $17.33 | $17.79 | $18.26 |
| GS-3 | $19.00 | $19.53 | $20.06 | $20.59 | $21.12 | $21.65 | $22.17 | $22.70 | $23.23 | $23.76 |
| GS-4 | $21.33 | $21.93 | $22.52 | $23.11 | $23.70 | $24.30 | $24.89 | $25.48 | $26.07 | $26.67 |
| GS-5 | $24.53 | $25.19 | $25.86 | $26.52 | $27.18 | $27.84 | $28.51 | $29.17 | $29.83 | $30.50 |
| GS-6 | $25.87 | $26.60 | $27.34 | $28.08 | $28.82 | $29.56 | $30.30 | $31.04 | $31.78 | $32.52 |
| GS-7 | $27.92 | $28.74 | $29.56 | $30.39 | $31.21 | $32.03 | $32.85 | $33.67 | $34.49 | $35.31 |
| GS-8 | $29.10 | $30.01 | $30.92 | $31.83 | $32.74 | $33.65 | $34.56 | $35.47 | $36.38 | $37.29 |
| GS-9 | $31.14 | $32.15 | $33.15 | $34.15 | $35.16 | $36.16 | $37.17 | $38.17 | $39.18 | $40.18 |
| GS-10 | $34.29 | $35.40 | $36.50 | $37.61 | $38.72 | $39.82 | $40.93 | $42.03 | $43.14 | $44.24 |
| GS-11 | $36.46 | $37.68 | $38.89 | $40.11 | $41.32 | $42.54 | $43.76 | $44.97 | $46.19 | $47.40 |
| GS-12 | $43.70 | $45.16 | $46.62 | $48.07 | $49.53 | $50.99 | $52.44 | $53.90 | $55.36 | $56.81 |
| GS-13 | $51.97 | $53.70 | $55.43 | $57.16 | $58.90 | $60.63 | $62.36 | $64.09 | $65.83 | $67.56 |
| GS-14 | $61.41 | $63.46 | $65.50 | $67.55 | $69.60 | $71.65 | $73.69 | $75.74 | $77.79 | $79.83 |
| GS-15 | $72.23 | $74.64 | $77.05 | $79.46 | $81.86 | $84.27 | $86.68 | $89.09 | $91.50 | $93.90 |
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.
Arizona
- Cochise County, AZ (04003)
- Pima County, AZ (04019)
- Santa Cruz County, AZ (04023)
Wages outside government in the same places
- Arizona wage profile: what occupations pay statewide, from BLS OEWS.
- Tucson, AZ 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.