GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-AK

GS pay scale 2026: State of Alaska

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the State of Alaska locality pay area get base pay plus a 32.36% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $29,892; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200.

Alaska GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$29,892$30,894$31,888$32,878$33,870$34,451$35,434$36,424$36,465$37,389
GS-2$33,610$34,410$35,524$36,465$36,873$37,957$39,041$40,125$41,209$42,293
GS-3$36,674$37,897$39,120$40,343$41,566$42,789$44,012$45,235$46,458$47,681
GS-4$41,168$42,541$43,913$45,286$46,658$48,031$49,403$50,776$52,149$53,521
GS-5$46,060$47,595$49,131$50,666$52,201$53,737$55,272$56,808$58,343$59,878
GS-6$51,344$53,055$54,767$56,478$58,189$59,901$61,612$63,324$65,035$66,747
GS-7$57,055$58,957$60,859$62,761$64,663$66,565$68,467$70,369$72,271$74,173
GS-8$63,186$65,292$67,398$69,504$71,609$73,715$75,821$77,927$80,033$82,139
GS-9$69,789$72,116$74,443$76,770$79,097$81,424$83,751$86,078$88,405$90,731
GS-10$76,854$79,415$81,976$84,537$87,098$89,659$92,221$94,782$97,343$99,904
GS-11$84,439$87,254$90,070$92,885$95,700$98,516$101,331$104,146$106,961$109,777
GS-12$101,206$104,580$107,954$111,328$114,702$118,076$121,450$124,823$128,197$131,571
GS-13$120,348$124,360$128,372$132,384$136,396$140,407$144,419$148,431$152,443$156,455
GS-14$142,216$146,957$151,698$156,439$161,180$165,921$170,662$175,403$180,145$184,886
GS-15$167,282$172,858$178,435$184,011$189,587$195,163$197,200*$197,200*$197,200*$197,200*

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Where Alaska locality pay applies

State of Alaska.

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, General Schedule (GS) pay tables, 2026 — base and locality pay tables (annual rates) and locality pay area definitions. Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS locality pay areas

Albany-Schenectady, NY · 20.77%Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM · 18.33%Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA · 23.79%Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · 20.35%Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL · 18.24%Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA · 32.58%Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY · 22.41%Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT · 19.45%Charlotte-Concord, NC · 19.67%Chicago-Naperville, IL · 30.86%Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH · 21.93%Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH · 22.23%Colorado Springs, CO · 20.15%Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH · 22.15%Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX · 17.63%Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · 27.26%Davenport-Moline, IA · 18.93%Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH · 21.42%Denver-Aurora, CO · 30.52%Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA · 18.01%Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI · 29.12%Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA · 17.65%Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA · 19.43%Hartford-East Hartford, CT · 32.08%Houston-The Woodlands, TX · 35%Huntsville-Decatur, AL · 21.91%Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN · 18.15%Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO · 18.97%Laredo, TX · 21.59%Las Vegas-Henderson, NV · 19.57%Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA · 36.47%Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL · 24.67%Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI · 22.42%Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN · 27.62%New York-Newark, NY · 37.95%Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE · 18.23%Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · 17.93%Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA · 28.99%Phoenix-Mesa, AZ · 22.45%Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA · 21.03%Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR · 26.13%Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC · 22.24%Reno-Fernley, NV · 17.52%Richmond, VA · 22.28%Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY · 17.88%Sacramento-Roseville, CA · 29.76%San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX · 18.78%San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 33.72%San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA · 46.34%Seattle-Tacoma, WA · 31.57%Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA · 17.67%St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO · 20.03%Hawaii · 22.21%Tucson-Nogales, AZ · 19.28%Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA · 18.8%Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC · 33.94%Rest of U.S. · 17.06%

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