GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-AQ

GS pay scale 2026: Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality pay area get base pay plus a 18.33% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $26,724; GS-15 step 10 pays $194,417. The area covers 11 counties and cities in New Mexico.

Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$26,724$27,619$28,508$29,393$30,279$30,799$31,678$32,563$32,600$33,426
GS-2$30,048$30,762$31,759$32,600$32,964$33,933$34,903$35,872$36,841$37,810
GS-3$32,787$33,880$34,974$36,067$37,160$38,254$39,347$40,440$41,534$42,627
GS-4$36,804$38,031$39,258$40,485$41,713$42,940$44,167$45,394$46,621$47,848
GS-5$41,178$42,550$43,923$45,296$46,668$48,041$49,413$50,786$52,159$53,531
GS-6$45,901$47,431$48,961$50,491$52,021$53,551$55,081$56,611$58,141$59,671
GS-7$51,007$52,708$54,408$56,109$57,809$59,509$61,210$62,910$64,611$66,311
GS-8$56,488$58,371$60,254$62,136$64,019$65,902$67,784$69,667$71,549$73,432
GS-9$62,392$64,472$66,552$68,633$70,713$72,793$74,873$76,954$79,034$81,114
GS-10$68,707$70,997$73,287$75,576$77,866$80,156$82,445$84,735$87,025$89,314
GS-11$75,489$78,006$80,522$83,039$85,556$88,073$90,590$93,107$95,624$98,141
GS-12$90,479$93,495$96,511$99,527$102,544$105,560$108,576$111,592$114,609$117,625
GS-13$107,592$111,178$114,765$118,351$121,938$125,524$129,111$132,698$136,284$139,871
GS-14$127,141$131,379$135,618$139,857$144,095$148,334$152,572$156,811$161,049$165,288
GS-15$149,550$154,535$159,521$164,506$169,491$174,476$179,462$184,447$189,432$194,417

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 Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality pay applies

New Mexico

Bernalillo County, NM; Cibola County, NM; Los Alamos County, NM; McKinley County, NM; Mora County, NM; Rio Arriba County, NM; Sandoval County, NM; San Miguel County, NM; Santa Fe County, NM; Torrance County, NM; Valencia County, NM

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

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