GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-BH

GS pay scale 2026: Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality pay area get base pay plus a 18.24% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $26,703; GS-15 step 10 pays $194,270. The area covers 19 counties and cities in Alabama.

Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$26,703$27,598$28,486$29,371$30,256$30,776$31,654$32,538$32,575$33,400
GS-2$30,025$30,739$31,734$32,575$32,939$33,908$34,876$35,844$36,813$37,781
GS-3$32,762$33,854$34,947$36,040$37,132$38,225$39,317$40,410$41,502$42,595
GS-4$36,776$38,002$39,228$40,455$41,681$42,907$44,133$45,359$46,585$47,812
GS-5$41,146$42,518$43,890$45,261$46,633$48,004$49,376$50,747$52,119$53,491
GS-6$45,866$47,395$48,924$50,453$51,982$53,511$55,040$56,568$58,097$59,626
GS-7$50,969$52,668$54,367$56,066$57,765$59,464$61,163$62,862$64,561$66,261
GS-8$56,445$58,327$60,208$62,089$63,970$65,851$67,733$69,614$71,495$73,376
GS-9$62,344$64,423$66,502$68,580$70,659$72,738$74,816$76,895$78,974$81,052
GS-10$68,655$70,943$73,231$75,519$77,807$80,095$82,383$84,670$86,958$89,246
GS-11$75,431$77,946$80,461$82,976$85,491$88,006$90,521$93,036$95,551$98,066
GS-12$90,410$93,424$96,438$99,452$102,466$105,480$108,493$111,507$114,521$117,535
GS-13$107,510$111,094$114,677$118,261$121,845$125,429$129,013$132,597$136,181$139,764
GS-14$127,044$131,280$135,515$139,750$143,986$148,221$152,456$156,692$160,927$165,162
GS-15$149,436$154,418$159,399$164,381$169,362$174,344$179,325$184,307$189,288$194,270

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 Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality pay applies

Alabama

Bibb County, AL; Blount County, AL; Calhoun County, AL; Chilton County, AL; Clay County, AL; Coosa County, AL; Cullman County, AL; Etowah County, AL; Greene County, AL; Hale County, AL; Jefferson County, AL; Pickens County, AL; St. Clair County, AL; Shelby County, AL; Talladega County, AL; Tallapoosa County, AL; Tuscaloosa County, AL; Walker County, AL; Winston County, AL

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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