GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-CT

GS pay scale 2026: Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC locality pay area get base pay plus a 19.67% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $27,026; GS-15 step 10 pays $196,619. The area covers 18 counties and cities in 2 states.

Charlotte-Concord, NC GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,026$27,932$28,831$29,726$30,622$31,148$32,037$32,932$32,969$33,804
GS-2$30,388$31,111$32,118$32,969$33,338$34,318$35,298$36,278$37,258$38,238
GS-3$33,158$34,264$35,370$36,475$37,581$38,687$39,793$40,898$42,004$43,110
GS-4$37,221$38,462$39,703$40,944$42,185$43,426$44,667$45,908$47,149$48,390
GS-5$41,644$43,032$44,420$45,808$47,197$48,585$49,973$51,361$52,749$54,138
GS-6$46,421$47,969$49,516$51,063$52,611$54,158$55,705$57,253$58,800$60,347
GS-7$51,585$53,305$55,024$56,744$58,464$60,183$61,903$63,623$65,342$67,062
GS-8$57,128$59,032$60,936$62,840$64,744$66,648$68,552$70,456$72,360$74,264
GS-9$63,098$65,202$67,306$69,410$71,514$73,617$75,721$77,825$79,929$82,033
GS-10$69,485$71,801$74,116$76,432$78,748$81,063$83,379$85,694$88,010$90,326
GS-11$76,343$78,889$81,434$83,980$86,525$89,070$91,616$94,161$96,707$99,252
GS-12$91,503$94,554$97,604$100,654$103,705$106,755$109,806$112,856$115,906$118,957
GS-13$108,810$112,437$116,064$119,692$123,319$126,946$130,573$134,200$137,828$141,455
GS-14$128,581$132,867$137,154$141,440$145,727$150,014$154,300$158,587$162,873$167,160
GS-15$151,244$156,285$161,327$166,369$171,411$176,452$181,494$186,536$191,577$196,619

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 Charlotte-Concord, NC locality pay applies

North Carolina

Alexander County, NC; Anson County, NC; Burke County, NC; Cabarrus County, NC; Caldwell County, NC; Catawba County, NC; Cleveland County, NC; Gaston County, NC; Iredell County, NC; Lincoln County, NC; Mecklenburg County, NC; Rowan County, NC; Stanly County, NC; Union County, NC

South Carolina

Chester County, SC; Chesterfield County, SC; Lancaster County, SC; York County, SC

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%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%Alaska · 32.36%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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