GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-CS

GS pay scale 2026: Colorado Springs, CO

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Colorado Springs, CO locality pay area get base pay plus a 20.15% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $27,135; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 4 counties and cities in Colorado.

Colorado Springs, CO GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,135$28,044$28,947$29,845$30,745$31,273$32,165$33,064$33,101$33,940
GS-2$30,510$31,235$32,247$33,101$33,471$34,455$35,439$36,423$37,408$38,392
GS-3$33,291$34,401$35,512$36,622$37,732$38,842$39,952$41,062$42,173$43,283
GS-4$37,370$38,616$39,862$41,108$42,354$43,600$44,846$46,092$47,338$48,584
GS-5$41,811$43,205$44,598$45,992$47,386$48,780$50,173$51,567$52,961$54,355
GS-6$46,607$48,161$49,714$51,268$52,822$54,375$55,929$57,482$59,036$60,589
GS-7$51,792$53,518$55,245$56,972$58,698$60,425$62,151$63,878$65,604$67,331
GS-8$57,357$59,269$61,180$63,092$65,004$66,915$68,827$70,738$72,650$74,561
GS-9$63,351$65,464$67,576$69,688$71,800$73,913$76,025$78,137$80,249$82,362
GS-10$69,764$72,089$74,414$76,739$79,064$81,388$83,713$86,038$88,363$90,688
GS-11$76,650$79,205$81,761$84,316$86,872$89,428$91,983$94,539$97,094$99,650
GS-12$91,870$94,933$97,996$101,058$104,121$107,183$110,246$113,309$116,371$119,434
GS-13$109,246$112,888$116,530$120,172$123,813$127,455$131,097$134,739$138,380$142,022
GS-14$129,096$133,400$137,704$142,008$146,311$150,615$154,919$159,223$163,527$167,830
GS-15$151,850$156,912$161,974$167,036$172,098$177,160$182,222$187,284$192,346$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 Colorado Springs, CO locality pay applies

Colorado

El Paso County, CO; Fremont County, CO; Pueblo County, CO; Teller County, CO

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%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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