GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-FN

GS pay scale 2026: Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA locality pay area get base pay plus a 17.65% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $26,570; GS-15 step 10 pays $193,300. The area covers 5 counties and cities in California.

Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$26,570$27,461$28,344$29,224$30,105$30,622$31,496$32,376$32,413$33,234
GS-2$29,875$30,585$31,576$32,413$32,775$33,738$34,702$35,666$36,629$37,593
GS-3$32,598$33,686$34,773$35,860$36,947$38,034$39,121$40,208$41,295$42,382
GS-4$36,593$37,813$39,033$40,253$41,473$42,693$43,913$45,133$46,353$47,573
GS-5$40,941$42,306$43,671$45,035$46,400$47,765$49,129$50,494$51,859$53,224
GS-6$45,638$47,159$48,680$50,201$51,722$53,244$54,765$56,286$57,807$59,329
GS-7$50,714$52,405$54,095$55,786$57,477$59,167$60,858$62,549$64,239$65,930
GS-8$56,164$58,036$59,907$61,779$63,651$65,523$67,395$69,266$71,138$73,010
GS-9$62,033$64,102$66,170$68,238$70,306$72,375$74,443$76,511$78,580$80,648
GS-10$68,312$70,589$72,865$75,142$77,418$79,695$81,971$84,248$86,525$88,801
GS-11$75,055$77,557$80,060$82,562$85,064$87,567$90,069$92,572$95,074$97,577
GS-12$89,959$92,958$95,957$98,955$101,954$104,953$107,952$110,951$113,950$116,949
GS-13$106,973$110,539$114,105$117,671$121,237$124,803$128,369$131,935$135,501$139,067
GS-14$126,410$130,624$134,839$139,053$143,267$147,481$151,696$155,910$160,124$164,338
GS-15$148,691$153,647$158,604$163,561$168,517$173,474$178,430$183,387$188,344$193,300

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 Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA locality pay applies

California

Fresno County, CA; Kings County, CA; Madera County, CA; Mariposa County, CA; Tulare County, CA

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%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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