General Schedule · effective January 2026

GS-10 pay scale 2026

GS-10 base pay runs from $58,064 at step 1 to $75,479 at step 10. Every GS employee also gets a locality payment, so actual GS-10 pay at step 1 ranges from $67,970 (Rest of U.S.) to $84,971 (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA) across 58 locality pay areas.

GS-10 pay by step

StepBase payRest of U.S. (17.06%)
Step 1$58,064$67,970
Step 2$59,999$70,235
Step 3$61,934$72,500
Step 4$63,869$74,765
Step 5$65,804$77,030
Step 6$67,739$79,295
Step 7$69,674$81,560
Step 8$71,609$83,825
Step 9$73,544$86,091
Step 10$75,479$88,356

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.

GS-10 pay by locality

Locality pay areaLocality payStep 1Step 5Step 10
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA20.77%$70,124$79,471$91,156
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM18.33%$68,707$77,866$89,314
Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA-AL23.79%$71,877$81,459$93,435
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX20.35%$69,880$79,195$90,839
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL18.24%$68,655$77,807$89,246
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT32.58%$76,981$87,243$100,070
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY22.41%$71,076$80,551$92,394
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT19.45%$69,357$78,603$90,160
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC19.67%$69,485$78,748$90,326
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI30.86%$75,983$86,111$98,772
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN21.93%$70,797$80,235$92,032
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA22.23%$70,972$80,432$92,258
Colorado Springs, CO20.15%$69,764$79,064$90,688
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH22.15%$70,925$80,380$92,198
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX17.63%$68,301$77,405$88,786
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK27.26%$73,892$83,742$96,055
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL18.93%$69,056$78,261$89,767
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH21.42%$70,501$79,899$91,647
Denver-Aurora, CO30.52%$75,785$85,887$98,515
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA18.01%$68,521$77,655$89,073
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI29.12%$74,972$84,966$97,458
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA17.65%$68,312$77,418$88,801
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA19.43%$69,346$78,590$90,145
Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA32.08%$76,691$86,914$99,693
Houston-The Woodlands, TX35%$78,386$88,835$101,897
Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN21.91%$70,786$80,222$92,016
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN18.15%$68,603$77,747$89,178
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS18.97%$69,079$78,287$89,797
Laredo, TX21.59%$70,600$80,011$91,775
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ19.57%$69,427$78,682$90,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA36.47%$79,240$89,803$103,006
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL24.67%$72,388$82,038$94,100
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI22.42%$71,082$80,557$92,401
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI27.62%$74,101$83,979$96,326
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA37.95%$80,099$90,777$104,123
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA18.23%$68,649$77,800$89,239
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL17.93%$68,475$77,603$89,012
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD28.99%$74,897$84,881$97,360
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ22.45%$71,099$80,577$92,424
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV21.03%$70,275$79,643$91,352
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA26.13%$73,236$82,999$95,202
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC22.24%$70,977$80,439$92,266
Reno-Fernley, NV17.52%$68,237$77,333$88,703
Richmond, VA22.28%$71,001$80,465$92,296
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY17.88%$68,446$77,570$88,975
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV29.76%$75,344$85,387$97,942
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX18.78%$68,968$78,162$89,654
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA33.72%$77,643$87,993$100,931
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA46.34%$84,971$96,298$110,456
Seattle-Tacoma, WA31.57%$76,395$86,578$99,308
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID17.67%$68,324$77,432$88,816
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL20.03%$69,694$78,985$90,597
State of Alaska32.36%$76,854$87,098$99,904
State of Hawaii22.21%$70,960$80,419$92,243
Tucson-Nogales, AZ19.28%$69,259$78,491$90,031
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC18.8%$68,980$78,175$89,669
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA33.94%$77,771$88,138$101,097
Rest of U.S.17.06%$67,970$77,030$88,356

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.

Federal jobs at grade 10

Federal employees at grade 10 on the GS or GL (law enforcement) pay plan in each job's occupational series.

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Workforce Data — Employment, July 2026 (federal civilian employees by agency, occupational series, pay plan, grade, duty state and pay). Data captured October 2, 2026.

Other GS grades

Base pay at step 1. GS pay scale 2026: all grades and locality areas