General Schedule · effective January 2026

GS-4 pay scale 2026

GS-4 base pay runs from $31,103 at step 1 to $40,436 at step 10. Every GS employee also gets a locality payment, so actual GS-4 pay at step 1 ranges from $36,409 (Rest of U.S.) to $45,516 (San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA) across 58 locality pay areas.

GS-4 pay by step

StepBase payRest of U.S. (17.06%)
Step 1$31,103$36,409
Step 2$32,140$37,623
Step 3$33,177$38,837
Step 4$34,214$40,051
Step 5$35,251$41,265
Step 6$36,288$42,479
Step 7$37,325$43,693
Step 8$38,362$44,907
Step 9$39,399$46,120
Step 10$40,436$47,334

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-4 pay by locality

Locality pay areaLocality payStep 1Step 5Step 10
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA20.77%$37,563$42,573$48,835
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM18.33%$36,804$41,713$47,848
Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA-AL23.79%$38,502$43,637$50,056
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX20.35%$37,432$42,425$48,665
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL18.24%$36,776$41,681$47,812
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT32.58%$41,236$46,736$53,610
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY22.41%$38,073$43,151$49,498
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT19.45%$37,153$42,107$48,301
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC19.67%$37,221$42,185$48,390
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI30.86%$40,701$46,129$52,915
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN21.93%$37,924$42,982$49,304
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA22.23%$38,017$43,087$49,425
Colorado Springs, CO20.15%$37,370$42,354$48,584
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH22.15%$37,992$43,059$49,393
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX17.63%$36,586$41,466$47,565
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK27.26%$39,582$44,860$51,459
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL18.93%$36,991$41,924$48,091
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH21.42%$37,765$42,802$49,097
Denver-Aurora, CO30.52%$40,596$46,010$52,777
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA18.01%$36,705$41,600$47,719
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI29.12%$40,160$45,516$52,211
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA17.65%$36,593$41,473$47,573
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA19.43%$37,146$42,100$48,293
Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA32.08%$41,081$46,560$53,408
Houston-The Woodlands, TX35%$41,989$47,589$54,589
Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN21.91%$37,918$42,974$49,296
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN18.15%$36,748$41,649$47,775
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS18.97%$37,003$41,938$48,107
Laredo, TX21.59%$37,818$42,862$49,166
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ19.57%$37,190$42,150$48,349
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA36.47%$42,446$48,107$55,183
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL24.67%$38,776$43,947$50,412
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI22.42%$38,076$43,154$49,502
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI27.62%$39,694$44,987$51,604
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA37.95%$42,907$48,629$55,781
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA18.23%$36,773$41,677$47,807
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL17.93%$36,680$41,572$47,686
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD28.99%$40,120$45,470$52,158
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ22.45%$38,086$43,165$49,514
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV21.03%$37,644$42,664$48,940
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA26.13%$39,230$44,462$51,002
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC22.24%$38,020$43,091$49,429
Reno-Fernley, NV17.52%$36,552$41,427$47,520
Richmond, VA22.28%$38,033$43,105$49,445
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY17.88%$36,664$41,554$47,666
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV29.76%$40,359$45,742$52,470
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX18.78%$36,944$41,871$48,030
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA33.72%$41,591$47,138$54,071
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA46.34%$45,516$51,586$59,174
Seattle-Tacoma, WA31.57%$40,922$46,380$53,202
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID17.67%$36,599$41,480$47,581
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL20.03%$37,333$42,312$48,535
State of Alaska32.36%$41,168$46,658$53,521
State of Hawaii22.21%$38,011$43,080$49,417
Tucson-Nogales, AZ19.28%$37,100$42,047$48,232
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC18.8%$36,950$41,878$48,038
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA33.94%$41,659$47,215$54,160
Rest of U.S.17.06%$36,409$41,265$47,334

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 4

Federal employees at grade 4 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