GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-HAR

GS pay scale 2026: Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA locality pay area get base pay plus a 32.08% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $29,829; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 7 counties and cities in 2 states.

Hartford-East Hartford, CT GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$29,829$30,829$31,821$32,809$33,798$34,378$35,359$36,347$36,388$37,310
GS-2$33,539$34,337$35,449$36,388$36,795$37,877$38,958$40,040$41,122$42,204
GS-3$36,597$37,817$39,038$40,258$41,478$42,699$43,919$45,140$46,360$47,580
GS-4$41,081$42,451$43,820$45,190$46,560$47,929$49,299$50,669$52,038$53,408
GS-5$45,963$47,495$49,027$50,559$52,091$53,623$55,155$56,687$58,220$59,752
GS-6$51,235$52,943$54,651$56,359$58,066$59,774$61,482$63,190$64,898$66,605
GS-7$56,934$58,832$60,730$62,628$64,526$66,424$68,322$70,220$72,118$74,016
GS-8$63,052$65,154$67,255$69,357$71,458$73,559$75,661$77,762$79,863$81,965
GS-9$69,642$71,964$74,286$76,608$78,930$81,252$83,574$85,896$88,218$90,540
GS-10$76,691$79,247$81,802$84,358$86,914$89,470$92,025$94,581$97,137$99,693
GS-11$84,260$87,070$89,879$92,688$95,498$98,307$101,116$103,926$106,735$109,545
GS-12$100,992$104,359$107,726$111,092$114,459$117,826$121,193$124,559$127,926$131,293
GS-13$120,094$124,097$128,100$132,104$136,107$140,110$144,114$148,117$152,120$156,124
GS-14$141,915$146,646$151,377$156,108$160,839$165,570$170,301$175,032$179,764$184,495
GS-15$166,928$172,493$178,057$183,622$189,186$194,751$197,200*$197,200*$197,200*$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 Hartford-East Hartford, CT locality pay applies

Connecticut

Hartford County, CT; Middlesex County, CT; New London County, CT; Tolland County, CT

Massachusetts

Franklin County, MA; Hampden County, MA; Hampshire County, MA

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

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