GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-NY

GS pay scale 2026: New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA locality pay area get base pay plus a 37.95% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $31,155; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 40 counties and cities in 4 states.

New York-Newark, NY GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$31,155$32,199$33,235$34,267$35,300$35,906$36,931$37,962$38,005$38,968
GS-2$35,030$35,863$37,024$38,005$38,430$39,560$40,690$41,820$42,949$44,079
GS-3$38,223$39,498$40,773$42,047$43,322$44,596$45,871$47,146$48,420$49,695
GS-4$42,907$44,337$45,768$47,198$48,629$50,059$51,490$52,920$54,351$55,781
GS-5$48,005$49,605$51,206$52,806$54,406$56,006$57,607$59,207$60,807$62,407
GS-6$53,512$55,296$57,080$58,863$60,647$62,431$64,214$65,998$67,782$69,565
GS-7$59,465$61,447$63,429$65,412$67,394$69,376$71,359$73,341$75,323$77,306
GS-8$65,855$68,049$70,244$72,439$74,634$76,828$79,023$81,218$83,413$85,608
GS-9$72,737$75,162$77,587$80,012$82,438$84,863$87,288$89,713$92,138$94,563
GS-10$80,099$82,769$85,438$88,107$90,777$93,446$96,115$98,785$101,454$104,123
GS-11$88,005$90,939$93,874$96,808$99,742$102,676$105,610$108,545$111,479$114,413
GS-12$105,481$108,997$112,513$116,030$119,546$123,062$126,579$130,095$133,611$137,128
GS-13$125,431$129,612$133,794$137,975$142,156$146,337$150,519$154,700$158,881$163,062
GS-14$148,222$153,163$158,104$163,046$167,987$172,929$177,870$182,811$187,753$192,694
GS-15$174,347$180,159$185,970$191,782$197,200*$197,200*$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 New York-Newark, NY locality pay applies

New York

Bronx County, NY; Dutchess County, NY; Kings County, NY; Nassau County, NY; New York County, NY; Orange County, NY; Putnam County, NY; Queens County, NY; Richmond County, NY; Rockland County, NY; Suffolk County, NY; Sullivan County, NY; Ulster County, NY; Westchester County, NY

New Jersey

Bergen County, NJ; Essex County, NJ; Fort Dix, NJ; Hudson County, NJ; Hunterdon County, NJ; Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst; McGuire Air Force Base, NJ; Mercer County, NJ; Middlesex County, NJ; Monmouth County, NJ; Morris County, NJ; Ocean County, NJ; Passaic County, NJ; Somerset County, NJ; Sussex County, NJ; Union County, NJ; Warren County, NJ

Connecticut

Fairfield County, CT; Litchfield County, CT; New Haven County, CT

Pennsylvania

Carbon County, PA; Lehigh County, PA; Monroe County, PA; Northampton County, PA; Pike County, PA; Wayne County, PA

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%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%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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