GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-PX

GS pay scale 2026: Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ locality pay area get base pay plus a 22.45% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $27,654; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 3 counties and cities in Arizona.

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,654$28,581$29,501$30,417$31,334$31,871$32,781$33,697$33,735$34,590
GS-2$31,094$31,833$32,864$33,735$34,112$35,115$36,118$37,121$38,124$39,126
GS-3$33,928$35,060$36,191$37,323$38,454$39,586$40,717$41,849$42,980$44,111
GS-4$38,086$39,355$40,625$41,895$43,165$44,435$45,704$46,974$48,244$49,514
GS-5$42,611$44,032$45,452$46,873$48,293$49,713$51,134$52,554$53,975$55,395
GS-6$47,500$49,083$50,666$52,249$53,833$55,416$56,999$58,583$60,166$61,749
GS-7$52,783$54,543$56,303$58,062$59,822$61,581$63,341$65,101$66,860$68,620
GS-8$58,455$60,403$62,352$64,300$66,248$68,196$70,144$72,092$74,041$75,989
GS-9$64,564$66,717$68,870$71,022$73,175$75,328$77,480$79,633$81,786$83,938
GS-10$71,099$73,469$75,838$78,208$80,577$82,946$85,316$87,685$90,055$92,424
GS-11$78,117$80,721$83,326$85,931$88,535$91,140$93,744$96,349$98,953$101,558
GS-12$93,629$96,750$99,871$102,993$106,114$109,235$112,356$115,478$118,599$121,720
GS-13$111,338$115,049$118,761$122,472$126,184$129,895$133,606$137,318$141,029$144,741
GS-14$131,568$135,954$140,340$144,726$149,112$153,498$157,885$162,271$166,657$171,043
GS-15$154,757$159,916$165,075$170,234$175,392$180,551$185,710$190,869$196,028$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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ locality pay applies

Arizona

Gila County, AZ; Maricopa County, AZ; Pinal County, AZ

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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