GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-PIT

GS pay scale 2026: Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV locality pay area get base pay plus a 21.03% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $27,333; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 18 counties and cities in 3 states.

Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$27,333$28,250$29,159$30,064$30,970$31,502$32,401$33,306$33,344$34,189
GS-2$30,733$31,464$32,483$33,344$33,717$34,708$35,699$36,690$37,681$38,673
GS-3$33,535$34,653$35,772$36,890$38,008$39,127$40,245$41,363$42,482$43,600
GS-4$37,644$38,899$40,154$41,409$42,664$43,919$45,174$46,430$47,685$48,940
GS-5$42,117$43,521$44,925$46,329$47,733$49,137$50,541$51,945$53,349$54,753
GS-6$46,949$48,514$50,079$51,644$53,208$54,773$56,338$57,903$59,468$61,033
GS-7$52,171$53,910$55,650$57,389$59,128$60,867$62,606$64,346$66,085$67,824
GS-8$57,777$59,703$61,628$63,554$65,480$67,405$69,331$71,256$73,182$75,108
GS-9$63,815$65,943$68,071$70,199$72,326$74,454$76,582$78,709$80,837$82,965
GS-10$70,275$72,617$74,959$77,301$79,643$81,985$84,326$86,668$89,010$91,352
GS-11$77,211$79,785$82,360$84,934$87,508$90,083$92,657$95,231$97,806$100,380
GS-12$92,543$95,628$98,713$101,798$104,883$107,968$111,053$114,139$117,224$120,309
GS-13$110,047$113,715$117,383$121,052$124,720$128,389$132,057$135,725$139,394$143,062
GS-14$130,042$134,377$138,712$143,048$147,383$151,718$156,054$160,389$164,724$169,060
GS-15$152,963$158,062$163,161$168,260$173,359$178,458$183,557$188,656$193,755$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 Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA locality pay applies

Pennsylvania

Allegheny County, PA; Armstrong County, PA; Beaver County, PA; Butler County, PA; Cambria County, PA; Fayette County, PA; Greene County, PA; Indiana County, PA; Lawrence County, PA; Somerset County, PA; Washington County, PA; Westmoreland County, PA

Ohio

Belmont County, OH; Jefferson County, OH

West Virginia

Brooke County, WV; Hancock County, WV; Marshall County, WV; Ohio County, WV

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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