GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-SEA

GS pay scale 2026: Seattle-Tacoma, WA

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA locality pay area get base pay plus a 31.57% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $29,714; GS-15 step 10 pays $197,200. The area covers 15 counties and cities in Washington.

Seattle-Tacoma, WA GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$29,714$30,710$31,698$32,682$33,667$34,245$35,223$36,207$36,248$37,166
GS-2$33,410$34,204$35,312$36,248$36,653$37,730$38,808$39,885$40,963$42,041
GS-3$36,455$37,671$38,887$40,103$41,318$42,534$43,750$44,965$46,181$47,397
GS-4$40,922$42,287$43,651$45,015$46,380$47,744$49,109$50,473$51,837$53,202
GS-5$45,785$47,311$48,837$50,364$51,890$53,416$54,942$56,469$57,995$59,521
GS-6$51,037$52,739$54,440$56,141$57,842$59,543$61,245$62,946$64,647$66,348
GS-7$56,715$58,605$60,496$62,387$64,277$66,168$68,059$69,949$71,840$73,731
GS-8$62,809$64,902$66,995$69,089$71,182$73,275$75,369$77,462$79,555$81,648
GS-9$69,373$71,686$73,999$76,312$78,625$80,938$83,251$85,564$87,877$90,190
GS-10$76,395$78,941$81,487$84,032$86,578$89,124$91,670$94,216$96,762$99,308
GS-11$83,935$86,734$89,532$92,331$95,129$97,928$100,726$103,525$106,323$109,122
GS-12$100,602$103,956$107,310$110,664$114,017$117,371$120,725$124,078$127,432$130,786
GS-13$119,630$123,618$127,606$131,594$135,582$139,569$143,557$147,545$151,533$155,521
GS-14$141,367$146,080$150,792$155,505$160,218$164,931$169,644$174,357$179,069$183,782
GS-15$166,283$171,826$177,370$182,913$188,456$193,999$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 Seattle-Tacoma, WA locality pay applies

Washington

Clallam County, WA; Grays Harbor County, WA; Island County, WA; Jefferson County, WA; King County, WA; Kitsap County, WA; Lewis County, WA; Mason County, WA; Pacific County, WA; Pierce County, WA; San Juan County, WA; Skagit County, WA; Snohomish County, WA; Thurston County, WA; Whatcom County, WA

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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