GS locality pay · Salary Table 2026-TU

GS pay scale 2026: Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Federal employees on the General Schedule who work in the Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality pay area get base pay plus a 19.28% locality payment, effective January 2026. GS-1 step 1 pays $26,938; GS-15 step 10 pays $195,978. The area covers 3 counties and cities in Arizona.

Tucson-Nogales, AZ GS pay table 2026

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$26,938$27,841$28,737$29,629$30,523$31,046$31,932$32,825$32,862$33,694
GS-2$30,289$31,009$32,014$32,862$33,229$34,206$35,183$36,160$37,137$38,114
GS-3$33,050$34,152$35,254$36,357$37,459$38,561$39,663$40,765$41,867$42,969
GS-4$37,100$38,337$39,574$40,810$42,047$43,284$44,521$45,758$46,995$48,232
GS-5$41,508$42,892$44,276$45,659$47,043$48,426$49,810$51,194$52,577$53,961
GS-6$46,270$47,812$49,354$50,897$52,439$53,981$55,524$57,066$58,608$60,151
GS-7$51,417$53,131$54,845$56,559$58,273$59,987$61,701$63,415$65,129$66,843
GS-8$56,942$58,840$60,737$62,635$64,533$66,431$68,328$70,226$72,124$74,022
GS-9$62,893$64,990$67,087$69,184$71,281$73,377$75,474$77,571$79,668$81,765
GS-10$69,259$71,567$73,875$76,183$78,491$80,799$83,107$85,415$87,723$90,031
GS-11$76,095$78,632$81,169$83,706$86,243$88,780$91,317$93,854$96,391$98,928
GS-12$91,205$94,246$97,286$100,326$103,367$106,407$109,448$112,488$115,529$118,569
GS-13$108,455$112,071$115,686$119,301$122,917$126,532$130,148$133,763$137,378$140,994
GS-14$128,162$132,434$136,707$140,979$145,252$149,525$153,797$158,070$162,342$166,615
GS-15$150,751$155,776$160,801$165,827$170,852$175,877$180,902$185,928$190,953$195,978

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 Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality pay applies

Arizona

Cochise County, AZ; Pima County, AZ; Santa Cruz 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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