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GS-1 · Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA

GS-1 pay in Des Moines, IA, 2026

A GS-1 here earns $26,651 at step 1 and $33,335 at step 10 a year. That includes 18.01% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-1, Step 1Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA locality · 18.01%
$26,651
a year · $1,025 per paycheck · $12.77 an hour

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paybook · EO 14368Not affiliated with the U.S. government
01 · Every step
StepYearlyPer paycheckPer hourBase payvs 2025
Step 1$26,651$1,025$12.77$22,584+$264
Step 2$27,545$1,059$13.20$23,341+$273
Step 3$28,431$1,094$13.62$24,092+$282
Step 4$29,314$1,127$14.05$24,840+$291
Step 5$30,198$1,161$14.47$25,589+$299
Step 6$30,716$1,181$14.72$26,028+$305
Step 7$31,592$1,215$15.14$26,771+$312
Step 8$32,475$1,249$15.56$27,519+$321
Step 9$32,512$1,250$15.58$27,550+$322
Step 10$33,335$1,282$15.97$28,248+$328
2026 yearly pay with locality. Steps 2–4 come after 1 year each, steps 5–7 after 2 years, steps 8–10 after 3 years. Source: EO 14368, Schedules 1 and 9.
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