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GS-1 · Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

GS-1 pay in Washington, DC, 2026

A GS-1 here earns $30,249 at step 1 and $37,835 at step 10 a year. That includes 33.94% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-1, Step 1Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA locality · 33.94%
$30,249
a year · $1,163 per paycheck · $14.49 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$30,249$1,163$14.49$22,584+$300
Step 2$31,263$1,202$14.98$23,341+$309
Step 3$32,269$1,241$15.46$24,092+$320
Step 4$33,271$1,280$15.94$24,840+$330
Step 5$34,274$1,318$16.42$25,589+$339
Step 6$34,862$1,341$16.70$26,028+$346
Step 7$35,857$1,379$17.18$26,771+$355
Step 8$36,859$1,418$17.66$27,519+$364
Step 9$36,900$1,419$17.68$27,550+$365
Step 10$37,835$1,455$18.13$28,248+$372
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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