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GS-15 · New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA

GS-15 pay in New York, NY, 2026

A GS-15 here earns $174,347 at step 1 and $197,200 at step 10 a year. That includes 37.95% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-15, Step 1New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA locality · 37.95%
$174,347
a year · $6,706 per paycheck · $83.54 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$174,347$6,706$83.54$126,384+$1,726
Step 2$180,159$6,929$86.32$130,597+$1,784
Step 3$185,970$7,153$89.11$134,810+$1,841
Step 4$191,782$7,376$91.89$139,023+$1,899
Step 5$197,200$7,585$94.49$143,236+$2,000
Step 6$197,200$7,585$94.49$147,449+$2,000
Step 7$197,200$7,585$94.49$151,662+$2,000
Step 8$197,200$7,585$94.49$155,875+$2,000
Step 9$197,200$7,585$94.49$160,088+$2,000
Step 10$197,200$7,585$94.49$164,301+$2,000
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. Some steps are capped at Executive Schedule level IV. Source: EO 14368, Schedules 1 and 9.
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