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GS-2 · St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL

GS-2 pay in St. Louis, MO, 2026

A GS-2 here earns $30,479 at step 1 and $38,353 at step 10 a year. That includes 20.03% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-2, Step 1St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL locality · 20.03%
$30,479
a year · $1,172 per paycheck · $14.60 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$30,479$1,172$14.60$25,393+$301
Step 2$31,204$1,200$14.95$25,997+$308
Step 3$32,215$1,239$15.44$26,839+$319
Step 4$33,068$1,272$15.84$27,550+$327
Step 5$33,438$1,286$16.02$27,858+$330
Step 6$34,421$1,324$16.49$28,677+$340
Step 7$35,404$1,362$16.96$29,496+$349
Step 8$36,387$1,400$17.44$30,315+$359
Step 9$37,370$1,437$17.91$31,134+$368
Step 10$38,353$1,475$18.38$31,953+$378
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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