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GS-4 · Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA

GS-4 pay in Des Moines, IA, 2026

A GS-4 here earns $36,705 at step 1 and $47,719 at step 10 a year. That includes 18.01% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-4, Step 1Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA locality · 18.01%
$36,705
a year · $1,412 per paycheck · $17.59 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$36,705$1,412$17.59$31,103+$364
Step 2$37,928$1,459$18.17$32,140+$375
Step 3$39,152$1,506$18.76$33,177+$387
Step 4$40,376$1,553$19.35$34,214+$399
Step 5$41,600$1,600$19.93$35,251+$411
Step 6$42,823$1,647$20.52$36,288+$422
Step 7$44,047$1,694$21.11$37,325+$434
Step 8$45,271$1,741$21.69$38,362+$446
Step 9$46,495$1,788$22.28$39,399+$458
Step 10$47,719$1,835$22.86$40,436+$470
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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