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GS-4 · Seattle-Tacoma, WA

GS-4 pay in Seattle, WA, 2026

A GS-4 here earns $40,922 at step 1 and $53,202 at step 10 a year. That includes 31.57% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-4, Step 1Seattle-Tacoma, WA locality · 31.57%
$40,922
a year · $1,574 per paycheck · $19.61 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$40,922$1,574$19.61$31,103+$405
Step 2$42,287$1,626$20.26$32,140+$419
Step 3$43,651$1,679$20.92$33,177+$432
Step 4$45,015$1,731$21.57$34,214+$444
Step 5$46,380$1,784$22.22$35,251+$458
Step 6$47,744$1,836$22.88$36,288+$471
Step 7$49,109$1,889$23.53$37,325+$485
Step 8$50,473$1,941$24.18$38,362+$497
Step 9$51,837$1,994$24.84$39,399+$510
Step 10$53,202$2,046$25.49$40,436+$524
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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