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GS-6 · Seattle-Tacoma, WA

GS-6 pay in Seattle, WA, 2026

A GS-6 here earns $51,037 at step 1 and $66,348 at step 10 a year. That includes 31.57% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-6, Step 1Seattle-Tacoma, WA locality · 31.57%
$51,037
a year · $1,963 per paycheck · $24.45 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$51,037$1,963$24.45$38,791+$505
Step 2$52,739$2,028$25.27$40,084+$523
Step 3$54,440$2,094$26.09$41,377+$540
Step 4$56,141$2,159$26.90$42,670+$557
Step 5$57,842$2,225$27.72$43,963+$574
Step 6$59,543$2,290$28.53$45,256+$590
Step 7$61,245$2,356$29.35$46,549+$608
Step 8$62,946$2,421$30.16$47,842+$625
Step 9$64,647$2,486$30.98$49,135+$642
Step 10$66,348$2,552$31.79$50,428+$659
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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