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GS-7 · Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL

GS-7 pay in Atlanta, GA, 2026

A GS-7 here earns $53,361 at step 1 and $69,371 at step 10 a year. That includes 23.79% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-7, Step 1Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL locality · 23.79%
$53,361
a year · $2,052 per paycheck · $25.57 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$53,361$2,052$25.57$43,106+$529
Step 2$55,140$2,121$26.42$44,543+$546
Step 3$56,919$2,189$27.27$45,980+$564
Step 4$58,698$2,258$28.13$47,417+$581
Step 5$60,476$2,326$28.98$48,854+$598
Step 6$62,255$2,394$29.83$50,291+$615
Step 7$64,034$2,463$30.68$51,728+$632
Step 8$65,813$2,531$31.53$53,165+$650
Step 9$67,592$2,600$32.39$54,602+$667
Step 10$69,371$2,668$33.24$56,039+$685
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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