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GS-7 · Seattle-Tacoma, WA

GS-7 pay in Seattle, WA, 2026

A GS-7 here earns $56,715 at step 1 and $73,731 at step 10 a year. That includes 31.57% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official
GS-7, Step 1Seattle-Tacoma, WA locality · 31.57%
$56,715
a year · $2,181 per paycheck · $27.18 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$56,715$2,181$27.18$43,106+$562
Step 2$58,605$2,254$28.08$44,543+$580
Step 3$60,496$2,327$28.99$45,980+$599
Step 4$62,387$2,400$29.89$47,417+$618
Step 5$64,277$2,472$30.80$48,854+$635
Step 6$66,168$2,545$31.70$50,291+$654
Step 7$68,059$2,618$32.61$51,728+$673
Step 8$69,949$2,690$33.52$53,165+$691
Step 9$71,840$2,763$34.42$54,602+$709
Step 10$73,731$2,836$35.33$56,039+$728
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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