GS-9 · Rest of U.S.

GS-9 pay in Rest of U.S., 2026

A GS-9 here earns $61,722 at step 1 and $80,243 at step 10 a year. That includes 17.06% locality pay on top of the nationwide base table.

Pay stub · 2026Official

GS-9, Step 1Rest of U.S. locality · 17.06%

$61,722

a year · $2,374 per paycheck · $29.57 an hour

paybook · EO 14368Not affiliated with the U.S. government

01 · Every step

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.
Step	Yearly	Per paycheck	Per hour	Base pay	vs 2025
Step 1	$61,722	$2,374	$29.57	$52,727	+$611
Step 2	$63,780	$2,453	$30.56	$54,485	+$632
Step 3	$65,838	$2,532	$31.55	$56,243	+$653
Step 4	$67,896	$2,611	$32.53	$58,001	+$674
Step 5	$69,954	$2,691	$33.52	$59,759	+$695
Step 6	$72,012	$2,770	$34.51	$61,517	+$717
Step 7	$74,070	$2,849	$35.49	$63,275	+$738
Step 8	$76,128	$2,928	$36.48	$65,033	+$759
Step 9	$78,186	$3,007	$37.46	$66,791	+$780
Step 10	$80,243	$3,086	$38.45	$68,549	+$800

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