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2026 · General Schedule

GS pay table for Boston, MA

Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT: 32.58% locality pay on top of base pay. Tap a grade for its own page.

GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$29,942$30,945$31,941$32,933$33,926$34,508$35,493$36,485$36,526$37,451
GS-2$33,666$34,467$35,583$36,526$36,934$38,020$39,106$40,192$41,277$42,363
GS-3$36,735$37,960$39,185$40,410$41,635$42,860$44,086$45,311$46,536$47,761
GS-4$41,236$42,611$43,986$45,361$46,736$48,111$49,485$50,860$52,235$53,610
GS-5$46,137$47,674$49,212$50,750$52,288$53,826$55,364$56,902$58,440$59,978
GS-6$51,429$53,143$54,858$56,572$58,286$60,000$61,715$63,429$65,143$66,857
GS-7$57,150$59,055$60,960$62,865$64,771$66,676$68,581$70,486$72,391$74,297
GS-8$63,291$65,400$67,510$69,619$71,728$73,838$75,947$78,056$80,166$82,275
GS-9$69,905$72,236$74,567$76,898$79,228$81,559$83,890$86,221$88,552$90,882
GS-10$76,981$79,547$82,112$84,678$87,243$89,808$92,374$94,939$97,505$100,070
GS-11$84,579$87,399$90,219$93,039$95,859$98,679$101,499$104,319$107,139$109,959
GS-12$101,375$104,754$108,134$111,513$114,893$118,272$121,651$125,031$128,410$131,790
GS-13$120,548$124,567$128,585$132,604$136,622$140,641$144,659$148,678$152,696$156,715
GS-14$142,452$147,201$151,950$156,699$161,448$166,197$170,946$175,695$180,444$185,193
GS-15$167,560$173,146$178,731$184,317$189,902$195,488$197,200$197,200$197,200$197,200
2026 yearly pay with locality, capped at Executive Schedule level IV ($197,200). Source: EO 14368.