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2026 · General Schedule

GS pay table for Charlotte, NC

Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC: 19.67% 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$27,026$27,932$28,831$29,726$30,622$31,148$32,037$32,932$32,969$33,804
GS-2$30,388$31,111$32,118$32,969$33,338$34,318$35,298$36,278$37,258$38,238
GS-3$33,158$34,264$35,370$36,475$37,581$38,687$39,793$40,898$42,004$43,110
GS-4$37,221$38,462$39,703$40,944$42,185$43,426$44,667$45,908$47,149$48,390
GS-5$41,644$43,032$44,420$45,808$47,197$48,585$49,973$51,361$52,749$54,138
GS-6$46,421$47,969$49,516$51,063$52,611$54,158$55,705$57,253$58,800$60,347
GS-7$51,585$53,305$55,024$56,744$58,464$60,183$61,903$63,623$65,342$67,062
GS-8$57,128$59,032$60,936$62,840$64,744$66,648$68,552$70,456$72,360$74,264
GS-9$63,098$65,202$67,306$69,410$71,514$73,617$75,721$77,825$79,929$82,033
GS-10$69,485$71,801$74,116$76,432$78,748$81,063$83,379$85,694$88,010$90,326
GS-11$76,343$78,889$81,434$83,980$86,525$89,070$91,616$94,161$96,707$99,252
GS-12$91,503$94,554$97,604$100,654$103,705$106,755$109,806$112,856$115,906$118,957
GS-13$108,810$112,437$116,064$119,692$123,319$126,946$130,573$134,200$137,828$141,455
GS-14$128,581$132,867$137,154$141,440$145,727$150,014$154,300$158,587$162,873$167,160
GS-15$151,244$156,285$161,327$166,369$171,411$176,452$181,494$186,536$191,577$196,619
2026 yearly pay with locality, capped at Executive Schedule level IV ($197,200). Source: EO 14368.