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2026 · General Schedule

GS pay table for Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD: 28.99% 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$29,131$30,108$31,076$32,041$33,007$33,574$34,532$35,497$35,537$36,437
GS-2$32,754$33,534$34,620$35,537$35,934$36,990$38,047$39,103$40,160$41,216
GS-3$35,741$36,932$38,124$39,316$40,508$41,700$42,892$44,084$45,275$46,467
GS-4$40,120$41,457$42,795$44,133$45,470$46,808$48,146$49,483$50,821$52,158
GS-5$44,887$46,384$47,880$49,376$50,872$52,369$53,865$55,361$56,858$58,354
GS-6$50,037$51,704$53,372$55,040$56,708$58,376$60,044$61,711$63,379$65,047
GS-7$55,602$57,456$59,310$61,163$63,017$64,870$66,724$68,578$70,431$72,285
GS-8$61,577$63,629$65,682$67,734$69,786$71,838$73,891$75,943$77,995$80,047
GS-9$68,013$70,280$72,548$74,815$77,083$79,351$81,618$83,886$86,154$88,421
GS-10$74,897$77,393$79,889$82,385$84,881$87,377$89,872$92,368$94,864$97,360
GS-11$82,289$85,033$87,776$90,520$93,264$96,007$98,751$101,494$104,238$106,982
GS-12$98,630$101,918$105,206$108,493$111,781$115,069$118,357$121,645$124,933$128,221
GS-13$117,284$121,194$125,104$129,013$132,923$136,833$140,742$144,652$148,562$152,471
GS-14$138,595$143,215$147,835$152,456$157,076$161,697$166,317$170,938$175,558$180,178
GS-15$163,023$168,457$173,891$179,326$184,760$190,194$195,629$197,200$197,200$197,200
2026 yearly pay with locality, capped at Executive Schedule level IV ($197,200). Source: EO 14368.