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2026 · General Schedule

GS pay table for Washington, DC

Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA: 33.94% 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$30,249$31,263$32,269$33,271$34,274$34,862$35,857$36,859$36,900$37,835
GS-2$34,011$34,820$35,948$36,900$37,313$38,410$39,507$40,604$41,701$42,798
GS-3$37,112$38,350$39,587$40,825$42,063$43,300$44,538$45,775$47,013$48,251
GS-4$41,659$43,048$44,437$45,826$47,215$48,604$49,993$51,382$52,771$54,160
GS-5$46,610$48,163$49,717$51,271$52,825$54,378$55,932$57,486$59,039$60,593
GS-6$51,957$53,689$55,420$57,152$58,884$60,616$62,348$64,080$65,811$67,543
GS-7$57,736$59,661$61,586$63,510$65,435$67,360$69,284$71,209$73,134$75,059
GS-8$63,940$66,071$68,202$70,333$72,464$74,595$76,726$78,857$80,988$83,119
GS-9$70,623$72,977$75,332$77,687$80,041$82,396$84,751$87,105$89,460$91,815
GS-10$77,771$80,363$82,954$85,546$88,138$90,730$93,321$95,913$98,505$101,097
GS-11$85,447$88,296$91,145$93,994$96,843$99,692$102,540$105,389$108,238$111,087
GS-12$102,415$105,829$109,243$112,657$116,071$119,485$122,899$126,313$129,728$133,142
GS-13$121,785$125,845$129,904$133,964$138,024$142,084$146,143$150,203$154,263$158,322
GS-14$143,913$148,711$153,509$158,306$163,104$167,902$172,700$177,497$182,295$187,093
GS-15$169,279$174,922$180,565$186,207$191,850$197,200$197,200$197,200$197,200$197,200
2026 yearly pay with locality, capped at Executive Schedule level IV ($197,200). Source: EO 14368.