Salary Table 2026-RUS
                                Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 17.06%
                                                    For the Locality Pay Area of Rest of U.S.
                                                               Total Increase: 1%
                                                             Effective January 2026

                                                              Annual Rates by Grade and Step

   Grade         Step 1         Step 2        Step 3         Step 4         Step 5        Step 6          Step 7     Step 8     Step 9     Step 10
     1          $ 26,437       $ 27,323      $ 28,202       $ 29,078       $ 29,954      $ 30,468        $ 31,338   $ 32,214   $ 32,250   $ 33,067
     2            29,725         30,432        31,418         32,250         32,611        33,569          34,528     35,487     36,445      37,404
     3            32,435         33,517        34,598         35,680         36,762        37,843          38,925     40,006     41,088      42,170
     4            36,409         37,623        38,837         40,051         41,265        42,479          43,693     44,907     46,120      47,334
     5            40,736         42,094        43,452         44,809         46,167        47,525          48,883     50,241     51,599      52,957
     6            45,409         46,922        48,436         49,950         51,463        52,977          54,490     56,004     57,517      59,031
     7            50,460         52,142        53,824         55,506         57,188        58,871          60,553     62,235     63,917      65,599
     8            55,882         57,745        59,607         61,469         63,332        65,194          67,057     68,919     70,781      72,644
     9            61,722         63,780        65,838         67,896         69,954        72,012          74,070     76,128     78,186      80,243
    10            67,970         70,235        72,500         74,765         77,030        79,295          81,560     83,825     86,091      88,356
    11            74,678         77,168        79,658         82,148         84,638        87,128          89,618     92,107     94,597      97,087
    12            89,508         92,491        95,475         98,459        101,443       104,427         107,411    110,395    113,378     116,362
    13           106,437        109,985       113,533        117,081        120,629       124,177         127,725    131,273    134,822    138,370
    14           125,776        129,969       134,162        138,356        142,549       146,742         150,935    155,128    159,321    163,514
    15           147,945        152,877       157,809        162,740        167,672       172,604         177,536    182,467    187,399    192,331




Applicable locations are shown on the 2026 Locality Pay Area Definitions page:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2026/locality-pay-area-definitions/