GS pay: Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL
Locality codeBH
Locality payment18.24%
General Schedule increase1%
EffectiveEffective January 2026
Salary cap (level IV of the Executive Schedule)$197,200
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Salary Table 2026 XML, from General Schedule salary tables. Data as of .
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Annual rates
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,703 | $27,598 | $28,486 | $29,371 | $30,256 | $30,776 | $31,654 | $32,538 | $32,575 | $33,400 |
| GS-2 | $30,025 | $30,739 | $31,734 | $32,575 | $32,939 | $33,908 | $34,876 | $35,844 | $36,813 | $37,781 |
| GS-3 | $32,762 | $33,854 | $34,947 | $36,040 | $37,132 | $38,225 | $39,317 | $40,410 | $41,502 | $42,595 |
| GS-4 | $36,776 | $38,002 | $39,228 | $40,455 | $41,681 | $42,907 | $44,133 | $45,359 | $46,585 | $47,812 |
| GS-5 | $41,146 | $42,518 | $43,890 | $45,261 | $46,633 | $48,004 | $49,376 | $50,747 | $52,119 | $53,491 |
| GS-6 | $45,866 | $47,395 | $48,924 | $50,453 | $51,982 | $53,511 | $55,040 | $56,568 | $58,097 | $59,626 |
| GS-7 | $50,969 | $52,668 | $54,367 | $56,066 | $57,765 | $59,464 | $61,163 | $62,862 | $64,561 | $66,261 |
| GS-8 | $56,445 | $58,327 | $60,208 | $62,089 | $63,970 | $65,851 | $67,733 | $69,614 | $71,495 | $73,376 |
| GS-9 | $62,344 | $64,423 | $66,502 | $68,580 | $70,659 | $72,738 | $74,816 | $76,895 | $78,974 | $81,052 |
| GS-10 | $68,655 | $70,943 | $73,231 | $75,519 | $77,807 | $80,095 | $82,383 | $84,670 | $86,958 | $89,246 |
| GS-11 | $75,431 | $77,946 | $80,461 | $82,976 | $85,491 | $88,006 | $90,521 | $93,036 | $95,551 | $98,066 |
| GS-12 | $90,410 | $93,424 | $96,438 | $99,452 | $102,466 | $105,480 | $108,493 | $111,507 | $114,521 | $117,535 |
| GS-13 | $107,510 | $111,094 | $114,677 | $118,261 | $121,845 | $125,429 | $129,013 | $132,597 | $136,181 | $139,764 |
| GS-14 | $127,044 | $131,280 | $135,515 | $139,750 | $143,986 | $148,221 | $152,456 | $156,692 | $160,927 | $165,162 |
| GS-15 | $149,436 | $154,418 | $159,399 | $164,381 | $169,362 | $174,344 | $179,325 | $184,307 | $189,288 | $194,270 |
Hourly rates
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $12.79 | $13.22 | $13.65 | $14.07 | $14.50 | $14.75 | $15.17 | $15.59 | $15.61 | $16.00 |
| GS-2 | $14.39 | $14.73 | $15.21 | $15.61 | $15.78 | $16.25 | $16.71 | $17.17 | $17.64 | $18.10 |
| GS-3 | $15.70 | $16.22 | $16.75 | $17.27 | $17.79 | $18.32 | $18.84 | $19.36 | $19.89 | $20.41 |
| GS-4 | $17.62 | $18.21 | $18.80 | $19.38 | $19.97 | $20.56 | $21.15 | $21.73 | $22.32 | $22.91 |
| GS-5 | $19.72 | $20.37 | $21.03 | $21.69 | $22.34 | $23.00 | $23.66 | $24.32 | $24.97 | $25.63 |
| GS-6 | $21.98 | $22.71 | $23.44 | $24.17 | $24.91 | $25.64 | $26.37 | $27.10 | $27.84 | $28.57 |
| GS-7 | $24.42 | $25.24 | $26.05 | $26.86 | $27.68 | $28.49 | $29.31 | $30.12 | $30.93 | $31.75 |
| GS-8 | $27.05 | $27.95 | $28.85 | $29.75 | $30.65 | $31.55 | $32.45 | $33.36 | $34.26 | $35.16 |
| GS-9 | $29.87 | $30.87 | $31.86 | $32.86 | $33.86 | $34.85 | $35.85 | $36.84 | $37.84 | $38.84 |
| GS-10 | $32.90 | $33.99 | $35.09 | $36.19 | $37.28 | $38.38 | $39.47 | $40.57 | $41.67 | $42.76 |
| GS-11 | $36.14 | $37.35 | $38.55 | $39.76 | $40.96 | $42.17 | $43.37 | $44.58 | $45.78 | $46.99 |
| GS-12 | $43.32 | $44.76 | $46.21 | $47.65 | $49.10 | $50.54 | $51.99 | $53.43 | $54.87 | $56.32 |
| GS-13 | $51.51 | $53.23 | $54.95 | $56.67 | $58.38 | $60.10 | $61.82 | $63.53 | $65.25 | $66.97 |
| GS-14 | $60.87 | $62.90 | $64.93 | $66.96 | $68.99 | $71.02 | $73.05 | $75.08 | $77.11 | $79.14 |
| GS-15 | $71.60 | $73.99 | $76.38 | $78.76 | $81.15 | $83.54 | $85.92 | $88.31 | $90.70 | $93.09 |
Biweekly rates
Biweekly rate = hourly rate × 80 (5 CFR 531.607(a)(3)).
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $1,023.20 | $1,057.60 | $1,092.00 | $1,125.60 | $1,160.00 | $1,180.00 | $1,213.60 | $1,247.20 | $1,248.80 | $1,280.00 |
| GS-2 | $1,151.20 | $1,178.40 | $1,216.80 | $1,248.80 | $1,262.40 | $1,300.00 | $1,336.80 | $1,373.60 | $1,411.20 | $1,448.00 |
| GS-3 | $1,256.00 | $1,297.60 | $1,340.00 | $1,381.60 | $1,423.20 | $1,465.60 | $1,507.20 | $1,548.80 | $1,591.20 | $1,632.80 |
| GS-4 | $1,409.60 | $1,456.80 | $1,504.00 | $1,550.40 | $1,597.60 | $1,644.80 | $1,692.00 | $1,738.40 | $1,785.60 | $1,832.80 |
| GS-5 | $1,577.60 | $1,629.60 | $1,682.40 | $1,735.20 | $1,787.20 | $1,840.00 | $1,892.80 | $1,945.60 | $1,997.60 | $2,050.40 |
| GS-6 | $1,758.40 | $1,816.80 | $1,875.20 | $1,933.60 | $1,992.80 | $2,051.20 | $2,109.60 | $2,168.00 | $2,227.20 | $2,285.60 |
| GS-7 | $1,953.60 | $2,019.20 | $2,084.00 | $2,148.80 | $2,214.40 | $2,279.20 | $2,344.80 | $2,409.60 | $2,474.40 | $2,540.00 |
| GS-8 | $2,164.00 | $2,236.00 | $2,308.00 | $2,380.00 | $2,452.00 | $2,524.00 | $2,596.00 | $2,668.80 | $2,740.80 | $2,812.80 |
| GS-9 | $2,389.60 | $2,469.60 | $2,548.80 | $2,628.80 | $2,708.80 | $2,788.00 | $2,868.00 | $2,947.20 | $3,027.20 | $3,107.20 |
| GS-10 | $2,632.00 | $2,719.20 | $2,807.20 | $2,895.20 | $2,982.40 | $3,070.40 | $3,157.60 | $3,245.60 | $3,333.60 | $3,420.80 |
| GS-11 | $2,891.20 | $2,988.00 | $3,084.00 | $3,180.80 | $3,276.80 | $3,373.60 | $3,469.60 | $3,566.40 | $3,662.40 | $3,759.20 |
| GS-12 | $3,465.60 | $3,580.80 | $3,696.80 | $3,812.00 | $3,928.00 | $4,043.20 | $4,159.20 | $4,274.40 | $4,389.60 | $4,505.60 |
| GS-13 | $4,120.80 | $4,258.40 | $4,396.00 | $4,533.60 | $4,670.40 | $4,808.00 | $4,945.60 | $5,082.40 | $5,220.00 | $5,357.60 |
| GS-14 | $4,869.60 | $5,032.00 | $5,194.40 | $5,356.80 | $5,519.20 | $5,681.60 | $5,844.00 | $6,006.40 | $6,168.80 | $6,331.20 |
| GS-15 | $5,728.00 | $5,919.20 | $6,110.40 | $6,300.80 | $6,492.00 | $6,683.20 | $6,873.60 | $7,064.80 | $7,256.00 | $7,447.20 |