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GS Pay Calculator
Calculate General Schedule salary with locality pay, hourly and biweekly pay, and the time to reach step 10 from your current step.
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What people use it for
- Evaluating federal job offers
- Comparing locations
- Planning career progression
- Budgeting on a federal salary
About this tool
What the GS Pay Calculator does
Federal General Schedule pay is the base rate for your grade and step plus a locality percentage for your area. Within a grade, step increases come after waiting periods: 52 weeks for steps 2 to 4, 104 weeks for steps 5 to 7 and 156 weeks for steps 8 to 10.
It also works as a GS pay scale calculator or a General Schedule pay calculator.
Formula
- Salary = base pay × (1 + locality %)
- Hourly = salary ÷ 2,087
- Waiting periods: 52 weeks (steps 2–4), 104 weeks (5–7), 156 weeks (8–10)
Worked example
Using the starting values in the calculator above:
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Base pay for your grade and step | $82,764 |
| Locality pay percentage | 33.94% |
| Current step | Step 3 |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual salary with locality | $110,854 |
| Hourly rate (2,087 hours) | $53.12 |
| Biweekly gross | $4,264 |
| Years to reach step 10 | 16 years |
How to read the result
Within-grade increases require acceptable performance; quality step increases can add a step early.
Locality pay is capped by the executive pay limit for some higher grades and steps.
Estimates only. Official rates and rules change; confirm figures with the relevant agency before relying on them.
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Questions
Questions about this tool
The things clients actually want to know — costs, timelines, ownership and what happens after launch.
Base pay for the grade and step plus the locality pay percentage for the duty station.
52 weeks for steps 2–4, 104 for steps 5–7 and 156 for steps 8–10.
OPM uses 2,087 hours as the standard work year for hourly rate calculations.
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