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OPM salary table 2026-NY

2026 New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA GS pay scale

Full grades 1–15 and steps 1–10, the published locality percentage, official worksite coverage, and a same-cell 2025 comparison.

Data review
Reviewed
Primary sources
Official OPM 2025–2026 salary tables and 2026 locality definitions
Coverage
37 counties · 4 jurisdictions
2026 locality payment
37.95%
Salary-table code
2026-NY
Official table cells
15 grades × 10 steps
Effective period
January 2026

2026 New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA GS salary table

Official scheduled annual rates by grade and step. These are gross salary figures before taxes, retirement, TSP, insurance, and other payroll deductions.

Calculate a NY rate
2026 New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA General Schedule annual salary by grade and step
GradeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8Step 9Step 10
GS-1$31,155$32,199$33,235$34,267$35,300$35,906$36,931$37,962$38,005$38,968
GS-2$35,030$35,863$37,024$38,005$38,430$39,560$40,690$41,820$42,949$44,079
GS-3$38,223$39,498$40,773$42,047$43,322$44,596$45,871$47,146$48,420$49,695
GS-4$42,907$44,337$45,768$47,198$48,629$50,059$51,490$52,920$54,351$55,781
GS-5$48,005$49,605$51,206$52,806$54,406$56,006$57,607$59,207$60,807$62,407
GS-6$53,512$55,296$57,080$58,863$60,647$62,431$64,214$65,998$67,782$69,565
GS-7$59,465$61,447$63,429$65,412$67,394$69,376$71,359$73,341$75,323$77,306
GS-8$65,855$68,049$70,244$72,439$74,634$76,828$79,023$81,218$83,413$85,608
GS-9$72,737$75,162$77,587$80,012$82,438$84,863$87,288$89,713$92,138$94,563
GS-10$80,099$82,769$85,438$88,107$90,777$93,446$96,115$98,785$101,454$104,123
GS-11$88,005$90,939$93,874$96,808$99,742$102,676$105,610$108,545$111,479$114,413
GS-12$105,481$108,997$112,513$116,030$119,546$123,062$126,579$130,095$133,611$137,128
GS-13$125,431$129,612$133,794$137,975$142,156$146,337$150,519$154,700$158,881$163,062
GS-14$148,222$153,163$158,104$163,046$167,987$172,929$177,870$182,811$187,753$192,694
GS-15$174,347$180,159$185,970$191,782$197,200, statutory pay cap applies$197,200, statutory pay cap applies$197,200, statutory pay cap applies$197,200, statutory pay cap applies$197,200, statutory pay cap applies$197,200, statutory pay cap applies

The table scrolls horizontally on narrow screens. Salary cells come directly from OPM’s 2026 XML table NY.

A statutory pay cap can cause several upper-grade cells to show the same annual rate. Position-specific special rates are not included.

Areas covered by table NY

OPM’s 2026 locality definitions and the checked county mapping assign 37 counties or county equivalents across 4 states or districts to this salary table. It also includes 3 separately named worksites.

Locality pay generally follows the official worksite on the employee record—not a home address, mailing address, or ZIP code by itself. Use your SF-50 and agency HR office when the worksite assignment is uncertain.

OPM locality definitions

Connecticut (CT)

3 counties or equivalents

Fairfield County, Litchfield County, New Haven County

New Jersey (NJ)

14 counties or equivalents

Bergen County, Essex County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County

New York (NY)

14 counties or equivalents

Bronx County, Dutchess County, Kings County, Nassau County, New York County, Orange County, Putnam County, Queens County, Richmond County, Rockland County, Suffolk County, Sullivan County, Ulster County, Westchester County

Pennsylvania (PA)

6 counties or equivalents

Carbon County, Lehigh County, Monroe County, Northampton County, Pike County, Wayne County

Separately named worksites

Fort Dix, NJ, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ. OPM lists these named-worksite exceptions separately from the surrounding county assignment.

2025 versus 2026

Each row holds locality, grade, and step constant. That keeps a promotion or within-grade increase out of the comparison.

2025 locality
37.95%
2026 locality
37.95%
Point change
0.00 percentage points
Representative annual salary cells for 2025 and 2026 at the same locality, grade, and step
Grade and step20252026Dollar changePercent change
GS-5, step 1$47,529$48,005+$4761.00%
GS-9, step 1$72,017$72,737+$7201.00%
GS-12, step 1$104,436$105,481+$1,0451.00%
GS-15, step 1$172,621$174,347+$1,7261.00%

OPM reports a 1.00% total increase for table NY. Across all 150 published cells, annual dollar changes range from +$309 to +$2,000. Percentage changes can differ slightly because OPM publishes whole-dollar cells and applies statutory caps where required.

New York–Newark GS pay questions

What is the 2026 New York–Newark locality pay percentage?

OPM’s 2026 salary table NY uses a 37.95% locality payment. The annual cells shown on this page are OPM’s published locality rates, not a percentage reconstructed from an older base table.

Which worksites use the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA pay table?

OPM’s 2026 locality definitions and the checked county mapping assign 37 counties or county equivalents across 4 states or districts to this salary table. It also includes 3 separately named worksites. Locality generally follows the official worksite recorded by the agency, so employees should confirm an uncertain assignment with their SF-50 or agency HR office.

How did this GS locality table change from 2025 to 2026?

The locality percentage changed by 0.00 percentage points. OPM reports a 1.00% total increase for this 2026 table; individual salary-cell percentages can vary slightly because OPM publishes whole-dollar annual rates and applies statutory caps where required.

Does this table include every federal special salary rate?

No. It shows the ordinary OPM GS locality table. A position-specific special rate, law-enforcement schedule, wildland-firefighter schedule, retained rate, or another pay system may control instead. OPM special rate table 001M can also replace a lower locality cell for covered GS-1 through GS-4 employees.