What is the 2026 Rest of U.S. locality pay percentage?
OPM’s 2026 salary table RUS uses a 17.06% locality payment. The annual cells shown on this page are OPM’s published locality rates, not a percentage reconstructed from an older base table.
OPM salary table 2026-RUS
2026 Rest of U.S. 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
- 2,188 counties · 43 jurisdictions
- 2026 locality payment
- 17.06%
- Salary-table code
- 2026-RUS
- Official table cells
- 15 grades × 10 steps
- Effective period
- January 2026
2026 Rest of U.S. 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.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,437 | $27,323 | $28,202 | $29,078 | $29,954 | $30,468 | $31,338 | $32,214 | $32,250 | $33,067 |
| GS-2 | $29,725 | $30,432 | $31,418 | $32,250 | $32,611 | $33,569 | $34,528 | $35,487 | $36,445 | $37,404 |
| GS-3 | $32,435 | $33,517 | $34,598 | $35,680 | $36,762 | $37,843 | $38,925 | $40,006 | $41,088 | $42,170 |
| GS-4 | $36,409 | $37,623 | $38,837 | $40,051 | $41,265 | $42,479 | $43,693 | $44,907 | $46,120 | $47,334 |
| GS-5 | $40,736 | $42,094 | $43,452 | $44,809 | $46,167 | $47,525 | $48,883 | $50,241 | $51,599 | $52,957 |
| GS-6 | $45,409 | $46,922 | $48,436 | $49,950 | $51,463 | $52,977 | $54,490 | $56,004 | $57,517 | $59,031 |
| GS-7 | $50,460 | $52,142 | $53,824 | $55,506 | $57,188 | $58,871 | $60,553 | $62,235 | $63,917 | $65,599 |
| GS-8 | $55,882 | $57,745 | $59,607 | $61,469 | $63,332 | $65,194 | $67,057 | $68,919 | $70,781 | $72,644 |
| GS-9 | $61,722 | $63,780 | $65,838 | $67,896 | $69,954 | $72,012 | $74,070 | $76,128 | $78,186 | $80,243 |
| GS-10 | $67,970 | $70,235 | $72,500 | $74,765 | $77,030 | $79,295 | $81,560 | $83,825 | $86,091 | $88,356 |
| GS-11 | $74,678 | $77,168 | $79,658 | $82,148 | $84,638 | $87,128 | $89,618 | $92,107 | $94,597 | $97,087 |
| GS-12 | $89,508 | $92,491 | $95,475 | $98,459 | $101,443 | $104,427 | $107,411 | $110,395 | $113,378 | $116,362 |
| GS-13 | $106,437 | $109,985 | $113,533 | $117,081 | $120,629 | $124,177 | $127,725 | $131,273 | $134,822 | $138,370 |
| GS-14 | $125,776 | $129,969 | $134,162 | $138,356 | $142,549 | $146,742 | $150,935 | $155,128 | $159,321 | $163,514 |
| GS-15 | $147,945 | $152,877 | $157,809 | $162,740 | $167,672 | $172,604 | $177,536 | $182,467 | $187,399 | $192,331 |
The table scrolls horizontally on narrow screens. Salary cells come directly from OPM’s 2026 XML table RUS.
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 RUS
OPM uses Rest of U.S. as the residual locality area for covered worksites outside another named locality pay area. The checked 2026 county mapping assigns 2,188 counties or county equivalents across 43 state-level jurisdictions to this table.
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.
Alabama (AL)
34 counties or equivalents
Arizona (AZ)
8 counties or equivalents
Arkansas (AR)
75 counties or equivalents
California (CA)
15 counties or equivalents
Colorado (CO)
46 counties or equivalents
Florida (FL)
58 counties or equivalents
Georgia (GA)
101 counties or equivalents
Idaho (ID)
41 counties or equivalents
Illinois (IL)
64 counties or equivalents
Indiana (IN)
46 counties or equivalents
Iowa (IA)
71 counties or equivalents
Kansas (KS)
90 counties or equivalents
Kentucky (KY)
107 counties or equivalents
Louisiana (LA)
64 counties or equivalents
Maine (ME)
12 counties or equivalents
Maryland (MD)
1 county or equivalent
Michigan (MI)
65 counties or equivalents
Minnesota (MN)
54 counties or equivalents
Mississippi (MS)
82 counties or equivalents
Missouri (MO)
81 counties or equivalents
Montana (MT)
56 counties or equivalents
Nebraska (NE)
86 counties or equivalents
Nevada (NV)
9 counties or equivalents
New Hampshire (NH)
1 county or equivalent
New Mexico (NM)
22 counties or equivalents
New York (NY)
23 counties or equivalents
North Carolina (NC)
53 counties or equivalents
North Dakota (ND)
53 counties or equivalents
Ohio (OH)
21 counties or equivalents
Oklahoma (OK)
74 counties or equivalents
Oregon (OR)
27 counties or equivalents
Pennsylvania (PA)
31 counties or equivalents
South Carolina (SC)
42 counties or equivalents
South Dakota (SD)
66 counties or equivalents
Tennessee (TN)
94 counties or equivalents
Texas (TX)
173 counties or equivalents
Utah (UT)
29 counties or equivalents
Vermont (VT)
6 counties or equivalents
Virginia (VA)
66 counties or equivalents
Washington (WA)
15 counties or equivalents
West Virginia (WV)
45 counties or equivalents
Wisconsin (WI)
58 counties or equivalents
Wyoming (WY)
23 counties or equivalents
The state totals summarize the checked county mapping without adding thousands of low-value county subpages. Use OPM’s definition page or FedUp.work’s locality finder for a specific official worksite.
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
- 17.06%
- 2026 locality
- 17.06%
- Point change
- 0.00 percentage points
| Grade and step | 2025 | 2026 | Dollar change | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-5, step 1 | $40,332 | $40,736 | +$404 | 1.00% |
| GS-9, step 1 | $61,111 | $61,722 | +$611 | 1.00% |
| GS-12, step 1 | $88,621 | $89,508 | +$887 | 1.00% |
| GS-15, step 1 | $146,481 | $147,945 | +$1,464 | 1.00% |
OPM reports a 1.00% total increase for table RUS. Across all 150 published cells, annual dollar changes range from +$262 to +$1,907. Percentage changes can differ slightly because OPM publishes whole-dollar cells and applies statutory caps where required.
Rest of U.S. GS pay questions
Which worksites use the Rest of U.S. pay table?
OPM uses Rest of U.S. as the residual locality area for covered worksites outside another named locality pay area. The checked 2026 county mapping assigns 2,188 counties or county equivalents across 43 state-level jurisdictions to this table. 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.
Verify with OPM
OPM 2026 salary table XMLExact annual and hourly cells for table RUS.OPM 2026 General ScheduleOfficial salary-table index and downloads.OPM 2026 locality definitionsOfficial county, city, and special-worksite coverage definitions.OPM 2025 General SchedulePrior-year table used for the same-cell comparison.
Browse all 58 locality tables or calculate a grade-and-step rate.