GS pay: Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM
Locality codeAQ
Locality payment18.33%
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 | $26,724 | $27,619 | $28,508 | $29,393 | $30,279 | $30,799 | $31,678 | $32,563 | $32,600 | $33,426 |
| GS-2 | $30,048 | $30,762 | $31,759 | $32,600 | $32,964 | $33,933 | $34,903 | $35,872 | $36,841 | $37,810 |
| GS-3 | $32,787 | $33,880 | $34,974 | $36,067 | $37,160 | $38,254 | $39,347 | $40,440 | $41,534 | $42,627 |
| GS-4 | $36,804 | $38,031 | $39,258 | $40,485 | $41,713 | $42,940 | $44,167 | $45,394 | $46,621 | $47,848 |
| GS-5 | $41,178 | $42,550 | $43,923 | $45,296 | $46,668 | $48,041 | $49,413 | $50,786 | $52,159 | $53,531 |
| GS-6 | $45,901 | $47,431 | $48,961 | $50,491 | $52,021 | $53,551 | $55,081 | $56,611 | $58,141 | $59,671 |
| GS-7 | $51,007 | $52,708 | $54,408 | $56,109 | $57,809 | $59,509 | $61,210 | $62,910 | $64,611 | $66,311 |
| GS-8 | $56,488 | $58,371 | $60,254 | $62,136 | $64,019 | $65,902 | $67,784 | $69,667 | $71,549 | $73,432 |
| GS-9 | $62,392 | $64,472 | $66,552 | $68,633 | $70,713 | $72,793 | $74,873 | $76,954 | $79,034 | $81,114 |
| GS-10 | $68,707 | $70,997 | $73,287 | $75,576 | $77,866 | $80,156 | $82,445 | $84,735 | $87,025 | $89,314 |
| GS-11 | $75,489 | $78,006 | $80,522 | $83,039 | $85,556 | $88,073 | $90,590 | $93,107 | $95,624 | $98,141 |
| GS-12 | $90,479 | $93,495 | $96,511 | $99,527 | $102,544 | $105,560 | $108,576 | $111,592 | $114,609 | $117,625 |
| GS-13 | $107,592 | $111,178 | $114,765 | $118,351 | $121,938 | $125,524 | $129,111 | $132,698 | $136,284 | $139,871 |
| GS-14 | $127,141 | $131,379 | $135,618 | $139,857 | $144,095 | $148,334 | $152,572 | $156,811 | $161,049 | $165,288 |
| GS-15 | $149,550 | $154,535 | $159,521 | $164,506 | $169,491 | $174,476 | $179,462 | $184,447 | $189,432 | $194,417 |
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 | $12.80 | $13.23 | $13.66 | $14.08 | $14.51 | $14.76 | $15.18 | $15.60 | $15.62 | $16.02 |
| GS-2 | $14.40 | $14.74 | $15.22 | $15.62 | $15.79 | $16.26 | $16.72 | $17.19 | $17.65 | $18.12 |
| GS-3 | $15.71 | $16.23 | $16.76 | $17.28 | $17.81 | $18.33 | $18.85 | $19.38 | $19.90 | $20.43 |
| GS-4 | $17.63 | $18.22 | $18.81 | $19.40 | $19.99 | $20.57 | $21.16 | $21.75 | $22.34 | $22.93 |
| GS-5 | $19.73 | $20.39 | $21.05 | $21.70 | $22.36 | $23.02 | $23.68 | $24.33 | $24.99 | $25.65 |
| GS-6 | $21.99 | $22.73 | $23.46 | $24.19 | $24.93 | $25.66 | $26.39 | $27.13 | $27.86 | $28.59 |
| GS-7 | $24.44 | $25.26 | $26.07 | $26.89 | $27.70 | $28.51 | $29.33 | $30.14 | $30.96 | $31.77 |
| GS-8 | $27.07 | $27.97 | $28.87 | $29.77 | $30.68 | $31.58 | $32.48 | $33.38 | $34.28 | $35.19 |
| GS-9 | $29.90 | $30.89 | $31.89 | $32.89 | $33.88 | $34.88 | $35.88 | $36.87 | $37.87 | $38.87 |
| GS-10 | $32.92 | $34.02 | $35.12 | $36.21 | $37.31 | $38.41 | $39.50 | $40.60 | $41.70 | $42.80 |
| GS-11 | $36.17 | $37.38 | $38.58 | $39.79 | $40.99 | $42.20 | $43.41 | $44.61 | $45.82 | $47.02 |
| GS-12 | $43.35 | $44.80 | $46.24 | $47.69 | $49.13 | $50.58 | $52.02 | $53.47 | $54.92 | $56.36 |
| GS-13 | $51.55 | $53.27 | $54.99 | $56.71 | $58.43 | $60.15 | $61.86 | $63.58 | $65.30 | $67.02 |
| GS-14 | $60.92 | $62.95 | $64.98 | $67.01 | $69.04 | $71.08 | $73.11 | $75.14 | $77.17 | $79.20 |
| GS-15 | $71.66 | $74.05 | $76.44 | $78.82 | $81.21 | $83.60 | $85.99 | $88.38 | $90.77 | $93.16 |
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 | $1,024.00 | $1,058.40 | $1,092.80 | $1,126.40 | $1,160.80 | $1,180.80 | $1,214.40 | $1,248.00 | $1,249.60 | $1,281.60 |
| GS-2 | $1,152.00 | $1,179.20 | $1,217.60 | $1,249.60 | $1,263.20 | $1,300.80 | $1,337.60 | $1,375.20 | $1,412.00 | $1,449.60 |
| GS-3 | $1,256.80 | $1,298.40 | $1,340.80 | $1,382.40 | $1,424.80 | $1,466.40 | $1,508.00 | $1,550.40 | $1,592.00 | $1,634.40 |
| GS-4 | $1,410.40 | $1,457.60 | $1,504.80 | $1,552.00 | $1,599.20 | $1,645.60 | $1,692.80 | $1,740.00 | $1,787.20 | $1,834.40 |
| GS-5 | $1,578.40 | $1,631.20 | $1,684.00 | $1,736.00 | $1,788.80 | $1,841.60 | $1,894.40 | $1,946.40 | $1,999.20 | $2,052.00 |
| GS-6 | $1,759.20 | $1,818.40 | $1,876.80 | $1,935.20 | $1,994.40 | $2,052.80 | $2,111.20 | $2,170.40 | $2,228.80 | $2,287.20 |
| GS-7 | $1,955.20 | $2,020.80 | $2,085.60 | $2,151.20 | $2,216.00 | $2,280.80 | $2,346.40 | $2,411.20 | $2,476.80 | $2,541.60 |
| GS-8 | $2,165.60 | $2,237.60 | $2,309.60 | $2,381.60 | $2,454.40 | $2,526.40 | $2,598.40 | $2,670.40 | $2,742.40 | $2,815.20 |
| GS-9 | $2,392.00 | $2,471.20 | $2,551.20 | $2,631.20 | $2,710.40 | $2,790.40 | $2,870.40 | $2,949.60 | $3,029.60 | $3,109.60 |
| GS-10 | $2,633.60 | $2,721.60 | $2,809.60 | $2,896.80 | $2,984.80 | $3,072.80 | $3,160.00 | $3,248.00 | $3,336.00 | $3,424.00 |
| GS-11 | $2,893.60 | $2,990.40 | $3,086.40 | $3,183.20 | $3,279.20 | $3,376.00 | $3,472.80 | $3,568.80 | $3,665.60 | $3,761.60 |
| GS-12 | $3,468.00 | $3,584.00 | $3,699.20 | $3,815.20 | $3,930.40 | $4,046.40 | $4,161.60 | $4,277.60 | $4,393.60 | $4,508.80 |
| GS-13 | $4,124.00 | $4,261.60 | $4,399.20 | $4,536.80 | $4,674.40 | $4,812.00 | $4,948.80 | $5,086.40 | $5,224.00 | $5,361.60 |
| GS-14 | $4,873.60 | $5,036.00 | $5,198.40 | $5,360.80 | $5,523.20 | $5,686.40 | $5,848.80 | $6,011.20 | $6,173.60 | $6,336.00 |
| GS-15 | $5,732.80 | $5,924.00 | $6,115.20 | $6,305.60 | $6,496.80 | $6,688.00 | $6,879.20 | $7,070.40 | $7,261.60 | $7,452.80 |