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19.45% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,977 to $196,258 2026 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
6 Counties covered by this pay area

2026 Burlington full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.45% locality adjustment for 2026. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Burlington.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $26,977$27,881$28,778$29,671$30,566$31,090$31,978$32,871$32,908$33,742
GS-2 $30,332$31,053$32,059$32,908$33,276$34,255$35,233$36,211$37,190$38,168
GS-3 $33,097$34,201$35,305$36,408$37,512$38,616$39,720$40,823$41,927$43,031
GS-4 $37,153$38,391$39,630$40,869$42,107$43,346$44,585$45,823$47,062$48,301
GS-5 $41,567$42,953$44,339$45,724$47,110$48,496$49,881$51,267$52,652$54,038
GS-6 $46,336$47,880$49,425$50,969$52,514$54,058$55,603$57,147$58,692$60,236
GS-7 $51,490$53,207$54,923$56,640$58,356$60,073$61,789$63,506$65,222$66,939
GS-8 $57,023$58,923$60,824$62,724$64,625$66,525$68,426$70,326$72,227$74,127
GS-9 $62,982$65,082$67,182$69,282$71,382$73,482$75,582$77,682$79,782$81,882
GS-10 $69,357$71,669$73,980$76,292$78,603$80,914$83,226$85,537$87,848$90,160
GS-11 $76,203$78,744$81,285$83,825$86,366$88,907$91,447$93,988$96,529$99,069
GS-12 $91,335$94,380$97,425$100,469$103,514$106,559$109,604$112,649$115,693$118,738
GS-13 $108,610$112,230$115,851$119,472$123,092$126,713$130,333$133,954$137,574$141,195
GS-14 $128,344$132,623$136,902$141,180$145,459$149,738$154,016$158,295$162,574$166,853
GS-15 $150,966$155,998$161,031$166,063$171,095$176,128$181,160$186,193$191,225$196,258
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About the 2026 Burlington table

The Burlington Locality Area used the official OPM Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT boundary in 2026. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2026 nationwide base GS table.

In 2026, the locality adjustment was 19.45%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,977, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $196,258.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 6 counties and cities across Vermont. Some of the included jurisdictions include Addison County, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Franklin County, VT, Grand Isle County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Washington County, VT.

2026 Burlington questions

  • What was the 2026 locality adjustment for Burlington?
    In 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT was 19.45%, added on top of the 2026 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Burlington in 2026?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Burlington earned $91,335 in 2026, rising to $118,738 at Step 10. See the 2026 GS-12 Burlington page.
  • Is the 2026 table still current?
    Yes. 2026 is the current year. This is the active OPM pay table for federal employees in Burlington.