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21.03% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$27,333 to $197,200 2026 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2026 Pittsburgh full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.03% locality adjustment for 2026. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Pittsburgh.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $27,333$28,250$29,159$30,064$30,970$31,502$32,401$33,306$33,344$34,189
GS-2 $30,733$31,464$32,483$33,344$33,717$34,708$35,699$36,690$37,681$38,673
GS-3 $33,535$34,653$35,772$36,890$38,008$39,127$40,245$41,363$42,482$43,600
GS-4 $37,644$38,899$40,154$41,409$42,664$43,919$45,174$46,430$47,685$48,940
GS-5 $42,117$43,521$44,925$46,329$47,733$49,137$50,541$51,945$53,349$54,753
GS-6 $46,949$48,514$50,079$51,644$53,208$54,773$56,338$57,903$59,468$61,033
GS-7 $52,171$53,910$55,650$57,389$59,128$60,867$62,606$64,346$66,085$67,824
GS-8 $57,777$59,703$61,628$63,554$65,480$67,405$69,331$71,256$73,182$75,108
GS-9 $63,815$65,943$68,071$70,199$72,326$74,454$76,582$78,709$80,837$82,965
GS-10 $70,275$72,617$74,959$77,301$79,643$81,985$84,326$86,668$89,010$91,352
GS-11 $77,211$79,785$82,360$84,934$87,508$90,083$92,657$95,231$97,806$100,380
GS-12 $92,543$95,628$98,713$101,798$104,883$107,968$111,053$114,139$117,224$120,309
GS-13 $110,047$113,715$117,383$121,052$124,720$128,389$132,057$135,725$139,394$143,062
GS-14 $130,042$134,377$138,712$143,048$147,383$151,718$156,054$160,389$164,724$169,060
GS-15 $152,963$158,062$163,161$168,260$173,359$178,458$183,557$188,656$193,755$197,200
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About the 2026 Pittsburgh table

The Pittsburgh Locality Area used the official OPM Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV 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 21.03%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,333, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $197,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia. Some of the included jurisdictions include Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, and more.

2026 Pittsburgh questions

  • What was the 2026 locality adjustment for Pittsburgh?
    In 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV was 21.03%, added on top of the 2026 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Pittsburgh in 2026?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Pittsburgh earned $92,543 in 2026, rising to $120,309 at Step 10. See the 2026 GS-12 Pittsburgh page.
  • Is the 2026 table still current?
    Yes. 2026 is the current year. This is the active OPM pay table for federal employees in Pittsburgh.