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20.03% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$27,108 to $197,200 2026 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
30 Counties covered by this pay area

2026 St. Louis full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.03% locality adjustment for 2026. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for St. Louis.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $27,108$28,016$28,918$29,815$30,714$31,241$32,133$33,031$33,068$33,906
GS-2 $30,479$31,204$32,215$33,068$33,438$34,421$35,404$36,387$37,370$38,353
GS-3 $33,258$34,367$35,476$36,585$37,694$38,803$39,912$41,021$42,131$43,240
GS-4 $37,333$38,578$39,822$41,067$42,312$43,556$44,801$46,046$47,291$48,535
GS-5 $41,769$43,162$44,554$45,946$47,339$48,731$50,123$51,516$52,908$54,300
GS-6 $46,561$48,113$49,665$51,217$52,769$54,321$55,873$57,425$58,977$60,529
GS-7 $51,740$53,465$55,190$56,915$58,639$60,364$62,089$63,814$65,539$67,264
GS-8 $57,300$59,210$61,119$63,029$64,939$66,848$68,758$70,668$72,577$74,487
GS-9 $63,288$65,398$67,508$69,619$71,729$73,839$75,949$78,059$80,169$82,279
GS-10 $69,694$72,017$74,339$76,662$78,985$81,307$83,630$85,952$88,275$90,597
GS-11 $76,573$79,126$81,679$84,232$86,785$89,338$91,891$94,444$96,997$99,550
GS-12 $91,779$94,838$97,898$100,957$104,017$107,076$110,136$113,195$116,255$119,315
GS-13 $109,137$112,775$116,413$120,052$123,690$127,328$130,966$134,604$138,242$141,880
GS-14 $128,967$133,267$137,566$141,866$146,165$150,465$154,764$159,064$163,363$167,663
GS-15 $151,699$156,756$161,812$166,869$171,926$176,983$182,040$187,097$192,154$197,200
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About the 2026 St. Louis table

The St. Louis Locality Area used the official OPM St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 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 20.03%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $27,108, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $197,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 30 counties and cities across Missouri, Illinois. Some of the included jurisdictions include Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, St. Charles County, MO, Ste. Genevieve County, MO, St. Francois County, MO, and more.

2026 St. Louis questions

  • What was the 2026 locality adjustment for St. Louis?
    In 2026, the locality pay adjustment for St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL was 20.03%, added on top of the 2026 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in St. Louis in 2026?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in St. Louis earned $91,779 in 2026, rising to $119,315 at Step 10. See the 2026 GS-12 St. Louis page.
  • Is the 2026 table still current?
    Yes. 2026 is the current year. This is the active OPM pay table for federal employees in St. Louis.