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19.57% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$27,004 to $196,455 GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties and cities covered

2026 Las Vegas pay schedule

Every grade and step below already includes the 19.57% locality adjustment. Click any grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Las Vegas.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $27,004$27,909$28,807$29,701$30,597$31,122$32,010$32,904$32,942$33,776
GS-2 $30,362$31,085$32,091$32,942$33,310$34,289$35,268$36,248$37,227$38,206
GS-3 $33,130$34,235$35,340$36,445$37,550$38,655$39,759$40,864$41,969$43,074
GS-4 $37,190$38,430$39,670$40,910$42,150$43,390$44,630$45,869$47,109$48,349
GS-5 $41,609$42,996$44,383$45,770$47,157$48,544$49,931$51,318$52,705$54,092
GS-6 $46,382$47,928$49,474$51,021$52,567$54,113$55,659$57,205$58,751$60,297
GS-7 $51,542$53,260$54,978$56,697$58,415$60,133$61,851$63,569$65,288$67,006
GS-8 $57,080$58,983$60,885$62,787$64,690$66,592$68,494$70,397$72,299$74,202
GS-9 $63,046$65,148$67,250$69,352$71,454$73,556$75,658$77,760$79,862$81,964
GS-10 $69,427$71,741$74,054$76,368$78,682$80,996$83,309$85,623$87,937$90,250
GS-11 $76,280$78,823$81,366$83,909$86,453$88,996$91,539$94,082$96,626$99,169
GS-12 $91,427$94,475$97,522$100,570$103,618$106,666$109,714$112,762$115,810$118,857
GS-13 $108,719$112,343$115,967$119,592$123,216$126,840$130,464$134,088$137,712$141,337
GS-14 $128,473$132,756$137,039$141,322$145,605$149,888$154,171$158,454$162,737$167,020
GS-15 $151,117$156,155$161,192$166,230$171,267$176,305$181,342$186,380$191,417$196,455

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Every GS grade has a dedicated single-grade pay scale page for this locality area. Each page shows all 10 steps, annual, biweekly and hourly pay, and the locality add-on broken out.

About the Las Vegas locality pay area

The Las Vegas Locality Area is one of the official OPM General Schedule locality pay areas. It is defined by a set of counties and independent cities within Nevada, Arizona. Any federal employee whose duty station is inside this boundary is paid from this locality table rather than the nationwide base GS schedule.

For 2026, the locality adjustment is 19.57%. That means a GS-1 Step 1 employee in Las Vegas earns $27,004, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 employee can earn up to $196,455, subject to the statutory Executive Schedule Level 4 pay cap for the highest grade-step combinations.

Which counties does this pay area cover?

This pay area covers 3 counties and independent cities across Nevada, Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV, Mohave County, AZ.

Counties and independent cities in Las Vegas

Clark County, NVNye County, NVMohave County, AZ

Las Vegas pay questions

  • What is the 2026 locality adjustment for Las Vegas?
    For 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ is 19.57%. That percentage is added on top of the nationwide base GS table.
  • How much does a GS-12 earn in Las Vegas?
    In 2026, a GS-12 Step 1 employee in Las Vegas earns $91,427, rising to $118,857 at Step 10. See the GS-12 Las Vegas page for the full step breakdown.
  • Who is covered by the Las Vegas locality area?
    This locality table applies to federal employees whose official duty station is located within the Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ boundary. It covers 3 counties and independent cities across Nevada, Arizona. Telework alone does not change your locality. It is based on the official duty station listed on your SF-50.
  • How does this compare to other pay areas?
    Las Vegas is one of 58 GS locality pay areas nationwide. See the full directory to compare against other cities, or browse the base GS table for the nationwide schedule before locality is added.