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24.67% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$28,155 to $197,200 GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
8 Counties and cities covered

2026 Miami pay schedule

Every grade and step below already includes the 24.67% locality adjustment. Click any grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Miami.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $28,155$29,099$30,035$30,968$31,902$32,449$33,375$34,308$34,347$35,217
GS-2 $31,657$32,410$33,460$34,347$34,731$35,752$36,773$37,794$38,815$39,836
GS-3 $34,544$35,696$36,847$37,999$39,151$40,303$41,455$42,607$43,759$44,911
GS-4 $38,776$40,069$41,362$42,655$43,947$45,240$46,533$47,826$49,119$50,412
GS-5 $43,384$44,830$46,276$47,722$49,169$50,615$52,061$53,507$54,953$56,399
GS-6 $48,361$49,973$51,585$53,197$54,809$56,421$58,033$59,645$61,257$62,869
GS-7 $53,740$55,532$57,323$59,115$60,906$62,698$64,489$66,281$68,072$69,864
GS-8 $59,515$61,498$63,482$65,465$67,449$69,432$71,416$73,399$75,383$77,366
GS-9 $65,735$67,926$70,118$72,310$74,502$76,693$78,885$81,077$83,268$85,460
GS-10 $72,388$74,801$77,213$79,625$82,038$84,450$86,863$89,275$91,687$94,100
GS-11 $79,533$82,185$84,837$87,488$90,140$92,792$95,444$98,095$100,747$103,399
GS-12 $95,326$98,504$101,682$104,860$108,038$111,216$114,393$117,571$120,749$123,927
GS-13 $113,356$117,135$120,914$124,692$128,471$132,250$136,029$139,807$143,586$147,365
GS-14 $133,953$138,419$142,884$147,350$151,816$156,281$160,747$165,213$169,678$174,144
GS-15 $157,563$162,815$168,068$173,320$178,572$183,825$189,077$194,329$197,200$197,200

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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 Miami locality pay area

The Miami 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 Florida. 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 24.67%. That means a GS-1 Step 1 employee in Miami earns $28,155, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 employee can earn up to $197,200, 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 8 counties and independent cities across Florida. Some of the included jurisdictions include Broward County, FL, Indian River County, FL, Martin County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL, Okeechobee County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL, St. Lucie County, FL.

Counties and independent cities in Miami

Broward County, FLIndian River County, FLMartin County, FLMiami-Dade County, FLMonroe County, FLOkeechobee County, FLPalm Beach County, FLSt. Lucie County, FL

Miami pay questions

  • What is the 2026 locality adjustment for Miami?
    For 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL is 24.67%. That percentage is added on top of the nationwide base GS table.
  • How much does a GS-12 earn in Miami?
    In 2026, a GS-12 Step 1 employee in Miami earns $95,326, rising to $123,927 at Step 10. See the GS-12 Miami page for the full step breakdown.
  • Who is covered by the Miami locality area?
    This locality table applies to federal employees whose official duty station is located within the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL boundary. It covers 8 counties and independent cities across Florida. 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?
    Miami 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.