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17.67% 2026 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,575 to $193,333 GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
8 Counties and cities covered

2026 Spokane pay schedule

Every grade and step below already includes the 17.67% locality adjustment. Click any grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Spokane.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $26,575$27,465$28,349$29,229$30,111$30,627$31,501$32,382$32,418$33,239
GS-2 $29,880$30,591$31,581$32,418$32,781$33,744$34,708$35,672$36,635$37,599
GS-3 $32,604$33,691$34,779$35,866$36,953$38,040$39,128$40,215$41,302$42,389
GS-4 $36,599$37,819$39,039$40,260$41,480$42,700$43,920$45,141$46,361$47,581
GS-5 $40,948$42,313$43,678$45,043$46,408$47,773$49,138$50,503$51,868$53,233
GS-6 $45,645$47,167$48,688$50,210$51,731$53,253$54,774$56,296$57,817$59,339
GS-7 $50,723$52,414$54,105$55,796$57,487$59,177$60,868$62,559$64,250$65,941
GS-8 $56,173$58,045$59,918$61,790$63,662$65,534$67,406$69,278$71,150$73,022
GS-9 $62,044$64,112$66,181$68,250$70,318$72,387$74,456$76,524$78,593$80,662
GS-10 $68,324$70,601$72,878$75,155$77,432$79,708$81,985$84,262$86,539$88,816
GS-11 $75,068$77,570$80,073$82,576$85,079$87,582$90,085$92,587$95,090$97,593
GS-12 $89,974$92,973$95,973$98,972$101,972$104,971$107,970$110,970$113,969$116,969
GS-13 $106,991$110,558$114,125$117,691$121,258$124,824$128,391$131,957$135,524$139,091
GS-14 $126,432$130,647$134,862$139,077$143,291$147,506$151,721$155,936$160,151$164,366
GS-15 $148,716$153,673$158,631$163,588$168,546$173,503$178,461$183,418$188,376$193,333

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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 Spokane locality pay area

The Spokane 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 Washington, Idaho. 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 17.67%. That means a GS-1 Step 1 employee in Spokane earns $26,575, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 employee can earn up to $193,333, 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 Washington, Idaho. Some of the included jurisdictions include Ferry County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Shoshone County, ID.

Counties and independent cities in Spokane

Ferry County, WALincoln County, WAPend Oreille County, WASpokane County, WAStevens County, WABenewah County, IDKootenai County, IDShoshone County, ID

Spokane pay questions

  • What is the 2026 locality adjustment for Spokane?
    For 2026, the locality pay adjustment for Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID is 17.67%. That percentage is added on top of the nationwide base GS table.
  • How much does a GS-12 earn in Spokane?
    In 2026, a GS-12 Step 1 employee in Spokane earns $89,974, rising to $116,969 at Step 10. See the GS-12 Spokane page for the full step breakdown.
  • Who is covered by the Spokane locality area?
    This locality table applies to federal employees whose official duty station is located within the Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID boundary. It covers 8 counties and independent cities across Washington, Idaho. 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?
    Spokane 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.