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Federal Employee Pay Rates 2026
Look up official U.S. government pay without digging through separate OPM tables. Start with the pay system, then calculate salary by grade, step, locality, and year.
General Schedule (GS)
The primary pay scale for federal white-collar employees. Calculate annual, hourly, monthly, and overtime pay by locality.
Open calculator Law enforcementLEO Pay
Special base rates for covered federal law enforcement officers, with locality pay layered on top.
Open calculator Wildland fireWildland Firefighter
OPM GW special base rates for federal wildland firefighters, with locality pay added by duty area.
Open calculator Senior rolesExecutive & Senior
Executive Schedule, Senior Executive Service, SL/ST, and administrative law judge pay ranges.
View tables Hard-to-fill workSpecial Rates
Higher OPM rates for specific agencies, occupations, grades, and locations where standard pay is not enough.
Browse official toolAll pay tables are sourced from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). For 2026, the General Schedule and Wildland Firefighter GW tables incorporate the 1% across-the-board increase, with locality pay added based on duty station.