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2026 Locality Rates of Pay

Administrative Appeals Judges

Effective January 2026

Locality Pay Area AA1 AA2 AA3 AA4 AA5 AA6
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA $159,054 $171,131 $183,450 $195,889 $208,328 $209,600*
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM $155,841 $167,674 $179,743 $191,931 $204,119 $209,600*
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL $163,031 $175,410 $188,037 $200,787 $209,600* $209,600*
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX $158,501 $170,536 $182,812 $195,208 $207,604 $209,600*
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL $155,722 $167,546 $179,607 $191,785 $203,964 $209,600*
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT $174,608 $187,866 $201,389 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY $161,214 $173,455 $185,941 $198,549 $209,600* $209,600*
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT $157,316 $169,261 $181,445 $193,748 $206,051 $209,600*
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC $157,605 $169,572 $181,779 $194,105 $206,431 $209,600*
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI $172,343 $185,429 $198,776 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN $160,582 $172,775 $185,212 $197,770 $209,600* $209,600*
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA $160,977 $173,200 $185,667 $198,257 $209,600* $209,600*
Colorado Springs, CO $158,238 $170,253 $182,508 $194,883 $207,259 $209,600*
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH $160,872 $173,087 $185,546 $198,127 $209,600* $209,600*
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX $154,919 $166,682 $178,680 $190,796 $202,912 $209,600*
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK $167,601 $180,327 $193,308 $206,416 $209,600* $209,600*
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL $156,631 $168,524 $180,655 $192,904 $205,154 $209,600*
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH $159,910 $172,052 $184,437 $196,943 $209,450 $209,600*
Denver-Aurora, CO $171,895 $184,947 $198,260 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA $155,419 $167,220 $179,257 $191,412 $203,567 $209,600*
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI $170,051 $182,963 $196,133 $209,433 $209,600* $209,600*
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA $154,945 $166,710 $178,710 $190,828 $202,946 $209,600*
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA $157,289 $169,232 $181,414 $193,715 $206,017 $209,600*
Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA $173,949 $187,157 $200,630 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Houston-The Woodlands, TX $177,795 $191,295 $205,065 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN $160,555 $172,746 $185,181 $197,738 $209,600* $209,600*
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN $155,604 $167,419 $179,470 $191,639 $203,809 $209,600*
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS $156,683 $168,580 $180,715 $192,969 $205,223 $209,600*
Laredo, TX $160,134 $172,293 $184,695 $197,219 $209,600* $209,600*
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ $157,474 $169,431 $181,627 $193,943 $206,258 $209,600*
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA $179,731 $193,378 $207,298 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL $164,190 $176,657 $189,374 $202,215 $209,600* $209,600*
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI $161,227 $173,469 $185,956 $198,565 $209,600* $209,600*
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI $168,076 $180,838 $193,855 $207,000 $209,600* $209,600*
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA $181,680 $195,475 $209,546 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA $155,709 $167,532 $179,591 $191,769 $203,947 $209,600*
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $155,314 $167,107 $179,136 $191,282 $203,429 $209,600*
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD $169,880 $182,779 $195,936 $209,222 $209,600* $209,600*
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ $161,267 $173,512 $186,002 $198,614 $209,600* $209,600*
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV $159,397 $171,500 $183,845 $196,311 $208,777 $209,600*
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA $166,113 $178,726 $191,591 $204,583 $209,600* $209,600*
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC $160,990 $173,214 $185,683 $198,273 $209,600* $209,600*
Reno-Fernley, NV $154,774 $166,526 $178,513 $190,617 $202,722 $209,600*
Richmond, VA $161,043 $173,271 $185,743 $198,338 $209,600* $209,600*
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY $155,248 $167,036 $179,060 $191,201 $203,343 $209,600*
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV $170,894 $183,870 $197,105 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX $156,433 $168,311 $180,427 $192,661 $204,896 $209,600*
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $176,109 $189,481 $203,121 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA $192,730 $207,364 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Seattle-Tacoma, WA $173,278 $186,435 $199,855 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID $154,971 $166,738 $178,741 $190,861 $202,981 $209,600*
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL $158,080 $170,083 $182,326 $194,689 $207,052 $209,600*
Tucson-Nogales, AZ $157,092 $169,020 $181,186 $193,472 $205,758 $209,600*
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC $156,460 $168,340 $180,457 $192,694 $204,930 $209,600*
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA $176,399 $189,793 $203,455 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
Rest of U.S. $154,168 $165,874 $177,814 $189,871 $201,929 $209,600*
State of Alaska $174,318 $187,554 $201,055 $209,600* $209,600* $209,600*
State of Hawaii $160,951 $173,172 $185,637 $198,225 $209,600* $209,600*

* Rate limited to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2))

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