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Salary Table 2026-DCB

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 33.94%

For the Locality Pay Area of Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

Total Increase: 1%

Effective January 2026

Annual Rates by Grade and Step

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1

30249

31263

32269

33271

34274

34862

35857

36859

36900

37835

2

34011

34820

35948

36900

37313

38410

39507

40604

41701

42798

3

37112

38350

39587

40825

42063

43300

44538

45775

47013

48251

4

41659

43048

44437

45826

47215

48604

49993

51382

52771

54160

5

46610

48163

49717

51271

52825

54378

55932

57486

59039

60593

6

51957

53689

55420

57152

58884

60616

62348

64080

65811

67543

7

57736

59661

61586

63510

65435

67360

69284

71209

73134

75059

8

63940

66071

68202

70333

72464

74595

76726

78857

80988

83119

9

70623

72977

75332

77687

80041

82396

84751

87105

89460

91815

10

77771

80363

82954

85546

88138

90730

93321

95913

98505

101097

11

85447

88296

91145

93994

96843

99692

102540

105389

108238

111087

12

102415

105829

109243

112657

116071

119485

122899

126313

129728

133142

13

121785

125845

129904

133964

138024

142084

146143

150203

154263

158322

14

143913

148711

153509

158306

163104

167902

172700

177497

182295

187093

15

169279

174922

180565

186207

191850

197200 *

197200 *

197200 *

197200 *

197200 *

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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