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Salary Table 2026-GX (LEO)

Including Special Base Rates at GS-3 through GS-10 and

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and No Locality Payment

For Areas Outside the United States

Effective January 2026

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 10.82 11.18 11.54 11.90 12.26 12.47 12.83 13.19 13.20 13.54
O 16.23 16.77 17.31 17.85 18.39 18.71 19.25 19.79 19.80 20.31
2 B 12.17 12.46 12.86 13.20 13.35 13.74 14.13 14.53 14.92 15.31
O 18.26 18.69 19.29 19.80 20.03 20.61 21.20 21.80 22.38 22.97
3 B 15.93 16.38 16.82 17.26 17.70 18.15 18.59 19.03 19.47 19.92
O 23.90 24.57 25.23 25.89 26.55 27.23 27.89 28.55 29.21 29.88
4 B 17.88 18.38 18.88 19.38 19.87 20.37 20.87 21.36 21.86 22.36
O 26.82 27.57 28.32 29.07 29.81 30.56 31.31 32.04 32.79 33.54
5 B 20.56 21.12 21.68 22.23 22.79 23.34 23.90 24.46 25.01 25.57
O 30.84 31.68 32.52 33.35 34.19 35.01 35.85 36.69 37.52 38.36
6 B 21.68 22.30 22.92 23.54 24.16 24.78 25.40 26.02 26.64 27.26
O 32.52 33.45 34.38 35.31 36.24 37.17 38.10 39.03 39.96 40.89
7 B 23.41 24.10 24.79 25.47 26.16 26.85 27.54 28.23 28.92 29.61
O 35.12 36.15 37.19 38.21 39.24 40.28 41.31 42.35 43.13 43.13
8 B 24.40 25.16 25.92 26.69 27.45 28.21 28.97 29.74 30.50 31.26
O 36.60 37.74 38.88 40.04 41.18 42.32 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13
9 B 26.11 26.95 27.79 28.63 29.48 30.32 31.16 32.00 32.85 33.69
O 39.17 40.43 41.69 42.95 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13
10 B 28.75 29.68 30.60 31.53 32.46 33.38 34.31 35.24 36.17 37.09
O 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13
11 B 30.57 31.59 32.61 33.63 34.64 35.66 36.68 37.70 38.72 39.74
O 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13
12 B 36.64 37.86 39.08 40.30 41.52 42.74 43.97 45.19 46.41 47.63
O 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.13 43.97 45.19 46.41 47.63
13 B 43.57 45.02 46.47 47.92 49.38 50.83 52.28 53.73 55.19 56.64
O 43.57 45.02 46.47 47.92 49.38 50.83 52.28 53.73 55.19 56.64
14 B 51.48 53.20 54.92 56.63 58.35 60.07 61.78 63.50 65.21 66.93
O 51.48 53.20 54.92 56.63 58.35 60.07 61.78 63.50 65.21 66.93
15 B 60.56 62.58 64.60 66.61 68.63 70.65 72.67 74.69 76.71 78.73
O 60.56 62.58 64.60 66.61 68.63 70.65 72.67 74.69 76.71 78.73

Note: “Law enforcement officers” (LEOs) (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5541(3) and 5 CFR 550.103) are entitled to special base rates for LEOs at grades 3 through 10, as authorized by section 403 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, as amended. Also, the LEO special base rate for GS-10, step 1, is used in computing the title 5 overtime hourly rate cap under 5 U.S.C. 5542 and 5 CFR 550.113 for all FLSA-exempt LEOs regardless of GS grade level.

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