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Special Rate Table

Table 0753

Annual Salary Rates — GS-5 through GS-14

Effective date: First day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026

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Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Supplement Within Grade Increase
GS-05 $57,999 $59,159 $60,319 $61,479 $62,639 $63,799 $64,959 $66,119 $67,279 $68,439 $23,200 $1,160
GS-07 $71,846 $73,283 $74,720 $76,157 $77,594 $79,031 $80,468 $81,905 $83,342 $84,779 $28,740 $1,437
GS-09 $87,887 $89,645 $91,403 $93,161 $94,919 $96,677 $98,435 $100,193 $101,951 $103,709 $35,160 $1,758
GS-11 $106,335 $108,462 $110,589 $112,716 $114,843 $116,970 $119,097 $121,224 $123,351 $125,478 $42,540 $2,127
GS-12 $119,796 $122,345 $124,894 $127,443 $129,992 $132,541 $135,090 $137,639 $140,188 $142,737 $43,333 $2,549
GS-13 $133,359 $136,390 $139,421 $142,452 $145,483 $148,514 $151,545 $154,576 $157,607 $160,638 $42,434 $3,031
GS-14 $146,848 $150,430 $154,012 $157,594 $161,176 $164,758 $168,340 $171,922 - - $39,402 $3,582

Occupations Covered

7 occupations
0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program
0340 Program Management
0801 General Engineer
0810 Civil Engineer
0830 Mechanical Engineer
0850 Electrical Engineer
0855 Electronics Engineer

Locations Covered

13 locations
06 067 1300 Folsom, CA
06 067 3150 Sacramento, CA
08 013 0200 Boulder, CO
08 059 1435 Lakewood, CO
08 069 0000 Larimer, CO
08 069 1550 Loveland, CO
26 163 1260 Detroit, MI
32 510 0050 Carson City, NV
53 033 1030 Kent, WA
53 033 1960 Seattle, WA
53 035 0180 Bremerton, WA
53 061 2030 Snohomish, WA
53 067 1590 Olympia, WA

Agency / Subelement

3 agencies
ARCE U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
DN Department Of Energy
IN07 Bureau Of Reclamation

Notes

LIMITED TO POSITIONS PERFORMING WORK DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE GENERATION AND/OR TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC POWER. COVERAGE OF POSITIONS IN OCCUPATIONAL SERIES 0301, 0340, AND 0801 IS LIMITED TO POSITIONS SUPERVISING THE ENGINEERING POSITIONS COVERED BY THIS TABLE. INCORPORATING THE 1.0 PERCENT JANUARY 2026 GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE. THIS SPECIAL RATE TABLE INCLUDES LOCATIONS WHERE APPLICABLE GENERAL SCHEDULE LOCALITY RATES OF PAY EXCEED THE SPECIAL RATES OF PAY AT CERTAIN GRADES AND STEPS. EMPLOYEES WHO ARE COVERED BY A SPECIAL RATE SCHEDULE ARE ENTITLED TO THE APPLICABLE SPECIAL RATE WITHIN THAT SCHEDULE UNLESS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO A HIGHER RATE OF BASIC PAY UNDER OTHER AUTHORITY (E.G., A HIGHER LOCALITY RATE OR A RETAINED RATE).

Agency Requests for Special Rates

Individuals cannot request a special rate. Requests for special rates must come to OPM through agency headquarters.

Information on how agencies can make special rates requests can be found here.

Contact Information

Mailing address:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Pay Systems
1900 E Street, NW.
Room 7439
Washington, DC 20415-6000

Email address: PayPolicy@opm.gov