GS-1 Pay in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

$26,724 โ€“ $33,426 per year • 18.33% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $325 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Entry (Step 1) $26,724/yr $1,028 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $30,279/yr $1,165 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $33,426/yr $1,286 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.33% +$4,690 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $26,724 $2,227 $1,028 $12.80 $22,584 +$4,140
Step 2 $27,619 $2,302 $1,062 $13.23 $23,341 +$4,278
Step 3 $28,508 $2,376 $1,096 $13.66 $24,092 +$4,416
Step 4 $29,393 $2,449 $1,131 $14.08 $24,840 +$4,553
Step 5 $30,279 $2,523 $1,165 $14.51 $25,589 +$4,690
Step 6 $30,799 $2,567 $1,185 $14.76 $26,028 +$4,771
Step 7 $31,678 $2,640 $1,218 $15.18 $26,771 +$4,907
Step 8 $32,563 $2,714 $1,252 $15.60 $27,519 +$5,044
Step 9 $32,600 $2,717 $1,254 $15.62 $27,550 +$5,050
Step 10 $33,426 $2,786 $1,286 $16.02 $28,248 +$5,178

Compare Nearby Grades in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

How does GS-1 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-1
$30,279
GS-2
$32,964

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area earn between $26,724 and $33,426 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.33% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area covers Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $325 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-1 Step 1 in this area is $1,028, or approximately $12.80 per hour based on the standard 2,087-hour work year. Step increases are automatic with acceptable performance โ€” it takes 18 years to progress from Step 1 to Step 10.

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