GS-1 Pay in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

$26,956 โ€“ $33,717 per year • 19.36% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $589 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Entry (Step 1) $26,956/yr $1,037 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $30,543/yr $1,175 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $33,717/yr $1,297 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.36% +$4,954 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $26,956 $2,246 $1,037 $12.92 $22,584 +$4,372
Step 2 $27,860 $2,322 $1,072 $13.35 $23,341 +$4,519
Step 3 $28,756 $2,396 $1,106 $13.78 $24,092 +$4,664
Step 4 $29,649 $2,471 $1,140 $14.21 $24,840 +$4,809
Step 5 $30,543 $2,545 $1,175 $14.63 $25,589 +$4,954
Step 6 $31,067 $2,589 $1,195 $14.89 $26,028 +$5,039
Step 7 $31,954 $2,663 $1,229 $15.31 $26,771 +$5,183
Step 8 $32,847 $2,737 $1,263 $15.74 $27,519 +$5,328
Step 9 $32,884 $2,740 $1,265 $15.76 $27,550 +$5,334
Step 10 $33,717 $2,810 $1,297 $16.16 $28,248 +$5,469

Compare Nearby Grades in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

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

GS-1
$30,543
GS-2
$33,251

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT locality area earn between $26,956 and $33,717 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.36% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT locality area covers Vermont. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $589 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 $1,037, or approximately $12.92 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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