GS-1 Pay in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

$26,970 โ€“ $33,734 per year • 19.42% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $604 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

Entry (Step 1) $26,970/yr $1,037 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $30,558/yr $1,175 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $33,734/yr $1,297 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.42% +$4,969 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $26,970 $2,248 $1,037 $12.92 $22,584 +$4,386
Step 2 $27,874 $2,323 $1,072 $13.36 $23,341 +$4,533
Step 3 $28,771 $2,398 $1,107 $13.79 $24,092 +$4,679
Step 4 $29,664 $2,472 $1,141 $14.21 $24,840 +$4,824
Step 5 $30,558 $2,547 $1,175 $14.64 $25,589 +$4,969
Step 6 $31,083 $2,590 $1,196 $14.89 $26,028 +$5,055
Step 7 $31,970 $2,664 $1,230 $15.32 $26,771 +$5,199
Step 8 $32,863 $2,739 $1,264 $15.75 $27,519 +$5,344
Step 9 $32,900 $2,742 $1,265 $15.76 $27,550 +$5,350
Step 10 $33,734 $2,811 $1,297 $16.16 $28,248 +$5,486

Compare Nearby Grades in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

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

GS-1
$30,558
GS-2
$33,268

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC locality area earn between $26,970 and $33,734 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.42% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC locality area covers North Carolina, South Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $604 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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