GS-1 Pay in Hartford-East Hartford, CT

$29,088 โ€“ $36,383 per year • 28.80% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,005 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Entry (Step 1) $29,088/yr $1,119 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $32,959/yr $1,268 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $36,383/yr $1,399 biweekly
Locality Adj. +28.80% +$7,370 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Hartford-East Hartford, CT (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $29,088 $2,424 $1,119 $13.94 $22,584 +$6,504
Step 2 $30,063 $2,505 $1,156 $14.40 $23,341 +$6,722
Step 3 $31,030 $2,586 $1,193 $14.87 $24,092 +$6,938
Step 4 $31,994 $2,666 $1,231 $15.33 $24,840 +$7,154
Step 5 $32,959 $2,747 $1,268 $15.79 $25,589 +$7,370
Step 6 $33,524 $2,794 $1,289 $16.06 $26,028 +$7,496
Step 7 $34,481 $2,873 $1,326 $16.52 $26,771 +$7,710
Step 8 $35,444 $2,954 $1,363 $16.98 $27,519 +$7,925
Step 9 $35,484 $2,957 $1,365 $17.00 $27,550 +$7,934
Step 10 $36,383 $3,032 $1,399 $17.43 $28,248 +$8,135

Compare Nearby Grades in Hartford-East Hartford, CT

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

GS-1
$32,959
GS-2
$35,881

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Hartford-East Hartford, CT locality area earn between $29,088 and $36,383 annually in 2026. This includes a 28.80% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Hartford-East Hartford, CT locality area covers Connecticut. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $3,005 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 $1,119, or approximately $13.94 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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