GS-1 Pay in Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL

$27,674 โ€“ $34,615 per year • 22.54% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,403 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL

Entry (Step 1) $27,674/yr $1,064 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $31,357/yr $1,206 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $34,615/yr $1,331 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.54% +$5,768 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $27,674 $2,306 $1,064 $13.26 $22,584 +$5,090
Step 2 $28,602 $2,384 $1,100 $13.70 $23,341 +$5,261
Step 3 $29,522 $2,460 $1,135 $14.15 $24,092 +$5,430
Step 4 $30,439 $2,537 $1,171 $14.59 $24,840 +$5,599
Step 5 $31,357 $2,613 $1,206 $15.02 $25,589 +$5,768
Step 6 $31,895 $2,658 $1,227 $15.28 $26,028 +$5,867
Step 7 $32,805 $2,734 $1,262 $15.72 $26,771 +$6,034
Step 8 $33,722 $2,810 $1,297 $16.16 $27,519 +$6,203
Step 9 $33,760 $2,813 $1,298 $16.18 $27,550 +$6,210
Step 10 $34,615 $2,885 $1,331 $16.59 $28,248 +$6,367

Compare Nearby Grades in Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL

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

GS-1
$31,357
GS-2
$34,137

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL locality area earn between $27,674 and $34,615 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.54% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL locality area covers Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $1,403 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 $1,064, or approximately $13.26 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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