GS-1 Pay in Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA

$26,665 โ€“ $33,352 per year • 18.07% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $259 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA

Entry (Step 1) $26,665/yr $1,026 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $30,213/yr $1,162 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $33,352/yr $1,283 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.07% +$4,624 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $26,665 $2,222 $1,026 $12.78 $22,584 +$4,081
Step 2 $27,559 $2,297 $1,060 $13.21 $23,341 +$4,218
Step 3 $28,445 $2,370 $1,094 $13.63 $24,092 +$4,353
Step 4 $29,329 $2,444 $1,128 $14.05 $24,840 +$4,489
Step 5 $30,213 $2,518 $1,162 $14.48 $25,589 +$4,624
Step 6 $30,731 $2,561 $1,182 $14.72 $26,028 +$4,703
Step 7 $31,609 $2,634 $1,216 $15.15 $26,771 +$4,838
Step 8 $32,492 $2,708 $1,250 $15.57 $27,519 +$4,973
Step 9 $32,528 $2,711 $1,251 $15.59 $27,550 +$4,978
Step 10 $33,352 $2,779 $1,283 $15.98 $28,248 +$5,104

Compare Nearby Grades in Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA

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

GS-1
$30,213
GS-2
$32,892

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA locality area earn between $26,665 and $33,352 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.07% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA locality area covers Nebraska, Iowa. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $259 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 $1,026, or approximately $12.78 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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