GS-1 Pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

$26,773 โ€“ $33,488 per year • 18.55% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $382 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Entry (Step 1) $26,773/yr $1,030 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $30,336/yr $1,167 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $33,488/yr $1,288 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.55% +$4,747 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $26,773 $2,231 $1,030 $12.83 $22,584 +$4,189
Step 2 $27,671 $2,306 $1,064 $13.26 $23,341 +$4,330
Step 3 $28,561 $2,380 $1,099 $13.69 $24,092 +$4,469
Step 4 $29,448 $2,454 $1,133 $14.11 $24,840 +$4,608
Step 5 $30,336 $2,528 $1,167 $14.54 $25,589 +$4,747
Step 6 $30,856 $2,571 $1,187 $14.78 $26,028 +$4,828
Step 7 $31,737 $2,645 $1,221 $15.21 $26,771 +$4,966
Step 8 $32,624 $2,719 $1,255 $15.63 $27,519 +$5,105
Step 9 $32,661 $2,722 $1,256 $15.65 $27,550 +$5,111
Step 10 $33,488 $2,791 $1,288 $16.05 $28,248 +$5,240

Compare Nearby Grades in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

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

GS-1
$30,336
GS-2
$33,026

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL locality area earn between $26,773 and $33,488 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.55% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL locality area covers Florida. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $382 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 $1,030, or approximately $12.83 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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