GS-1 Pay in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD

$28,544 โ€“ $35,703 per year • 26.39% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,388 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Entry (Step 1) $28,544/yr $1,098 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $32,342/yr $1,244 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $35,703/yr $1,373 biweekly
Locality Adj. +26.39% +$6,753 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $28,544 $2,379 $1,098 $13.68 $22,584 +$5,960
Step 2 $29,501 $2,458 $1,135 $14.14 $23,341 +$6,160
Step 3 $30,450 $2,538 $1,171 $14.59 $24,092 +$6,358
Step 4 $31,395 $2,616 $1,208 $15.04 $24,840 +$6,555
Step 5 $32,342 $2,695 $1,244 $15.50 $25,589 +$6,753
Step 6 $32,897 $2,741 $1,265 $15.76 $26,028 +$6,869
Step 7 $33,836 $2,820 $1,301 $16.21 $26,771 +$7,065
Step 8 $34,781 $2,898 $1,338 $16.67 $27,519 +$7,262
Step 9 $34,820 $2,902 $1,339 $16.68 $27,550 +$7,270
Step 10 $35,703 $2,975 $1,373 $17.11 $28,248 +$7,455

Compare Nearby Grades in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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

GS-1
$32,342
GS-2
$35,210

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD locality area earn between $28,544 and $35,703 annually in 2026. This includes a 26.39% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD locality area covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $2,388 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 $1,098, or approximately $13.68 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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