GS-1 Pay in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

$26,796 โ€“ $33,516 per year • 18.65% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $407 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-1 Salary Summary โ€” Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Entry (Step 1) $26,796/yr $1,031 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $30,361/yr $1,168 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $33,516/yr $1,289 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.65% +$4,772 at Step 5

Complete GS-1 Pay Table โ€” Tucson-Nogales, AZ (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $26,796 $2,233 $1,031 $12.84 $22,584 +$4,212
Step 2 $27,694 $2,308 $1,065 $13.27 $23,341 +$4,353
Step 3 $28,585 $2,382 $1,099 $13.70 $24,092 +$4,493
Step 4 $29,473 $2,456 $1,134 $14.12 $24,840 +$4,633
Step 5 $30,361 $2,530 $1,168 $14.55 $25,589 +$4,772
Step 6 $30,882 $2,574 $1,188 $14.80 $26,028 +$4,854
Step 7 $31,764 $2,647 $1,222 $15.22 $26,771 +$4,993
Step 8 $32,651 $2,721 $1,256 $15.64 $27,519 +$5,132
Step 9 $32,688 $2,724 $1,257 $15.66 $27,550 +$5,138
Step 10 $33,516 $2,793 $1,289 $16.06 $28,248 +$5,268

Compare Nearby Grades in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

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

GS-1
$30,361
GS-2
$33,054

GS-1 Federal Jobs in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Federal employees at GS-1 in the Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality area earn between $26,796 and $33,516 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.65% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-1 base pay of $22,584 to $28,248.

The Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality area covers Arizona. At Step 5, a GS-1 employee here earns $407 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 $1,031, or approximately $12.84 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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