GS-10 Pay in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

$68,591 โ€“ $88,817 per year • 18.16% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $722 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-10 Salary Summary โ€” Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Entry (Step 1) $68,591/yr $2,638 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $77,580/yr $2,984 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $88,817/yr $3,416 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.16% +$11,923 at Step 5

Complete GS-10 Pay Table โ€” Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $68,591 $5,716 $2,638 $32.87 $58,049 +$10,542
Step 2 $70,838 $5,903 $2,725 $33.94 $59,951 +$10,887
Step 3 $73,086 $6,091 $2,811 $35.02 $61,853 +$11,233
Step 4 $75,333 $6,278 $2,897 $36.10 $63,755 +$11,578
Step 5 $77,580 $6,465 $2,984 $37.17 $65,657 +$11,923
Step 6 $79,828 $6,652 $3,070 $38.25 $67,559 +$12,269
Step 7 $82,075 $6,840 $3,157 $39.33 $69,461 +$12,614
Step 8 $84,323 $7,027 $3,243 $40.40 $71,363 +$12,960
Step 9 $86,570 $7,214 $3,330 $41.48 $73,265 +$13,305
Step 10 $88,817 $7,401 $3,416 $42.56 $75,167 +$13,650

Compare Nearby Grades in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

How does GS-10 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-9
$70,599
GS-10
$77,580
GS-11
$85,428

Promotion from GS-9 to GS-10 at Step 5 in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM is a raise of $6,981 per year.

GS-10 Federal Jobs in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Federal employees at GS-10 in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality area earn between $68,591 and $88,817 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.16% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-10 base pay of $58,049 to $75,167.

The Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality area covers New Mexico. At Step 5, a GS-10 employee here earns $722 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-10 Step 1 in this area is $2,638, or approximately $32.87 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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