GS-10 Pay in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

$69,322 โ€“ $89,764 per year • 19.42% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,550 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-10 Salary Summary โ€” Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

Entry (Step 1) $69,322/yr $2,666 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $78,408/yr $3,016 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $89,764/yr $3,452 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.42% +$12,751 at Step 5

Complete GS-10 Pay Table โ€” Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $69,322 $5,777 $2,666 $33.22 $58,049 +$11,273
Step 2 $71,593 $5,966 $2,754 $34.30 $59,951 +$11,642
Step 3 $73,865 $6,155 $2,841 $35.39 $61,853 +$12,012
Step 4 $76,136 $6,345 $2,928 $36.48 $63,755 +$12,381
Step 5 $78,408 $6,534 $3,016 $37.57 $65,657 +$12,751
Step 6 $80,679 $6,723 $3,103 $38.66 $67,559 +$13,120
Step 7 $82,950 $6,913 $3,190 $39.75 $69,461 +$13,489
Step 8 $85,222 $7,102 $3,278 $40.83 $71,363 +$13,859
Step 9 $87,493 $7,291 $3,365 $41.92 $73,265 +$14,228
Step 10 $89,764 $7,480 $3,452 $43.01 $75,167 +$14,597

Compare Nearby Grades in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

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

GS-9
$71,352
GS-10
$78,408
GS-11
$86,339

Promotion from GS-9 to GS-10 at Step 5 in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC is a raise of $7,056 per year.

GS-10 Federal Jobs in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

Federal employees at GS-10 in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC locality area earn between $69,322 and $89,764 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.42% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-10 base pay of $58,049 to $75,167.

The Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC locality area covers North Carolina, South Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-10 employee here earns $1,550 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 $2,666, or approximately $33.22 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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