GS-10 Pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

$70,390 โ€“ $91,148 per year • 21.26% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,758 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-10 Salary Summary โ€” Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Entry (Step 1) $70,390/yr $2,707 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $79,616/yr $3,062 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $91,148/yr $3,506 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.26% +$13,959 at Step 5

Complete GS-10 Pay Table โ€” Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $70,390 $5,866 $2,707 $33.73 $58,049 +$12,341
Step 2 $72,697 $6,058 $2,796 $34.83 $59,951 +$12,746
Step 3 $75,003 $6,250 $2,885 $35.94 $61,853 +$13,150
Step 4 $77,309 $6,442 $2,973 $37.04 $63,755 +$13,554
Step 5 $79,616 $6,635 $3,062 $38.15 $65,657 +$13,959
Step 6 $81,922 $6,827 $3,151 $39.25 $67,559 +$14,363
Step 7 $84,228 $7,019 $3,240 $40.36 $69,461 +$14,767
Step 8 $86,535 $7,211 $3,328 $41.46 $71,363 +$15,172
Step 9 $88,841 $7,403 $3,417 $42.57 $73,265 +$15,576
Step 10 $91,148 $7,596 $3,506 $43.67 $75,167 +$15,981

Compare Nearby Grades in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

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

GS-9
$72,452
GS-10
$79,616
GS-11
$87,670

Promotion from GS-9 to GS-10 at Step 5 in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ is a raise of $7,164 per year.

GS-10 Federal Jobs in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Federal employees at GS-10 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ locality area earn between $70,390 and $91,148 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.26% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-10 base pay of $58,049 to $75,167.

The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ locality area covers Arizona. At Step 5, a GS-10 employee here earns $2,758 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 $2,707, or approximately $33.73 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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