GS-10 Pay in Pittsburgh, PA

$69,781 โ€“ $90,358 per year • 20.21% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,068 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-10 Salary Summary โ€” Pittsburgh, PA

Entry (Step 1) $69,781/yr $2,684 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $78,926/yr $3,036 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $90,358/yr $3,475 biweekly
Locality Adj. +20.21% +$13,269 at Step 5

Complete GS-10 Pay Table โ€” Pittsburgh, PA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $69,781 $5,815 $2,684 $33.44 $58,049 +$11,732
Step 2 $72,067 $6,006 $2,772 $34.53 $59,951 +$12,116
Step 3 $74,353 $6,196 $2,860 $35.63 $61,853 +$12,500
Step 4 $76,640 $6,387 $2,948 $36.72 $63,755 +$12,885
Step 5 $78,926 $6,577 $3,036 $37.82 $65,657 +$13,269
Step 6 $81,213 $6,768 $3,124 $38.91 $67,559 +$13,654
Step 7 $83,499 $6,958 $3,212 $40.01 $69,461 +$14,038
Step 8 $85,785 $7,149 $3,299 $41.10 $71,363 +$14,422
Step 9 $88,072 $7,339 $3,387 $42.20 $73,265 +$14,807
Step 10 $90,358 $7,530 $3,475 $43.30 $75,167 +$15,191

Compare Nearby Grades in Pittsburgh, PA

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

GS-9
$71,824
GS-10
$78,926
GS-11
$86,911

Promotion from GS-9 to GS-10 at Step 5 in Pittsburgh, PA is a raise of $7,102 per year.

GS-10 Federal Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

Federal employees at GS-10 in the Pittsburgh, PA locality area earn between $69,781 and $90,358 annually in 2026. This includes a 20.21% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-10 base pay of $58,049 to $75,167.

The Pittsburgh, PA locality area covers Pennsylvania. At Step 5, a GS-10 employee here earns $2,068 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 $2,684, or approximately $33.44 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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