GS-10 Pay in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

$70,918 โ€“ $91,832 per year • 22.17% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,355 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-10 Salary Summary โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Entry (Step 1) $70,918/yr $2,728 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $80,213/yr $3,085 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $91,832/yr $3,532 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.17% +$14,556 at Step 5

Complete GS-10 Pay Table โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $70,918 $5,910 $2,728 $33.98 $58,049 +$12,869
Step 2 $73,242 $6,104 $2,817 $35.09 $59,951 +$13,291
Step 3 $75,566 $6,297 $2,906 $36.21 $61,853 +$13,713
Step 4 $77,889 $6,491 $2,996 $37.32 $63,755 +$14,134
Step 5 $80,213 $6,684 $3,085 $38.43 $65,657 +$14,556
Step 6 $82,537 $6,878 $3,175 $39.55 $67,559 +$14,978
Step 7 $84,861 $7,072 $3,264 $40.66 $69,461 +$15,400
Step 8 $87,184 $7,265 $3,353 $41.77 $71,363 +$15,821
Step 9 $89,508 $7,459 $3,443 $42.89 $73,265 +$16,243
Step 10 $91,832 $7,653 $3,532 $44.00 $75,167 +$16,665

Compare Nearby Grades in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

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

GS-9
$72,995
GS-10
$80,213
GS-11
$88,328

Promotion from GS-9 to GS-10 at Step 5 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is a raise of $7,218 per year.

GS-10 Federal Jobs in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Federal employees at GS-10 in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area earn between $70,918 and $91,832 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.17% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-10 base pay of $58,049 to $75,167.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area covers North Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-10 employee here earns $3,355 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 $2,728, or approximately $33.98 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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