GS-11 Pay in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

$77,938 โ€“ $101,314 per year • 22.17% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,695 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-11 Salary Summary โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Entry (Step 1) $77,938/yr $2,998 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $88,328/yr $3,397 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $101,314/yr $3,897 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.17% +$16,029 at Step 5

Complete GS-11 Pay Table โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $77,938 $6,495 $2,998 $37.34 $63,795 +$14,143
Step 2 $80,536 $6,711 $3,098 $38.59 $65,921 +$14,615
Step 3 $83,133 $6,928 $3,197 $39.83 $68,047 +$15,086
Step 4 $85,730 $7,144 $3,297 $41.08 $70,173 +$15,557
Step 5 $88,328 $7,361 $3,397 $42.32 $72,299 +$16,029
Step 6 $90,925 $7,577 $3,497 $43.57 $74,425 +$16,500
Step 7 $93,522 $7,794 $3,597 $44.81 $76,551 +$16,971
Step 8 $96,120 $8,010 $3,697 $46.06 $78,677 +$17,443
Step 9 $98,717 $8,226 $3,797 $47.30 $80,803 +$17,914
Step 10 $101,314 $8,443 $3,897 $48.55 $82,929 +$18,385

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

How does GS-11 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-10
$80,213
GS-11
$88,328
GS-12
$105,871

Promotion from GS-10 to GS-11 at Step 5 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is a raise of $8,115 per year.

GS-11 Federal Jobs in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Federal employees at GS-11 in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area earn between $77,938 and $101,314 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.17% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-11 base pay of $63,795 to $82,929.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area covers North Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-11 employee here earns $3,695 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-11 Step 1 in this area is $2,998, or approximately $37.34 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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