GS-12 Pay in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

$91,312 โ€“ $118,708 per year • 19.42% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,045 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-12 Salary Summary โ€” Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

Entry (Step 1) $91,312/yr $3,512 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $103,488/yr $3,980 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $118,708/yr $4,566 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.42% +$16,829 at Step 5

Complete GS-12 Pay Table โ€” Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $91,312 $7,609 $3,512 $43.75 $76,463 +$14,849
Step 2 $94,356 $7,863 $3,629 $45.21 $79,012 +$15,344
Step 3 $97,400 $8,117 $3,746 $46.67 $81,561 +$15,839
Step 4 $100,444 $8,370 $3,863 $48.13 $84,110 +$16,334
Step 5 $103,488 $8,624 $3,980 $49.59 $86,659 +$16,829
Step 6 $106,532 $8,878 $4,097 $51.05 $89,208 +$17,324
Step 7 $109,576 $9,131 $4,214 $52.50 $91,757 +$17,819
Step 8 $112,620 $9,385 $4,332 $53.96 $94,306 +$18,314
Step 9 $115,664 $9,639 $4,449 $55.42 $96,855 +$18,809
Step 10 $118,708 $9,892 $4,566 $56.88 $99,404 +$19,304

Compare Nearby Grades in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

How does GS-12 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-11
$86,339
GS-12
$103,488
GS-13
$123,075

Promotion from GS-11 to GS-12 at Step 5 in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC is a raise of $17,149 per year.

GS-12 Federal Jobs in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

Federal employees at GS-12 in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC locality area earn between $91,312 and $118,708 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.42% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-12 base pay of $76,463 to $99,404.

The Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC locality area covers North Carolina, South Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-12 employee here earns $2,045 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-12 Step 1 in this area is $3,512, or approximately $43.75 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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