GS-12 Pay in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

$93,415 โ€“ $121,442 per year • 22.17% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $4,428 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-12 Salary Summary โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Entry (Step 1) $93,415/yr $3,593 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $105,871/yr $4,072 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $121,442/yr $4,671 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.17% +$19,212 at Step 5

Complete GS-12 Pay Table โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $93,415 $7,785 $3,593 $44.76 $76,463 +$16,952
Step 2 $96,529 $8,044 $3,713 $46.25 $79,012 +$17,517
Step 3 $99,643 $8,304 $3,832 $47.74 $81,561 +$18,082
Step 4 $102,757 $8,563 $3,952 $49.24 $84,110 +$18,647
Step 5 $105,871 $8,823 $4,072 $50.73 $86,659 +$19,212
Step 6 $108,985 $9,082 $4,192 $52.22 $89,208 +$19,777
Step 7 $112,100 $9,342 $4,312 $53.71 $91,757 +$20,343
Step 8 $115,214 $9,601 $4,431 $55.21 $94,306 +$20,908
Step 9 $118,328 $9,861 $4,551 $56.70 $96,855 +$21,473
Step 10 $121,442 $10,120 $4,671 $58.19 $99,404 +$22,038

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

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

GS-11
$88,328
GS-12
$105,871
GS-13
$125,910

Promotion from GS-11 to GS-12 at Step 5 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is a raise of $17,543 per year.

GS-12 Federal Jobs in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Federal employees at GS-12 in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area earn between $93,415 and $121,442 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.17% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-12 base pay of $76,463 to $99,404.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area covers North Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-12 employee here earns $4,428 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 $3,593, or approximately $44.76 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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