GS-12 Pay in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

$90,723 โ€“ $117,943 per year • 18.65% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,378 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-12 Salary Summary โ€” Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Entry (Step 1) $90,723/yr $3,489 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $102,821/yr $3,955 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $117,943/yr $4,536 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.65% +$16,162 at Step 5

Complete GS-12 Pay Table โ€” Tucson-Nogales, AZ (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $90,723 $7,560 $3,489 $43.47 $76,463 +$14,260
Step 2 $93,748 $7,812 $3,606 $44.92 $79,012 +$14,736
Step 3 $96,772 $8,064 $3,722 $46.37 $81,561 +$15,211
Step 4 $99,797 $8,316 $3,838 $47.82 $84,110 +$15,687
Step 5 $102,821 $8,568 $3,955 $49.27 $86,659 +$16,162
Step 6 $105,845 $8,820 $4,071 $50.72 $89,208 +$16,637
Step 7 $108,870 $9,073 $4,187 $52.17 $91,757 +$17,113
Step 8 $111,894 $9,325 $4,304 $53.61 $94,306 +$17,588
Step 9 $114,918 $9,577 $4,420 $55.06 $96,855 +$18,063
Step 10 $117,943 $9,829 $4,536 $56.51 $99,404 +$18,539

Compare Nearby Grades in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

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

GS-11
$85,783
GS-12
$102,821
GS-13
$122,282

Promotion from GS-11 to GS-12 at Step 5 in Tucson-Nogales, AZ is a raise of $17,038 per year.

GS-12 Federal Jobs in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Federal employees at GS-12 in the Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality area earn between $90,723 and $117,943 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.65% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-12 base pay of $76,463 to $99,404.

The Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality area covers Arizona. At Step 5, a GS-12 employee here earns $1,378 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 $3,489, or approximately $43.47 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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