GS-13 Pay in Alaska

$118,018 โ€“ $153,421 per year • 29.78% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $13,110 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-13 Salary Summary โ€” Alaska

Entry (Step 1) $118,018/yr $4,539 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $133,753/yr $5,144 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $153,421/yr $5,901 biweekly
Locality Adj. +29.78% +$30,692 at Step 5

Complete GS-13 Pay Table โ€” Alaska (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $118,018 $9,835 $4,539 $56.55 $90,937 +$27,081
Step 2 $121,952 $10,163 $4,690 $58.43 $93,968 +$27,984
Step 3 $125,885 $10,490 $4,842 $60.32 $96,999 +$28,886
Step 4 $129,819 $10,818 $4,993 $62.20 $100,030 +$29,789
Step 5 $133,753 $11,146 $5,144 $64.09 $103,061 +$30,692
Step 6 $137,686 $11,474 $5,296 $65.97 $106,092 +$31,594
Step 7 $141,620 $11,802 $5,447 $67.86 $109,123 +$32,497
Step 8 $145,553 $12,129 $5,598 $69.74 $112,154 +$33,399
Step 9 $149,487 $12,457 $5,750 $71.63 $115,185 +$34,302
Step 10 $153,421 $12,785 $5,901 $73.51 $118,216 +$35,205

Compare Nearby Grades in Alaska

How does GS-13 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-12
$112,466
GS-13
$133,753
GS-14
$158,033

Promotion from GS-12 to GS-13 at Step 5 in Alaska is a raise of $21,287 per year.

GS-13 Federal Jobs in Alaska

Federal employees at GS-13 in the Alaska locality area earn between $118,018 and $153,421 annually in 2026. This includes a 29.78% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-13 base pay of $90,937 to $118,216.

The Alaska locality area covers Alaska. At Step 5, a GS-13 employee here earns $13,110 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-13 Step 1 in this area is $4,539, or approximately $56.55 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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