GS-13 Pay in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

$107,451 โ€“ $139,684 per year • 18.16% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,134 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-13 Salary Summary โ€” Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Entry (Step 1) $107,451/yr $4,133 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $121,777/yr $4,684 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $139,684/yr $5,372 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.16% +$18,716 at Step 5

Complete GS-13 Pay Table โ€” Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $107,451 $8,954 $4,133 $51.49 $90,937 +$16,514
Step 2 $111,033 $9,253 $4,271 $53.20 $93,968 +$17,065
Step 3 $114,614 $9,551 $4,408 $54.92 $96,999 +$17,615
Step 4 $118,195 $9,850 $4,546 $56.63 $100,030 +$18,165
Step 5 $121,777 $10,148 $4,684 $58.35 $103,061 +$18,716
Step 6 $125,358 $10,447 $4,821 $60.07 $106,092 +$19,266
Step 7 $128,940 $10,745 $4,959 $61.78 $109,123 +$19,817
Step 8 $132,521 $11,043 $5,097 $63.50 $112,154 +$20,367
Step 9 $136,103 $11,342 $5,235 $65.21 $115,185 +$20,918
Step 10 $139,684 $11,640 $5,372 $66.93 $118,216 +$21,468

Compare Nearby Grades in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

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

GS-12
$102,396
GS-13
$121,777
GS-14
$143,883

Promotion from GS-12 to GS-13 at Step 5 in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM is a raise of $19,381 per year.

GS-13 Federal Jobs in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Federal employees at GS-13 in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality area earn between $107,451 and $139,684 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.16% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-13 base pay of $90,937 to $118,216.

The Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality area covers New Mexico. At Step 5, a GS-13 employee here earns $1,134 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 $4,133, or approximately $51.49 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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