GS-13 Pay in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

$107,606 โ€“ $139,885 per year • 18.33% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,309 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-13 Salary Summary โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Entry (Step 1) $107,606/yr $4,139 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $121,952/yr $4,690 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $139,885/yr $5,380 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.33% +$18,891 at Step 5

Complete GS-13 Pay Table โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $107,606 $8,967 $4,139 $51.56 $90,937 +$16,669
Step 2 $111,192 $9,266 $4,277 $53.28 $93,968 +$17,224
Step 3 $114,779 $9,565 $4,415 $55.00 $96,999 +$17,780
Step 4 $118,365 $9,864 $4,553 $56.72 $100,030 +$18,335
Step 5 $121,952 $10,163 $4,690 $58.43 $103,061 +$18,891
Step 6 $125,539 $10,462 $4,828 $60.15 $106,092 +$19,447
Step 7 $129,125 $10,760 $4,966 $61.87 $109,123 +$20,002
Step 8 $132,712 $11,059 $5,104 $63.59 $112,154 +$20,558
Step 9 $136,298 $11,358 $5,242 $65.31 $115,185 +$21,113
Step 10 $139,885 $11,657 $5,380 $67.03 $118,216 +$21,669

Compare Nearby Grades in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

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

GS-12
$102,544
GS-13
$121,952
GS-14
$144,090

Promotion from GS-12 to GS-13 at Step 5 in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL is a raise of $19,408 per year.

GS-13 Federal Jobs in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Federal employees at GS-13 in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area earn between $107,606 and $139,885 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.33% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-13 base pay of $90,937 to $118,216.

The Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area covers Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-13 employee here earns $1,309 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 $4,139, or approximately $51.56 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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