GS-14 Pay Scale 2026

Base salary: $107,446 – $139,675 • With locality: up to $197,200

54 locality areas • 10 steps • 18 years to top step

GS-14 Qualifications

Education: Experience only

Experience: 1 year specialized at GS-13

At GS-14 and above, there is no education substitution. All candidates — degreed or not — must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level.

GS-14 Base Pay Table (Before Locality)

Step Annual Salary Biweekly Hourly Wait Time
Step 1 $107,446 $4,133 $51.48 -
Step 2 $111,027 $4,270 $53.20 1 year
Step 3 $114,608 $4,408 $54.92 1 year
Step 4 $118,189 $4,546 $56.63 2 years
Step 5 $121,770 $4,683 $58.35 2 years
Step 6 $125,351 $4,821 $60.06 2 years
Step 7 $128,932 $4,959 $61.78 3 years
Step 8 $132,513 $5,097 $63.49 3 years
Step 9 $136,094 $5,234 $65.21 3 years
Step 10 $139,675 $5,372 $66.93 3 years

GS-14 Salary by Locality Area

Locality pay adjusts your base salary based on where you work. The table below shows GS-14 Step 1 and Step 10 salaries for each of the 54 federal pay areas. Click any locality to see the full 10-step breakdown.

Locality Area Adjustment Step 1 Step 5 Step 10
Alaska +29.78% $139,443 $158,033 $181,270 Full Table →
Albany-Schenectady, NY +20.03% $128,967 $146,161 $167,652 Full Table →
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM +18.16% $126,958 $143,883 $165,040 Full Table →
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL +23.69% $132,900 $150,617 $172,764 Full Table →
Austin-Round Rock, TX +21.64% $130,697 $148,121 $169,901 Full Table →
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL +18.33% $127,141 $144,090 $165,277 Full Table →
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-ME +30.67% $140,400 $159,117 $182,513 Full Table →
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY +20.58% $129,558 $146,830 $168,420 Full Table →
Burlington-South Burlington, VT +19.36% $128,248 $145,345 $166,716 Full Table →
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC +19.42% $128,312 $145,418 $166,800 Full Table →
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI +30.14% $139,830 $158,471 $181,773 Full Table →
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN +21.54% $130,590 $147,999 $169,761 Full Table →
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH +21.49% $130,536 $147,938 $169,691 Full Table →
Colorado Springs, CO +19.73% $128,645 $145,795 $167,233 Full Table →
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH +21.80% $130,869 $148,316 $170,124 Full Table →
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX +17.94% $126,722 $143,616 $164,733 Full Table →
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK +25.42% $134,759 $152,724 $175,180 Full Table →
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL +18.07% $126,861 $143,774 $164,914 Full Table →
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH +20.49% $129,462 $146,721 $168,294 Full Table →
Denver-Aurora, CO-WY-NE-KS +29.03% $138,638 $157,120 $180,223 Full Table →
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA +19.12% $127,990 $145,052 $166,381 Full Table →
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI +27.22% $136,693 $154,916 $177,695 Full Table →
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA +19.12% $127,990 $145,052 $166,381 Full Table →
Hartford-East Hartford, CT +28.80% $138,390 $156,840 $179,901 Full Table →
Hawaii +21.73% $130,794 $148,231 $170,026 Full Table →
Houston-The Woodlands, TX +34.15% $144,139 $163,354 $187,374 Full Table →
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL +22.54% $131,664 $149,217 $171,158 Full Table →
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN +19.71% $128,624 $145,771 $167,205 Full Table →
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS +19.66% $128,570 $145,710 $167,135 Full Table →
Laredo, TX +20.37% $129,333 $146,575 $168,127 Full Table →
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV +19.90% $128,828 $146,002 $167,470 Full Table →
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA +34.62% $144,644 $163,927 $188,030 Full Table →
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL +24.94% $134,243 $152,139 $174,510 Full Table →
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI +22.09% $131,181 $148,669 $170,529 Full Table →
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI +24.56% $133,835 $151,677 $173,979 Full Table →
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA +38.72% $149,049 $168,919 $193,757 Full Table →
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA +18.07% $126,861 $143,774 $164,914 Full Table →
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL +18.55% $127,377 $144,358 $165,585 Full Table →
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD +26.39% $135,801 $153,905 $176,535 Full Table →
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ +21.26% $130,289 $147,658 $169,370 Full Table →
Pittsburgh, PA +20.21% $129,161 $146,380 $167,903 Full Table →
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA +24.49% $133,760 $151,591 $173,881 Full Table →
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC +22.17% $131,267 $148,766 $170,641 Full Table →
Rest of United States +17.06% $125,776 $142,544 $163,504 Full Table →
Richmond, VA +21.01% $130,020 $147,354 $169,021 Full Table →
Sacramento-Roseville, CA +27.96% $137,488 $155,817 $178,728 Full Table →
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX +20.88% $129,881 $147,196 $168,839 Full Table →
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA +30.63% $140,357 $159,068 $182,457 Full Table →
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA +46.34% $157,236 $178,198 $197,200* Full Table →
Seattle-Tacoma, WA +29.54% $139,186 $157,741 $180,935 Full Table →
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL +19.44% $128,334 $145,442 $166,828 Full Table →
Tucson-Nogales, AZ +18.65% $127,485 $144,480 $165,724 Full Table →
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC +22.03% $131,116 $148,596 $170,445 Full Table →
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA +33.94% $143,913 $163,099 $187,081 Full Table →

* Salary capped at Executive Schedule Level IV ($197,200)

Other GS Pay Grades

GS-1 GS-2 GS-3 GS-4 GS-5 GS-6 GS-7 GS-8 GS-9 GS-10 GS-11 GS-12 GS-13 GS-14 GS-15

About GS-14 Federal Positions

GS-14 is a senior-level position in the federal government representing experienced professionals, managers, and subject matter experts. At this grade, all candidates must demonstrate one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level — no education substitution is available. GS-14 employees often lead teams, manage programs, or serve as technical authorities in their fields.

In 2026, GS-14 base salary ranges from $107,446 (Step 1) to $139,675 (Step 10). With the highest locality adjustment in San Jose-San Francisco (46.34%), a GS-14 Step 10 can earn up to $197,200 annually. In the "Rest of US" locality area (17.06%), the range is $125,776 to $163,504.