GS-14 Pay in Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL

$132,900 โ€“ $172,764 per year • 23.69% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $8,073 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-14 Salary Summary โ€” Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL

Entry (Step 1) $132,900/yr $5,112 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $150,617/yr $5,793 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $172,764/yr $6,645 biweekly
Locality Adj. +23.69% +$28,847 at Step 5

Complete GS-14 Pay Table โ€” Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $132,900 $11,075 $5,112 $63.68 $107,446 +$25,454
Step 2 $137,329 $11,444 $5,282 $65.80 $111,027 +$26,302
Step 3 $141,759 $11,813 $5,452 $67.92 $114,608 +$27,151
Step 4 $146,188 $12,182 $5,623 $70.05 $118,189 +$27,999
Step 5 $150,617 $12,551 $5,793 $72.17 $121,770 +$28,847
Step 6 $155,047 $12,921 $5,963 $74.29 $125,351 +$29,696
Step 7 $159,476 $13,290 $6,134 $76.41 $128,932 +$30,544
Step 8 $163,905 $13,659 $6,304 $78.54 $132,513 +$31,392
Step 9 $168,335 $14,028 $6,474 $80.66 $136,094 +$32,241
Step 10 $172,764 $14,397 $6,645 $82.78 $139,675 +$33,089

Compare Nearby Grades in Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL

How does GS-14 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-13
$127,476
GS-14
$150,617
GS-15
$177,176

Promotion from GS-13 to GS-14 at Step 5 in Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL is a raise of $23,141 per year.

GS-14 Federal Jobs in Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL

Federal employees at GS-14 in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL locality area earn between $132,900 and $172,764 annually in 2026. This includes a 23.69% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-14 base pay of $107,446 to $139,675.

The Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL locality area covers Georgia, Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-14 employee here earns $8,073 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-14 Step 1 in this area is $5,112, or approximately $63.68 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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