GS-14 Pay in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

$127,141 โ€“ $165,277 per year • 18.33% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,546 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-14 Salary Summary โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Entry (Step 1) $127,141/yr $4,890 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $144,090/yr $5,542 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $165,277/yr $6,357 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.33% +$22,320 at Step 5

Complete GS-14 Pay Table โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $127,141 $10,595 $4,890 $60.92 $107,446 +$19,695
Step 2 $131,378 $10,948 $5,053 $62.95 $111,027 +$20,351
Step 3 $135,616 $11,301 $5,216 $64.98 $114,608 +$21,008
Step 4 $139,853 $11,654 $5,379 $67.01 $118,189 +$21,664
Step 5 $144,090 $12,008 $5,542 $69.04 $121,770 +$22,320
Step 6 $148,328 $12,361 $5,705 $71.07 $125,351 +$22,977
Step 7 $152,565 $12,714 $5,868 $73.10 $128,932 +$23,633
Step 8 $156,803 $13,067 $6,031 $75.13 $132,513 +$24,290
Step 9 $161,040 $13,420 $6,194 $77.16 $136,094 +$24,946
Step 10 $165,277 $13,773 $6,357 $79.19 $139,675 +$25,602

Compare Nearby Grades in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

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

GS-13
$121,952
GS-14
$144,090
GS-15
$169,498

Promotion from GS-13 to GS-14 at Step 5 in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL is a raise of $22,138 per year.

GS-14 Federal Jobs in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Federal employees at GS-14 in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area earn between $127,141 and $165,277 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.33% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-14 base pay of $107,446 to $139,675.

The Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area covers Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-14 employee here earns $1,546 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 $4,890, or approximately $60.92 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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