GS-14 Pay in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

$131,267 โ€“ $170,641 per year • 22.17% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $6,222 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-14 Salary Summary โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Entry (Step 1) $131,267/yr $5,049 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $148,766/yr $5,722 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $170,641/yr $6,563 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.17% +$26,996 at Step 5

Complete GS-14 Pay Table โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $131,267 $10,939 $5,049 $62.90 $107,446 +$23,821
Step 2 $135,642 $11,304 $5,217 $64.99 $111,027 +$24,615
Step 3 $140,017 $11,668 $5,385 $67.09 $114,608 +$25,409
Step 4 $144,392 $12,033 $5,554 $69.19 $118,189 +$26,203
Step 5 $148,766 $12,397 $5,722 $71.28 $121,770 +$26,996
Step 6 $153,141 $12,762 $5,890 $73.38 $125,351 +$27,790
Step 7 $157,516 $13,126 $6,058 $75.47 $128,932 +$28,584
Step 8 $161,891 $13,491 $6,227 $77.57 $132,513 +$29,378
Step 9 $166,266 $13,856 $6,395 $79.67 $136,094 +$30,172
Step 10 $170,641 $14,220 $6,563 $81.76 $139,675 +$30,966

Compare Nearby Grades in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

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

GS-13
$125,910
GS-14
$148,766
GS-15
$174,999

Promotion from GS-13 to GS-14 at Step 5 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is a raise of $22,856 per year.

GS-14 Federal Jobs in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Federal employees at GS-14 in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area earn between $131,267 and $170,641 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.17% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-14 base pay of $107,446 to $139,675.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area covers North Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-14 employee here earns $6,222 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 $5,049, or approximately $62.90 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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