GS-15 Pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

$149,835 โ€“ $194,786 per year • 18.55% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,134 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-15 Salary Summary โ€” Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Entry (Step 1) $149,835/yr $5,763 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $169,813/yr $6,531 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $194,786/yr $7,492 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.55% +$26,571 at Step 5

Complete GS-15 Pay Table โ€” Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $149,835 $12,486 $5,763 $71.79 $126,390 +$23,445
Step 2 $154,830 $12,903 $5,955 $74.19 $130,603 +$24,227
Step 3 $159,824 $13,319 $6,147 $76.58 $134,816 +$25,008
Step 4 $164,819 $13,735 $6,339 $78.97 $139,029 +$25,790
Step 5 $169,813 $14,151 $6,531 $81.37 $143,242 +$26,571
Step 6 $174,808 $14,567 $6,723 $83.76 $147,455 +$27,353
Step 7 $179,802 $14,984 $6,915 $86.15 $151,668 +$28,134
Step 8 $184,797 $15,400 $7,108 $88.55 $155,881 +$28,916
Step 9 $189,791 $15,816 $7,300 $90.94 $160,094 +$29,697
Step 10 $194,786 $16,232 $7,492 $93.33 $164,307 +$30,479

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How does GS-15 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-14
$144,358
GS-15
$169,813

Promotion from GS-14 to GS-15 at Step 5 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is a raise of $25,455 per year.

GS-15 Federal Jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Federal employees at GS-15 in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL locality area earn between $149,835 and $194,786 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.55% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-15 base pay of $126,390 to $164,307.

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL locality area covers Florida. At Step 5, a GS-15 employee here earns $2,134 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-15 Step 1 in this area is $5,763, or approximately $71.79 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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