GS-2 Pay in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

$30,004 โ€“ $37,756 per year • 18.16% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $306 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-2 Salary Summary โ€” Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Entry (Step 1) $30,004/yr $1,154 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $32,917/yr $1,266 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $37,756/yr $1,452 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.16% +$5,059 at Step 5

Complete GS-2 Pay Table โ€” Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $30,004 $2,500 $1,154 $14.38 $25,393 +$4,611
Step 2 $30,718 $2,560 $1,181 $14.72 $25,997 +$4,721
Step 3 $31,713 $2,643 $1,220 $15.20 $26,839 +$4,874
Step 4 $32,553 $2,713 $1,252 $15.60 $27,550 +$5,003
Step 5 $32,917 $2,743 $1,266 $15.77 $27,858 +$5,059
Step 6 $33,885 $2,824 $1,303 $16.24 $28,677 +$5,208
Step 7 $34,852 $2,904 $1,340 $16.70 $29,496 +$5,356
Step 8 $35,820 $2,985 $1,378 $17.16 $30,315 +$5,505
Step 9 $36,788 $3,066 $1,415 $17.63 $31,134 +$5,654
Step 10 $37,756 $3,146 $1,452 $18.09 $31,953 +$5,803

Compare Nearby Grades in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

How does GS-2 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-1
$30,236
GS-2
$32,917
GS-3
$37,107

Promotion from GS-1 to GS-2 at Step 5 in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM is a raise of $2,681 per year.

GS-2 Federal Jobs in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Federal employees at GS-2 in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality area earn between $30,004 and $37,756 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.16% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-2 base pay of $25,393 to $31,953.

The Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality area covers New Mexico. At Step 5, a GS-2 employee here earns $306 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-2 Step 1 in this area is $1,154, or approximately $14.38 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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