GS-2 Pay in Denver-Aurora, CO-WY-NE-KS

$32,765 โ€“ $41,229 per year • 29.03% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,334 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-2 Salary Summary โ€” Denver-Aurora, CO-WY-NE-KS

Entry (Step 1) $32,765/yr $1,260 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $35,945/yr $1,383 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $41,229/yr $1,586 biweekly
Locality Adj. +29.03% +$8,087 at Step 5

Complete GS-2 Pay Table โ€” Denver-Aurora, CO-WY-NE-KS (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $32,765 $2,730 $1,260 $15.70 $25,393 +$7,372
Step 2 $33,544 $2,795 $1,290 $16.07 $25,997 +$7,547
Step 3 $34,630 $2,886 $1,332 $16.59 $26,839 +$7,791
Step 4 $35,548 $2,962 $1,367 $17.03 $27,550 +$7,998
Step 5 $35,945 $2,995 $1,383 $17.22 $27,858 +$8,087
Step 6 $37,002 $3,084 $1,423 $17.73 $28,677 +$8,325
Step 7 $38,059 $3,172 $1,464 $18.24 $29,496 +$8,563
Step 8 $39,115 $3,260 $1,504 $18.74 $30,315 +$8,800
Step 9 $40,172 $3,348 $1,545 $19.25 $31,134 +$9,038
Step 10 $41,229 $3,436 $1,586 $19.76 $31,953 +$9,276

Compare Nearby Grades in Denver-Aurora, CO-WY-NE-KS

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

GS-1
$33,017
GS-2
$35,945
GS-3
$40,521

Promotion from GS-1 to GS-2 at Step 5 in Denver-Aurora, CO-WY-NE-KS is a raise of $2,928 per year.

GS-2 Federal Jobs in Denver-Aurora, CO-WY-NE-KS

Federal employees at GS-2 in the Denver-Aurora, CO-WY-NE-KS locality area earn between $32,765 and $41,229 annually in 2026. This includes a 29.03% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-2 base pay of $25,393 to $31,953.

The Denver-Aurora, CO-WY-NE-KS locality area covers Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas. At Step 5, a GS-2 employee here earns $3,334 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 $1,260, or approximately $15.70 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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