GS-2 Pay in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

$31,023 โ€“ $39,037 per year • 22.17% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,423 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-2 Salary Summary โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Entry (Step 1) $31,023/yr $1,193 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $34,034/yr $1,309 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $39,037/yr $1,501 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.17% +$6,176 at Step 5

Complete GS-2 Pay Table โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $31,023 $2,585 $1,193 $14.86 $25,393 +$5,630
Step 2 $31,761 $2,647 $1,222 $15.22 $25,997 +$5,764
Step 3 $32,789 $2,732 $1,261 $15.71 $26,839 +$5,950
Step 4 $33,658 $2,805 $1,295 $16.13 $27,550 +$6,108
Step 5 $34,034 $2,836 $1,309 $16.31 $27,858 +$6,176
Step 6 $35,035 $2,920 $1,348 $16.79 $28,677 +$6,358
Step 7 $36,035 $3,003 $1,386 $17.27 $29,496 +$6,539
Step 8 $37,036 $3,086 $1,424 $17.75 $30,315 +$6,721
Step 9 $38,036 $3,170 $1,463 $18.23 $31,134 +$6,902
Step 10 $39,037 $3,253 $1,501 $18.70 $31,953 +$7,084

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

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

GS-1
$31,262
GS-2
$34,034
GS-3
$38,366

Promotion from GS-1 to GS-2 at Step 5 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is a raise of $2,772 per year.

GS-2 Federal Jobs in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Federal employees at GS-2 in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area earn between $31,023 and $39,037 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.17% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-2 base pay of $25,393 to $31,953.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area covers North Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-2 employee here earns $1,423 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 $1,193, or approximately $14.86 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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