GS-2 Pay in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

$30,129 โ€“ $37,912 per year • 18.65% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $443 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-2 Salary Summary โ€” Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Entry (Step 1) $30,129/yr $1,159 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $33,054/yr $1,271 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $37,912/yr $1,458 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.65% +$5,196 at Step 5

Complete GS-2 Pay Table โ€” Tucson-Nogales, AZ (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $30,129 $2,511 $1,159 $14.44 $25,393 +$4,736
Step 2 $30,845 $2,570 $1,186 $14.78 $25,997 +$4,848
Step 3 $31,844 $2,654 $1,225 $15.26 $26,839 +$5,005
Step 4 $32,688 $2,724 $1,257 $15.66 $27,550 +$5,138
Step 5 $33,054 $2,755 $1,271 $15.84 $27,858 +$5,196
Step 6 $34,025 $2,835 $1,309 $16.30 $28,677 +$5,348
Step 7 $34,997 $2,916 $1,346 $16.77 $29,496 +$5,501
Step 8 $35,969 $2,997 $1,383 $17.23 $30,315 +$5,654
Step 9 $36,940 $3,078 $1,421 $17.70 $31,134 +$5,806
Step 10 $37,912 $3,159 $1,458 $18.17 $31,953 +$5,959

Compare Nearby Grades in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

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

GS-1
$30,361
GS-2
$33,054
GS-3
$37,261

Promotion from GS-1 to GS-2 at Step 5 in Tucson-Nogales, AZ is a raise of $2,693 per year.

GS-2 Federal Jobs in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Federal employees at GS-2 in the Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality area earn between $30,129 and $37,912 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.65% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-2 base pay of $25,393 to $31,953.

The Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality area covers Arizona. At Step 5, a GS-2 employee here earns $443 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 $1,159, or approximately $14.44 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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