GS-3 Pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

$32,848 โ€“ $42,706 per year • 18.55% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $467 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-3 Salary Summary โ€” Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Entry (Step 1) $32,848/yr $1,263 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $37,229/yr $1,432 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $42,706/yr $1,643 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.55% +$5,825 at Step 5

Complete GS-3 Pay Table โ€” Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $32,848 $2,737 $1,263 $15.74 $27,708 +$5,140
Step 2 $33,943 $2,829 $1,306 $16.26 $28,632 +$5,311
Step 3 $35,039 $2,920 $1,348 $16.79 $29,556 +$5,483
Step 4 $36,134 $3,011 $1,390 $17.31 $30,480 +$5,654
Step 5 $37,229 $3,102 $1,432 $17.84 $31,404 +$5,825
Step 6 $38,325 $3,194 $1,474 $18.36 $32,328 +$5,997
Step 7 $39,420 $3,285 $1,516 $18.89 $33,252 +$6,168
Step 8 $40,516 $3,376 $1,558 $19.41 $34,176 +$6,340
Step 9 $41,611 $3,468 $1,600 $19.94 $35,100 +$6,511
Step 10 $42,706 $3,559 $1,643 $20.46 $36,024 +$6,682

Compare Nearby Grades in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

How does GS-3 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-2
$33,026
GS-3
$37,229
GS-4
$41,790

Promotion from GS-2 to GS-3 at Step 5 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is a raise of $4,203 per year.

GS-3 Federal Jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Federal employees at GS-3 in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL locality area earn between $32,848 and $42,706 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.55% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-3 base pay of $27,708 to $36,024.

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL locality area covers Florida. At Step 5, a GS-3 employee here earns $467 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-3 Step 1 in this area is $1,263, or approximately $15.74 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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