GS-4 Pay in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

$36,751 โ€“ $47,779 per year • 18.16% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $388 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-4 Salary Summary โ€” Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Entry (Step 1) $36,751/yr $1,414 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $41,653/yr $1,602 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $47,779/yr $1,838 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.16% +$6,402 at Step 5

Complete GS-4 Pay Table โ€” Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $36,751 $3,063 $1,414 $17.61 $31,103 +$5,648
Step 2 $37,977 $3,165 $1,461 $18.20 $32,140 +$5,837
Step 3 $39,202 $3,267 $1,508 $18.78 $33,177 +$6,025
Step 4 $40,427 $3,369 $1,555 $19.37 $34,214 +$6,213
Step 5 $41,653 $3,471 $1,602 $19.96 $35,251 +$6,402
Step 6 $42,878 $3,573 $1,649 $20.55 $36,288 +$6,590
Step 7 $44,103 $3,675 $1,696 $21.13 $37,325 +$6,778
Step 8 $45,329 $3,777 $1,743 $21.72 $38,362 +$6,967
Step 9 $46,554 $3,880 $1,791 $22.31 $39,399 +$7,155
Step 10 $47,779 $3,982 $1,838 $22.89 $40,436 +$7,343

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

How does GS-4 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-3
$37,107
GS-4
$41,653
GS-5
$46,601

Promotion from GS-3 to GS-4 at Step 5 in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM is a raise of $4,546 per year.

GS-4 Federal Jobs in Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM

Federal employees at GS-4 in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality area earn between $36,751 and $47,779 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.16% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-4 base pay of $31,103 to $40,436.

The Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM locality area covers New Mexico. At Step 5, a GS-4 employee here earns $388 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-4 Step 1 in this area is $1,414, or approximately $17.61 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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