GS-4 Pay in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

$36,804 โ€“ $47,848 per year • 18.33% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $448 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-4 Salary Summary โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Entry (Step 1) $36,804/yr $1,416 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $41,713/yr $1,604 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $47,848/yr $1,840 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.33% +$6,462 at Step 5

Complete GS-4 Pay Table โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $36,804 $3,067 $1,416 $17.63 $31,103 +$5,701
Step 2 $38,031 $3,169 $1,463 $18.22 $32,140 +$5,891
Step 3 $39,258 $3,272 $1,510 $18.81 $33,177 +$6,081
Step 4 $40,485 $3,374 $1,557 $19.40 $34,214 +$6,271
Step 5 $41,713 $3,476 $1,604 $19.99 $35,251 +$6,462
Step 6 $42,940 $3,578 $1,652 $20.57 $36,288 +$6,652
Step 7 $44,167 $3,681 $1,699 $21.16 $37,325 +$6,842
Step 8 $45,394 $3,783 $1,746 $21.75 $38,362 +$7,032
Step 9 $46,621 $3,885 $1,793 $22.34 $39,399 +$7,222
Step 10 $47,848 $3,987 $1,840 $22.93 $40,436 +$7,412

Compare Nearby Grades in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

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

GS-3
$37,160
GS-4
$41,713
GS-5
$46,668

Promotion from GS-3 to GS-4 at Step 5 in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL is a raise of $4,553 per year.

GS-4 Federal Jobs in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Federal employees at GS-4 in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area earn between $36,804 and $47,848 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.33% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-4 base pay of $31,103 to $40,436.

The Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area covers Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-4 employee here earns $448 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 $1,416, or approximately $17.63 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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