GS-4 Pay in Hawaii

$37,862 โ€“ $49,223 per year • 21.73% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,646 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-4 Salary Summary โ€” Hawaii

Entry (Step 1) $37,862/yr $1,456 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $42,911/yr $1,650 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $49,223/yr $1,893 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.73% +$7,660 at Step 5

Complete GS-4 Pay Table โ€” Hawaii (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $37,862 $3,155 $1,456 $18.14 $31,103 +$6,759
Step 2 $39,124 $3,260 $1,505 $18.75 $32,140 +$6,984
Step 3 $40,386 $3,366 $1,553 $19.35 $33,177 +$7,209
Step 4 $41,649 $3,471 $1,602 $19.96 $34,214 +$7,435
Step 5 $42,911 $3,576 $1,650 $20.56 $35,251 +$7,660
Step 6 $44,173 $3,681 $1,699 $21.17 $36,288 +$7,885
Step 7 $45,436 $3,786 $1,748 $21.77 $37,325 +$8,111
Step 8 $46,698 $3,892 $1,796 $22.38 $38,362 +$8,336
Step 9 $47,960 $3,997 $1,845 $22.98 $39,399 +$8,561
Step 10 $49,223 $4,102 $1,893 $23.59 $40,436 +$8,787

Compare Nearby Grades in Hawaii

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

GS-3
$38,228
GS-4
$42,911
GS-5
$48,009

Promotion from GS-3 to GS-4 at Step 5 in Hawaii is a raise of $4,683 per year.

GS-4 Federal Jobs in Hawaii

Federal employees at GS-4 in the Hawaii locality area earn between $37,862 and $49,223 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.73% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-4 base pay of $31,103 to $40,436.

The Hawaii locality area covers Hawaii. At Step 5, a GS-4 employee here earns $1,646 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 $1,456, or approximately $18.14 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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