GS-4 Pay in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

$37,999 โ€“ $49,401 per year • 22.17% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,801 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-4 Salary Summary โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Entry (Step 1) $37,999/yr $1,462 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $43,066/yr $1,656 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $49,401/yr $1,900 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.17% +$7,815 at Step 5

Complete GS-4 Pay Table โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $37,999 $3,167 $1,462 $18.21 $31,103 +$6,896
Step 2 $39,265 $3,272 $1,510 $18.81 $32,140 +$7,125
Step 3 $40,532 $3,378 $1,559 $19.42 $33,177 +$7,355
Step 4 $41,799 $3,483 $1,608 $20.03 $34,214 +$7,585
Step 5 $43,066 $3,589 $1,656 $20.64 $35,251 +$7,815
Step 6 $44,333 $3,694 $1,705 $21.24 $36,288 +$8,045
Step 7 $45,600 $3,800 $1,754 $21.85 $37,325 +$8,275
Step 8 $46,867 $3,906 $1,803 $22.46 $38,362 +$8,505
Step 9 $48,134 $4,011 $1,851 $23.06 $39,399 +$8,735
Step 10 $49,401 $4,117 $1,900 $23.67 $40,436 +$8,965

Compare Nearby Grades in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

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

GS-3
$38,366
GS-4
$43,066
GS-5
$48,183

Promotion from GS-3 to GS-4 at Step 5 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is a raise of $4,700 per year.

GS-4 Federal Jobs in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Federal employees at GS-4 in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area earn between $37,999 and $49,401 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.17% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-4 base pay of $31,103 to $40,436.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area covers North Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-4 employee here earns $1,801 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 $1,462, or approximately $18.21 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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