GS-5 Pay in Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL

$43,043 โ€“ $55,956 per year • 23.69% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,615 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-5 Salary Summary โ€” Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL

Entry (Step 1) $43,043/yr $1,656 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $48,782/yr $1,876 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $55,956/yr $2,152 biweekly
Locality Adj. +23.69% +$9,343 at Step 5

Complete GS-5 Pay Table โ€” Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $43,043 $3,587 $1,656 $20.62 $34,799 +$8,244
Step 2 $44,478 $3,707 $1,711 $21.31 $35,959 +$8,519
Step 3 $45,912 $3,826 $1,766 $22.00 $37,119 +$8,793
Step 4 $47,347 $3,946 $1,821 $22.69 $38,279 +$9,068
Step 5 $48,782 $4,065 $1,876 $23.37 $39,439 +$9,343
Step 6 $50,217 $4,185 $1,931 $24.06 $40,599 +$9,618
Step 7 $51,652 $4,304 $1,987 $24.75 $41,759 +$9,893
Step 8 $53,087 $4,424 $2,042 $25.44 $42,919 +$10,168
Step 9 $54,521 $4,543 $2,097 $26.12 $44,079 +$10,442
Step 10 $55,956 $4,663 $2,152 $26.81 $45,239 +$10,717

Compare Nearby Grades in Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL

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

GS-4
$43,602
GS-5
$48,782
GS-6
$54,382

Promotion from GS-4 to GS-5 at Step 5 in Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL is a raise of $5,180 per year.

GS-5 Federal Jobs in Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL

Federal employees at GS-5 in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL locality area earn between $43,043 and $55,956 annually in 2026. This includes a 23.69% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-5 base pay of $34,799 to $45,239.

The Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL locality area covers Georgia, Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-5 employee here earns $2,615 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-5 Step 1 in this area is $1,656, or approximately $20.62 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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