GS-5 Pay in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

$41,178 โ€“ $53,531 per year • 18.33% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $501 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-5 Salary Summary โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Entry (Step 1) $41,178/yr $1,584 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $46,668/yr $1,795 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $53,531/yr $2,059 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.33% +$7,229 at Step 5

Complete GS-5 Pay Table โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $41,178 $3,432 $1,584 $19.73 $34,799 +$6,379
Step 2 $42,550 $3,546 $1,637 $20.39 $35,959 +$6,591
Step 3 $43,923 $3,660 $1,689 $21.05 $37,119 +$6,804
Step 4 $45,296 $3,775 $1,742 $21.70 $38,279 +$7,017
Step 5 $46,668 $3,889 $1,795 $22.36 $39,439 +$7,229
Step 6 $48,041 $4,003 $1,848 $23.02 $40,599 +$7,442
Step 7 $49,413 $4,118 $1,901 $23.68 $41,759 +$7,654
Step 8 $50,786 $4,232 $1,953 $24.33 $42,919 +$7,867
Step 9 $52,159 $4,347 $2,006 $24.99 $44,079 +$8,080
Step 10 $53,531 $4,461 $2,059 $25.65 $45,239 +$8,292

Compare Nearby Grades in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

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

GS-4
$41,713
GS-5
$46,668
GS-6
$52,025

Promotion from GS-4 to GS-5 at Step 5 in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL is a raise of $4,955 per year.

GS-5 Federal Jobs in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Federal employees at GS-5 in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area earn between $41,178 and $53,531 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.33% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-5 base pay of $34,799 to $45,239.

The Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area covers Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-5 employee here earns $501 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 $1,584, or approximately $19.73 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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