GS-5 Pay in Colorado Springs, CO

$41,665 โ€“ $54,165 per year • 19.73% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,053 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-5 Salary Summary โ€” Colorado Springs, CO

Entry (Step 1) $41,665/yr $1,603 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $47,220/yr $1,816 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $54,165/yr $2,083 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.73% +$7,781 at Step 5

Complete GS-5 Pay Table โ€” Colorado Springs, CO (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $41,665 $3,472 $1,603 $19.96 $34,799 +$6,866
Step 2 $43,054 $3,588 $1,656 $20.63 $35,959 +$7,095
Step 3 $44,443 $3,704 $1,709 $21.30 $37,119 +$7,324
Step 4 $45,831 $3,819 $1,763 $21.96 $38,279 +$7,552
Step 5 $47,220 $3,935 $1,816 $22.63 $39,439 +$7,781
Step 6 $48,609 $4,051 $1,870 $23.29 $40,599 +$8,010
Step 7 $49,998 $4,167 $1,923 $23.96 $41,759 +$8,239
Step 8 $51,387 $4,282 $1,976 $24.62 $42,919 +$8,468
Step 9 $52,776 $4,398 $2,030 $25.29 $44,079 +$8,697
Step 10 $54,165 $4,514 $2,083 $25.95 $45,239 +$8,926

Compare Nearby Grades in Colorado Springs, CO

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

GS-4
$42,206
GS-5
$47,220
GS-6
$52,640

Promotion from GS-4 to GS-5 at Step 5 in Colorado Springs, CO is a raise of $5,014 per year.

GS-5 Federal Jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

Federal employees at GS-5 in the Colorado Springs, CO locality area earn between $41,665 and $54,165 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.73% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-5 base pay of $34,799 to $45,239.

The Colorado Springs, CO locality area covers Colorado. At Step 5, a GS-5 employee here earns $1,053 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 $1,603, or approximately $19.96 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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