GS-5 Pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

$41,724 โ€“ $54,242 per year • 19.90% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,120 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-5 Salary Summary โ€” Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

Entry (Step 1) $41,724/yr $1,605 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $47,287/yr $1,819 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $54,242/yr $2,086 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.90% +$7,848 at Step 5

Complete GS-5 Pay Table โ€” Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $41,724 $3,477 $1,605 $19.99 $34,799 +$6,925
Step 2 $43,115 $3,593 $1,658 $20.66 $35,959 +$7,156
Step 3 $44,506 $3,709 $1,712 $21.33 $37,119 +$7,387
Step 4 $45,897 $3,825 $1,765 $21.99 $38,279 +$7,618
Step 5 $47,287 $3,941 $1,819 $22.66 $39,439 +$7,848
Step 6 $48,678 $4,057 $1,872 $23.32 $40,599 +$8,079
Step 7 $50,069 $4,172 $1,926 $23.99 $41,759 +$8,310
Step 8 $51,460 $4,288 $1,979 $24.66 $42,919 +$8,541
Step 9 $52,851 $4,404 $2,033 $25.32 $44,079 +$8,772
Step 10 $54,242 $4,520 $2,086 $25.99 $45,239 +$9,003

Compare Nearby Grades in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

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

GS-4
$42,266
GS-5
$47,287
GS-6
$52,715

Promotion from GS-4 to GS-5 at Step 5 in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV is a raise of $5,021 per year.

GS-5 Federal Jobs in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

Federal employees at GS-5 in the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV locality area earn between $41,724 and $54,242 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.90% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-5 base pay of $34,799 to $45,239.

The Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV locality area covers Nevada. At Step 5, a GS-5 employee here earns $1,120 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 $1,605, or approximately $19.99 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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