GS-6 Pay in Hawaii

$47,224 โ€“ $61,390 per year • 21.73% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,053 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-6 Salary Summary โ€” Hawaii

Entry (Step 1) $47,224/yr $1,816 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $53,520/yr $2,058 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $61,390/yr $2,361 biweekly
Locality Adj. +21.73% +$9,554 at Step 5

Complete GS-6 Pay Table โ€” Hawaii (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $47,224 $3,935 $1,816 $22.63 $38,794 +$8,430
Step 2 $48,798 $4,067 $1,877 $23.38 $40,087 +$8,711
Step 3 $50,372 $4,198 $1,937 $24.14 $41,380 +$8,992
Step 4 $51,946 $4,329 $1,998 $24.89 $42,673 +$9,273
Step 5 $53,520 $4,460 $2,058 $25.64 $43,966 +$9,554
Step 6 $55,094 $4,591 $2,119 $26.40 $45,259 +$9,835
Step 7 $56,668 $4,722 $2,180 $27.15 $46,552 +$10,116
Step 8 $58,242 $4,854 $2,240 $27.91 $47,845 +$10,397
Step 9 $59,816 $4,985 $2,301 $28.66 $49,138 +$10,678
Step 10 $61,390 $5,116 $2,361 $29.42 $50,431 +$10,959

Compare Nearby Grades in Hawaii

How does GS-6 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-5
$48,009
GS-6
$53,520
GS-7
$59,471

Promotion from GS-5 to GS-6 at Step 5 in Hawaii is a raise of $5,511 per year.

GS-6 Federal Jobs in Hawaii

Federal employees at GS-6 in the Hawaii locality area earn between $47,224 and $61,390 annually in 2026. This includes a 21.73% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-6 base pay of $38,794 to $50,431.

The Hawaii locality area covers Hawaii. At Step 5, a GS-6 employee here earns $2,053 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-6 Step 1 in this area is $1,816, or approximately $22.63 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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