GS-6 Pay in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

$46,029 โ€“ $59,836 per year • 18.65% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $699 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-6 Salary Summary โ€” Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Entry (Step 1) $46,029/yr $1,770 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $52,166/yr $2,006 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $59,836/yr $2,301 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.65% +$8,200 at Step 5

Complete GS-6 Pay Table โ€” Tucson-Nogales, AZ (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $46,029 $3,836 $1,770 $22.06 $38,794 +$7,235
Step 2 $47,563 $3,964 $1,829 $22.79 $40,087 +$7,476
Step 3 $49,097 $4,091 $1,888 $23.53 $41,380 +$7,717
Step 4 $50,632 $4,219 $1,947 $24.26 $42,673 +$7,959
Step 5 $52,166 $4,347 $2,006 $25.00 $43,966 +$8,200
Step 6 $53,700 $4,475 $2,065 $25.73 $45,259 +$8,441
Step 7 $55,234 $4,603 $2,124 $26.47 $46,552 +$8,682
Step 8 $56,768 $4,731 $2,183 $27.20 $47,845 +$8,923
Step 9 $58,302 $4,859 $2,242 $27.94 $49,138 +$9,164
Step 10 $59,836 $4,986 $2,301 $28.67 $50,431 +$9,405

Compare Nearby Grades in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

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

GS-5
$46,794
GS-6
$52,166
GS-7
$57,966

Promotion from GS-5 to GS-6 at Step 5 in Tucson-Nogales, AZ is a raise of $5,372 per year.

GS-6 Federal Jobs in Tucson-Nogales, AZ

Federal employees at GS-6 in the Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality area earn between $46,029 and $59,836 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.65% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-6 base pay of $38,794 to $50,431.

The Tucson-Nogales, AZ locality area covers Arizona. At Step 5, a GS-6 employee here earns $699 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 $1,770, or approximately $22.06 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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