GS-7 Pay in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

$51,009 โ€“ $66,312 per year • 18.33% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $620 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-7 Salary Summary โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Entry (Step 1) $51,009/yr $1,962 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $57,810/yr $2,223 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $66,312/yr $2,550 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.33% +$8,955 at Step 5

Complete GS-7 Pay Table โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $51,009 $4,251 $1,962 $24.44 $43,107 +$7,902
Step 2 $52,709 $4,392 $2,027 $25.26 $44,544 +$8,165
Step 3 $54,409 $4,534 $2,093 $26.07 $45,981 +$8,428
Step 4 $56,110 $4,676 $2,158 $26.89 $47,418 +$8,692
Step 5 $57,810 $4,818 $2,223 $27.70 $48,855 +$8,955
Step 6 $59,511 $4,959 $2,289 $28.52 $50,292 +$9,219
Step 7 $61,211 $5,101 $2,354 $29.33 $51,729 +$9,482
Step 8 $62,911 $5,243 $2,420 $30.14 $53,166 +$9,745
Step 9 $64,612 $5,384 $2,485 $30.96 $54,603 +$10,009
Step 10 $66,312 $5,526 $2,550 $31.77 $56,040 +$10,272

Compare Nearby Grades in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

How does GS-7 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-6
$52,025
GS-7
$57,810
GS-8
$64,022

Promotion from GS-6 to GS-7 at Step 5 in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL is a raise of $5,785 per year.

GS-7 Federal Jobs in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Federal employees at GS-7 in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area earn between $51,009 and $66,312 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.33% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-7 base pay of $43,107 to $56,040.

The Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area covers Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-7 employee here earns $620 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-7 Step 1 in this area is $1,962, or approximately $24.44 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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