GS-7 Pay in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

$52,664 โ€“ $68,464 per year • 22.17% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,496 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-7 Salary Summary โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Entry (Step 1) $52,664/yr $2,026 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $59,686/yr $2,296 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $68,464/yr $2,633 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.17% +$10,831 at Step 5

Complete GS-7 Pay Table โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $52,664 $4,389 $2,026 $25.23 $43,107 +$9,557
Step 2 $54,419 $4,535 $2,093 $26.08 $44,544 +$9,875
Step 3 $56,175 $4,681 $2,161 $26.92 $45,981 +$10,194
Step 4 $57,931 $4,828 $2,228 $27.76 $47,418 +$10,513
Step 5 $59,686 $4,974 $2,296 $28.60 $48,855 +$10,831
Step 6 $61,442 $5,120 $2,363 $29.44 $50,292 +$11,150
Step 7 $63,197 $5,266 $2,431 $30.28 $51,729 +$11,468
Step 8 $64,953 $5,413 $2,498 $31.12 $53,166 +$11,787
Step 9 $66,708 $5,559 $2,566 $31.96 $54,603 +$12,105
Step 10 $68,464 $5,705 $2,633 $32.80 $56,040 +$12,424

Compare Nearby Grades in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

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

GS-6
$53,713
GS-7
$59,686
GS-8
$66,100

Promotion from GS-6 to GS-7 at Step 5 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is a raise of $5,973 per year.

GS-7 Federal Jobs in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Federal employees at GS-7 in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area earn between $52,664 and $68,464 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.17% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-7 base pay of $43,107 to $56,040.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area covers North Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-7 employee here earns $2,496 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 $2,026, or approximately $25.23 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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