GS-8 Pay in Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA

$56,869 โ€“ $73,926 per year • 19.12% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $1,115 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-8 Salary Summary โ€” Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA

Entry (Step 1) $56,869/yr $2,187 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $64,450/yr $2,479 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $73,926/yr $2,843 biweekly
Locality Adj. +19.12% +$10,345 at Step 5

Complete GS-8 Pay Table โ€” Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $56,869 $4,739 $2,187 $27.25 $47,741 +$9,128
Step 2 $58,764 $4,897 $2,260 $28.16 $49,332 +$9,432
Step 3 $60,659 $5,055 $2,333 $29.07 $50,923 +$9,736
Step 4 $62,555 $5,213 $2,406 $29.97 $52,514 +$10,041
Step 5 $64,450 $5,371 $2,479 $30.88 $54,105 +$10,345
Step 6 $66,345 $5,529 $2,552 $31.79 $55,696 +$10,649
Step 7 $68,240 $5,687 $2,625 $32.70 $57,287 +$10,953
Step 8 $70,135 $5,845 $2,698 $33.61 $58,878 +$11,257
Step 9 $72,031 $6,003 $2,770 $34.51 $60,469 +$11,562
Step 10 $73,926 $6,161 $2,843 $35.42 $62,060 +$11,866

Compare Nearby Grades in Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA

How does GS-8 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-7
$58,196
GS-8
$64,450
GS-9
$71,173

Promotion from GS-7 to GS-8 at Step 5 in Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA is a raise of $6,254 per year.

GS-8 Federal Jobs in Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA

Federal employees at GS-8 in the Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA locality area earn between $56,869 and $73,926 annually in 2026. This includes a 19.12% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-8 base pay of $47,741 to $62,060.

The Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA locality area covers Pennsylvania. At Step 5, a GS-8 employee here earns $1,115 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-8 Step 1 in this area is $2,187, or approximately $27.25 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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