GS-8 Pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL

$59,648 โ€“ $77,538 per year • 24.94% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $4,264 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-8 Salary Summary โ€” Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL

Entry (Step 1) $59,648/yr $2,294 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $67,599/yr $2,600 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $77,538/yr $2,982 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.94% +$13,494 at Step 5

Complete GS-8 Pay Table โ€” Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $59,648 $4,971 $2,294 $28.58 $47,741 +$11,907
Step 2 $61,635 $5,136 $2,371 $29.53 $49,332 +$12,303
Step 3 $63,623 $5,302 $2,447 $30.49 $50,923 +$12,700
Step 4 $65,611 $5,468 $2,524 $31.44 $52,514 +$13,097
Step 5 $67,599 $5,633 $2,600 $32.39 $54,105 +$13,494
Step 6 $69,587 $5,799 $2,676 $33.34 $55,696 +$13,891
Step 7 $71,574 $5,965 $2,753 $34.30 $57,287 +$14,287
Step 8 $73,562 $6,130 $2,829 $35.25 $58,878 +$14,684
Step 9 $75,550 $6,296 $2,906 $36.20 $60,469 +$15,081
Step 10 $77,538 $6,462 $2,982 $37.15 $62,060 +$15,478

Compare Nearby Grades in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL

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

GS-7
$61,039
GS-8
$67,599
GS-9
$74,650

Promotion from GS-7 to GS-8 at Step 5 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL is a raise of $6,560 per year.

GS-8 Federal Jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL

Federal employees at GS-8 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL locality area earn between $59,648 and $77,538 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.94% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-8 base pay of $47,741 to $62,060.

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL locality area covers Florida. At Step 5, a GS-8 employee here earns $4,264 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 $2,294, or approximately $28.58 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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