GS-8 Pay in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

$58,325 โ€“ $75,819 per year • 22.17% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $2,765 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-8 Salary Summary โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Entry (Step 1) $58,325/yr $2,243 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $66,100/yr $2,542 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $75,819/yr $2,916 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.17% +$11,995 at Step 5

Complete GS-8 Pay Table โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $58,325 $4,860 $2,243 $27.95 $47,741 +$10,584
Step 2 $60,269 $5,022 $2,318 $28.88 $49,332 +$10,937
Step 3 $62,213 $5,184 $2,393 $29.81 $50,923 +$11,290
Step 4 $64,156 $5,346 $2,468 $30.74 $52,514 +$11,642
Step 5 $66,100 $5,508 $2,542 $31.67 $54,105 +$11,995
Step 6 $68,044 $5,670 $2,617 $32.60 $55,696 +$12,348
Step 7 $69,988 $5,832 $2,692 $33.54 $57,287 +$12,701
Step 8 $71,931 $5,994 $2,767 $34.47 $58,878 +$13,053
Step 9 $73,875 $6,156 $2,841 $35.40 $60,469 +$13,406
Step 10 $75,819 $6,318 $2,916 $36.33 $62,060 +$13,759

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

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

GS-7
$59,686
GS-8
$66,100
GS-9
$72,995

Promotion from GS-7 to GS-8 at Step 5 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is a raise of $6,414 per year.

GS-8 Federal Jobs in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Federal employees at GS-8 in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area earn between $58,325 and $75,819 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.17% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-8 base pay of $47,741 to $62,060.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area covers North Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-8 employee here earns $2,765 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 $2,243, or approximately $27.95 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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