GS-9 Pay in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

$62,385 โ€“ $81,096 per year • 18.33% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $759 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-9 Salary Summary โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Entry (Step 1) $62,385/yr $2,399 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $70,701/yr $2,719 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $81,096/yr $3,119 biweekly
Locality Adj. +18.33% +$10,952 at Step 5

Complete GS-9 Pay Table โ€” Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $62,385 $5,199 $2,399 $29.89 $52,721 +$9,664
Step 2 $64,464 $5,372 $2,479 $30.89 $54,478 +$9,986
Step 3 $66,543 $5,545 $2,559 $31.88 $56,235 +$10,308
Step 4 $68,622 $5,719 $2,639 $32.88 $57,992 +$10,630
Step 5 $70,701 $5,892 $2,719 $33.88 $59,749 +$10,952
Step 6 $72,780 $6,065 $2,799 $34.87 $61,506 +$11,274
Step 7 $74,859 $6,238 $2,879 $35.87 $63,263 +$11,596
Step 8 $76,938 $6,412 $2,959 $36.87 $65,020 +$11,918
Step 9 $79,017 $6,585 $3,039 $37.86 $66,777 +$12,240
Step 10 $81,096 $6,758 $3,119 $38.86 $68,534 +$12,562

Compare Nearby Grades in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

How does GS-9 Step 5 compare to adjacent grades in this locality?

GS-8
$64,022
GS-9
$70,701
GS-10
$77,692

Promotion from GS-8 to GS-9 at Step 5 in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL is a raise of $6,679 per year.

GS-9 Federal Jobs in Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL

Federal employees at GS-9 in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area earn between $62,385 and $81,096 annually in 2026. This includes a 18.33% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-9 base pay of $52,721 to $68,534.

The Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL locality area covers Alabama. At Step 5, a GS-9 employee here earns $759 more per year than the same grade and step under the "Rest of United States" rate (17.06%).

The biweekly pay for a GS-9 Step 1 in this area is $2,399, or approximately $29.89 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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