GS-9 Pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL

$65,870 โ€“ $85,626 per year • 24.94% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $4,708 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-9 Salary Summary โ€” Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL

Entry (Step 1) $65,870/yr $2,533 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $74,650/yr $2,871 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $85,626/yr $3,293 biweekly
Locality Adj. +24.94% +$14,901 at Step 5

Complete GS-9 Pay Table โ€” Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $65,870 $5,489 $2,533 $31.56 $52,721 +$13,149
Step 2 $68,065 $5,672 $2,618 $32.61 $54,478 +$13,587
Step 3 $70,260 $5,855 $2,702 $33.67 $56,235 +$14,025
Step 4 $72,455 $6,038 $2,787 $34.72 $57,992 +$14,463
Step 5 $74,650 $6,221 $2,871 $35.77 $59,749 +$14,901
Step 6 $76,846 $6,404 $2,956 $36.82 $61,506 +$15,340
Step 7 $79,041 $6,587 $3,040 $37.87 $63,263 +$15,778
Step 8 $81,236 $6,770 $3,124 $38.92 $65,020 +$16,216
Step 9 $83,431 $6,953 $3,209 $39.98 $66,777 +$16,654
Step 10 $85,626 $7,136 $3,293 $41.03 $68,534 +$17,092

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

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

GS-8
$67,599
GS-9
$74,650
GS-10
$82,032

Promotion from GS-8 to GS-9 at Step 5 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL is a raise of $7,051 per year.

GS-9 Federal Jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL

Federal employees at GS-9 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL locality area earn between $65,870 and $85,626 annually in 2026. This includes a 24.94% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-9 base pay of $52,721 to $68,534.

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL locality area covers Florida. At Step 5, a GS-9 employee here earns $4,708 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 $2,533, or approximately $31.56 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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