GS-9 Pay in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

$64,409 โ€“ $83,728 per year • 22.17% locality adjustment

2026 rates • $3,053 more than Rest of US at Step 5

GS-9 Salary Summary โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Entry (Step 1) $64,409/yr $2,477 biweekly
Mid (Step 5) $72,995/yr $2,808 biweekly
Top (Step 10) $83,728/yr $3,220 biweekly
Locality Adj. +22.17% +$13,246 at Step 5

Complete GS-9 Pay Table โ€” Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (2026)

Step Annual Monthly Biweekly Hourly Base Pay Locality Add
Step 1 $64,409 $5,367 $2,477 $30.86 $52,721 +$11,688
Step 2 $66,556 $5,546 $2,560 $31.89 $54,478 +$12,078
Step 3 $68,702 $5,725 $2,642 $32.92 $56,235 +$12,467
Step 4 $70,849 $5,904 $2,725 $33.95 $57,992 +$12,857
Step 5 $72,995 $6,083 $2,808 $34.98 $59,749 +$13,246
Step 6 $75,142 $6,262 $2,890 $36.00 $61,506 +$13,636
Step 7 $77,288 $6,441 $2,973 $37.03 $63,263 +$14,025
Step 8 $79,435 $6,620 $3,055 $38.06 $65,020 +$14,415
Step 9 $81,581 $6,798 $3,138 $39.09 $66,777 +$14,804
Step 10 $83,728 $6,977 $3,220 $40.12 $68,534 +$15,194

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

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

GS-8
$66,100
GS-9
$72,995
GS-10
$80,213

Promotion from GS-8 to GS-9 at Step 5 in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is a raise of $6,895 per year.

GS-9 Federal Jobs in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Federal employees at GS-9 in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area earn between $64,409 and $83,728 annually in 2026. This includes a 22.17% locality pay adjustment on top of the GS-9 base pay of $52,721 to $68,534.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC locality area covers North Carolina. At Step 5, a GS-9 employee here earns $3,053 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 $2,477, or approximately $30.86 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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