STATE OF ALASKA — 32.36% locality adjustment · Ranks 8th of 58 pay areas
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $29,892 | $30,894 | $31,888 | $32,878 | $33,870 | $34,451 | $35,434 | $36,424 | $36,465 | $37,389 |
| GS-2 | $33,610 | $34,410 | $35,524 | $36,465 | $36,873 | $37,957 | $39,041 | $40,125 | $41,209 | $42,293 |
| GS-3 | $36,674 | $37,897 | $39,120 | $40,343 | $41,566 | $42,789 | $44,012 | $45,235 | $46,458 | $47,681 |
| GS-4 | $41,168 | $42,541 | $43,913 | $45,286 | $46,658 | $48,031 | $49,403 | $50,776 | $52,149 | $53,521 |
| GS-5 | $46,060 | $47,595 | $49,131 | $50,666 | $52,201 | $53,737 | $55,272 | $56,808 | $58,343 | $59,878 |
| GS-6 | $51,344 | $53,055 | $54,767 | $56,478 | $58,189 | $59,901 | $61,612 | $63,324 | $65,035 | $66,747 |
| GS-7 | $57,055 | $58,957 | $60,859 | $62,761 | $64,663 | $66,565 | $68,467 | $70,369 | $72,271 | $74,173 |
| GS-8 | $63,186 | $65,292 | $67,398 | $69,504 | $71,609 | $73,715 | $75,821 | $77,927 | $80,033 | $82,139 |
| GS-9 | $69,789 | $72,116 | $74,443 | $76,770 | $79,097 | $81,424 | $83,751 | $86,078 | $88,405 | $90,731 |
| GS-10 | $76,854 | $79,415 | $81,976 | $84,537 | $87,098 | $89,659 | $92,221 | $94,782 | $97,343 | $99,904 |
| GS-11 | $84,439 | $87,254 | $90,070 | $92,885 | $95,700 | $98,516 | $101,331 | $104,146 | $106,961 | $109,777 |
| GS-12 | $101,206 | $104,580 | $107,954 | $111,328 | $114,702 | $118,076 | $121,450 | $124,823 | $128,197 | $131,571 |
| GS-13 | $120,348 | $124,360 | $128,372 | $132,384 | $136,396 | $140,407 | $144,419 | $148,431 | $152,443 | $156,455 |
| GS-14 | $142,216 | $146,957 | $151,698 | $156,439 | $161,180 | $165,921 | $170,662 | $175,403 | $180,145 | $184,886 |
| GS-15 | $167,282 | $172,858 | $178,435 | $184,011 | $189,587 | $195,163 | $197,200 | $197,200 | $197,200 | $197,200 |
* One or more GS-15 steps are capped at $197,200 (Executive Schedule Level IV, 5 CFR 531.606).
Your Alaska locality salary feeds directly into your FERS High-3 average, which sets your pension for life. Use the GS Pay Calculator to see your exact salary and projected pension by grade, step, and locality.
The STATE OF ALASKA pay area carries a 32.36% locality adjustment for 2026, making it one of the top 10 highest federal pay areas (#8 of 58). A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $120,348 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $29,423 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 32.36%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the STATE OF ALASKA geographic area as defined by OPM. Locality adjustments are effective each January alongside the across-the-board base pay increase.
GS locality pay is capped at the Executive Schedule Level IV rate ($197,200 in 2026) regardless of grade, step, or locality percentage. This cap affects higher steps at GS-15 in the most generous pay areas. See the full interactive GS pay scale to compare all 58 locality pay areas side by side.