DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL — 18.93% locality adjustment · Ranks 44th 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 | $26,859 | $27,759 | $28,653 | $29,542 | $30,433 | $30,955 | $31,839 | $32,728 | $32,765 | $33,595 |
| GS-2 | $30,200 | $30,918 | $31,920 | $32,765 | $33,132 | $34,106 | $35,080 | $36,054 | $37,028 | $38,002 |
| GS-3 | $32,953 | $34,052 | $35,151 | $36,250 | $37,349 | $38,448 | $39,547 | $40,646 | $41,744 | $42,843 |
| GS-4 | $36,991 | $38,224 | $39,457 | $40,691 | $41,924 | $43,157 | $44,391 | $45,624 | $46,857 | $48,091 |
| GS-5 | $41,386 | $42,766 | $44,146 | $45,525 | $46,905 | $48,284 | $49,664 | $51,044 | $52,423 | $53,803 |
| GS-6 | $46,134 | $47,672 | $49,210 | $50,747 | $52,285 | $53,823 | $55,361 | $56,898 | $58,436 | $59,974 |
| GS-7 | $51,266 | $52,975 | $54,684 | $56,393 | $58,102 | $59,811 | $61,520 | $63,229 | $64,938 | $66,647 |
| GS-8 | $56,775 | $58,667 | $60,559 | $62,451 | $64,344 | $66,236 | $68,128 | $70,020 | $71,912 | $73,804 |
| GS-9 | $62,708 | $64,799 | $66,890 | $68,981 | $71,071 | $73,162 | $75,253 | $77,344 | $79,435 | $81,525 |
| GS-10 | $69,056 | $71,357 | $73,658 | $75,959 | $78,261 | $80,562 | $82,863 | $85,165 | $87,466 | $89,767 |
| GS-11 | $75,871 | $78,401 | $80,931 | $83,460 | $85,990 | $88,520 | $91,049 | $93,579 | $96,109 | $98,638 |
| GS-12 | $90,937 | $93,969 | $97,000 | $100,032 | $103,064 | $106,095 | $109,127 | $112,158 | $115,190 | $118,221 |
| GS-13 | $108,137 | $111,742 | $115,347 | $118,951 | $122,556 | $126,161 | $129,766 | $133,370 | $136,975 | $140,580 |
| GS-14 | $127,786 | $132,046 | $136,306 | $140,566 | $144,826 | $149,086 | $153,346 | $157,606 | $161,866 | $166,126 |
| GS-15 | $150,308 | $155,319 | $160,330 | $165,340 | $170,351 | $175,361 | $180,372 | $185,382 | $190,393 | $195,403 |
Your Davenport 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 DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL pay area carries a 18.93% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #44 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $108,137 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $17,212 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 18.93%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL geographic area as defined by OPM. Locality adjustments are effective each January alongside the across-the-board base pay increase. This pay area is also commonly searched as Moline and the Quad Cities.
Within the Midwest region, Davenport sits 3.22 points below the Midwest average of 22.15%. Measured against the Rest of U.S. baseline (17.06%), a GS-13 Step 1 in Davenport earns $1,700 more per year — $108,137 versus $106,437. Across the grade range, Step 1 salaries here run $41,386 at GS-5, $62,708 at GS-9, $108,137 at GS-13, and $150,308 at GS-15.
GS locality pay is capped at the Executive Schedule Level IV rate ($197,200 in 2026) regardless of grade, step, or locality percentage. No GS-15 step reaches the $197,200 statutory cap in Davenport, so every step increase translates into full salary through GS-15 Step 10. See the full interactive GS pay scale to compare all 58 locality pay areas side by side.
2026 locality-adjusted salaries for the grades that cover most of the federal workforce. Jump to a grade:
A GS-7 in Davenport — a common entry point for new graduates and many technician roles — starts at $51,266 on Step 1, reaches $58,102 at Step 5, and tops out at $66,647 on Step 10, after the 18.93% Davenport locality adjustment is applied to the $43,106 national base rate.
A GS-9 in Davenport — the typical first promotion step for specialists and analysts — starts at $62,708 on Step 1, reaches $71,071 at Step 5, and tops out at $81,525 on Step 10, after the 18.93% Davenport locality adjustment is applied to the $52,727 national base rate.
A GS-11 in Davenport — the full performance level for many professional series — starts at $75,871 on Step 1, reaches $85,990 at Step 5, and tops out at $98,638 on Step 10, after the 18.93% Davenport locality adjustment is applied to the $63,795 national base rate.
A GS-12 in Davenport — the journeyman level across much of the federal workforce — starts at $90,937 on Step 1, reaches $103,064 at Step 5, and tops out at $118,221 on Step 10, after the 18.93% Davenport locality adjustment is applied to the $76,463 national base rate.
A GS-13 in Davenport — the most common senior non-supervisory grade — starts at $108,137 on Step 1, reaches $122,556 at Step 5, and tops out at $140,580 on Step 10, after the 18.93% Davenport locality adjustment is applied to the $90,925 national base rate.
A GS-14 in Davenport — the supervisory and senior technical expert level — starts at $127,786 on Step 1, reaches $144,826 at Step 5, and tops out at $166,126 on Step 10, after the 18.93% Davenport locality adjustment is applied to the $107,446 national base rate.
A GS-15 in Davenport — the highest regular grade below the Senior Executive Service — starts at $150,308 on Step 1, reaches $170,351 at Step 5, and tops out at $195,403 on Step 10, after the 18.93% Davenport locality adjustment is applied to the $126,384 national base rate.
All 15 grades and 10 steps for Davenport are in the full table above, and the FERS Estimator converts any Davenport salary into projected lifetime pension income.
Other Midwest locality pay areas, closest to the Davenport rate first. The figure in parentheses is the difference from Davenport’s 18.93% adjustment.
Comparing offers across localities? The GS Pay Calculator models any grade, step, and locality combination, and the FERS Estimator shows what each option is worth as lifetime pension income. See all 58 pay areas for the full list.