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.
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.