HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA — 19.43% locality adjustment · Ranks 41th 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 | $26,972 | $27,876 | $28,773 | $29,666 | $30,561 | $31,085 | $31,973 | $32,866 | $32,903 | $33,737 |
| GS-2 | $30,327 | $31,048 | $32,054 | $32,903 | $33,271 | $34,249 | $35,227 | $36,205 | $37,183 | $38,161 |
| GS-3 | $33,092 | $34,195 | $35,299 | $36,402 | $37,506 | $38,609 | $39,713 | $40,816 | $41,920 | $43,023 |
| GS-4 | $37,146 | $38,385 | $39,623 | $40,862 | $42,100 | $43,339 | $44,577 | $45,816 | $47,054 | $48,293 |
| GS-5 | $41,560 | $42,946 | $44,331 | $45,717 | $47,102 | $48,487 | $49,873 | $51,258 | $52,644 | $54,029 |
| GS-6 | $46,328 | $47,872 | $49,417 | $50,961 | $52,505 | $54,049 | $55,593 | $57,138 | $58,682 | $60,226 |
| GS-7 | $51,481 | $53,198 | $54,914 | $56,630 | $58,346 | $60,063 | $61,779 | $63,495 | $65,211 | $66,927 |
| GS-8 | $57,013 | $58,914 | $60,814 | $62,714 | $64,614 | $66,514 | $68,414 | $70,314 | $72,215 | $74,115 |
| GS-9 | $62,972 | $65,071 | $67,171 | $69,271 | $71,370 | $73,470 | $75,569 | $77,669 | $79,768 | $81,868 |
| GS-10 | $69,346 | $71,657 | $73,968 | $76,279 | $78,590 | $80,901 | $83,212 | $85,523 | $87,834 | $90,145 |
| GS-11 | $76,190 | $78,731 | $81,271 | $83,811 | $86,351 | $88,892 | $91,432 | $93,972 | $96,513 | $99,053 |
| GS-12 | $91,320 | $94,364 | $97,408 | $100,453 | $103,497 | $106,541 | $109,585 | $112,630 | $115,674 | $118,718 |
| GS-13 | $108,592 | $112,212 | $115,832 | $119,451 | $123,071 | $126,691 | $130,311 | $133,931 | $137,551 | $141,171 |
| GS-14 | $128,323 | $132,601 | $136,879 | $141,157 | $145,435 | $149,713 | $153,991 | $158,269 | $162,547 | $166,825 |
| GS-15 | $150,940 | $155,972 | $161,004 | $166,035 | $171,067 | $176,098 | $181,130 | $186,162 | $191,193 | $196,225 |
Your Harrisburg 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 HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA pay area carries a 19.43% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #41 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $108,592 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $17,667 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 19.43%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA 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 Lebanon.
Within the Northeast region, Harrisburg sits 5.83 points below the Northeast average of 25.26%. Measured against the Rest of U.S. baseline (17.06%), a GS-13 Step 1 in Harrisburg earns $2,155 more per year — $108,592 versus $106,437. Across the grade range, Step 1 salaries here run $41,560 at GS-5, $62,972 at GS-9, $108,592 at GS-13, and $150,940 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 Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg — a common entry point for new graduates and many technician roles — starts at $51,481 on Step 1, reaches $58,346 at Step 5, and tops out at $66,927 on Step 10, after the 19.43% Harrisburg locality adjustment is applied to the $43,106 national base rate.
A GS-9 in Harrisburg — the typical first promotion step for specialists and analysts — starts at $62,972 on Step 1, reaches $71,370 at Step 5, and tops out at $81,868 on Step 10, after the 19.43% Harrisburg locality adjustment is applied to the $52,727 national base rate.
A GS-11 in Harrisburg — the full performance level for many professional series — starts at $76,190 on Step 1, reaches $86,351 at Step 5, and tops out at $99,053 on Step 10, after the 19.43% Harrisburg locality adjustment is applied to the $63,795 national base rate.
A GS-12 in Harrisburg — the journeyman level across much of the federal workforce — starts at $91,320 on Step 1, reaches $103,497 at Step 5, and tops out at $118,718 on Step 10, after the 19.43% Harrisburg locality adjustment is applied to the $76,463 national base rate.
A GS-13 in Harrisburg — the most common senior non-supervisory grade — starts at $108,592 on Step 1, reaches $123,071 at Step 5, and tops out at $141,171 on Step 10, after the 19.43% Harrisburg locality adjustment is applied to the $90,925 national base rate.
A GS-14 in Harrisburg — the supervisory and senior technical expert level — starts at $128,323 on Step 1, reaches $145,435 at Step 5, and tops out at $166,825 on Step 10, after the 19.43% Harrisburg locality adjustment is applied to the $107,446 national base rate.
A GS-15 in Harrisburg — the highest regular grade below the Senior Executive Service — starts at $150,940 on Step 1, reaches $171,067 at Step 5, and tops out at $196,225 on Step 10, after the 19.43% Harrisburg locality adjustment is applied to the $126,384 national base rate.
All 15 grades and 10 steps for Harrisburg are in the full table above, and the FERS Estimator converts any Harrisburg salary into projected lifetime pension income.
Other Northeast locality pay areas, closest to the Harrisburg rate first. The figure in parentheses is the difference from Harrisburg’s 19.43% 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.