2026 GS Pay Scale — Harrisburg Locality

HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA — 19.43% locality adjustment · Ranks 41th of 58 pay areas

2026 Locality-Adjusted Pay Table

+19.43%
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) · Effective January 2026
All figures are annual salary in USD after 19.43% locality adjustment. Pay cap: $197,200.
Grade Step 1Step 2Step 3 Step 4Step 5Step 6 Step 7Step 8Step 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

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Harrisburg Locality Pay — 2026 Overview

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.

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.

Pay data sourced from OPM Salary Tables. Effective January 2026. Locality-adjusted figures computed as Base × (1 + locality rate) per OPM methodology. Not financial advice. Always verify with your agency HR and OPM for official figures.