STATE OF HAWAII — 22.21% locality adjustment · Ranks 27th 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 | $27,600 | $28,525 | $29,443 | $30,357 | $31,272 | $31,809 | $32,717 | $33,631 | $33,669 | $34,522 |
| GS-2 | $31,033 | $31,771 | $32,800 | $33,669 | $34,045 | $35,046 | $36,047 | $37,048 | $38,049 | $39,050 |
| GS-3 | $33,862 | $34,991 | $36,120 | $37,250 | $38,379 | $39,508 | $40,637 | $41,766 | $42,896 | $44,025 |
| GS-4 | $38,011 | $39,278 | $40,546 | $41,813 | $43,080 | $44,348 | $45,615 | $46,882 | $48,150 | $49,417 |
| GS-5 | $42,528 | $43,945 | $45,363 | $46,781 | $48,198 | $49,616 | $51,034 | $52,451 | $53,869 | $55,287 |
| GS-6 | $47,406 | $48,987 | $50,567 | $52,147 | $53,727 | $55,307 | $56,888 | $58,468 | $60,048 | $61,628 |
| GS-7 | $52,680 | $54,436 | $56,192 | $57,948 | $59,704 | $61,461 | $63,217 | $64,973 | $66,729 | $68,485 |
| GS-8 | $58,341 | $60,285 | $62,229 | $64,174 | $66,118 | $68,062 | $70,007 | $71,951 | $73,895 | $75,840 |
| GS-9 | $64,438 | $66,586 | $68,735 | $70,883 | $73,031 | $75,180 | $77,328 | $79,477 | $81,625 | $83,774 |
| GS-10 | $70,960 | $73,325 | $75,690 | $78,054 | $80,419 | $82,784 | $85,149 | $87,513 | $89,878 | $92,243 |
| GS-11 | $77,964 | $80,563 | $83,163 | $85,762 | $88,361 | $90,961 | $93,560 | $96,160 | $98,759 | $101,359 |
| GS-12 | $93,445 | $96,561 | $99,676 | $102,791 | $105,906 | $109,021 | $112,136 | $115,251 | $118,366 | $121,482 |
| GS-13 | $111,119 | $114,824 | $118,528 | $122,232 | $125,936 | $129,640 | $133,345 | $137,049 | $140,753 | $144,457 |
| GS-14 | $131,310 | $135,687 | $140,065 | $144,442 | $148,820 | $153,198 | $157,575 | $161,953 | $166,330 | $170,708 |
| GS-15 | $154,454 | $159,603 | $164,751 | $169,900 | $175,049 | $180,197 | $185,346 | $190,495 | $195,644 | $197,200* |
* One or more steps are capped at $197,200 (Executive Schedule Level IV, 5 CFR 531.606).
Your Hawaii 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 HAWAII pay area carries a 22.21% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #27 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $111,119 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $20,194 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 22.21%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the STATE OF HAWAII 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 the State of Hawaii and Honolulu.
Within the Pacific & Non-Contiguous region, Hawaii sits 7.18 points below the Pacific & Non-Contiguous average of 29.39%. Measured against the Rest of U.S. baseline (17.06%), a GS-13 Step 1 in Hawaii earns $4,682 more per year — $111,119 versus $106,437. Across the grade range, Step 1 salaries here run $42,528 at GS-5, $64,438 at GS-9, $111,119 at GS-13, and $154,454 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. In Hawaii, GS-15 step 10 is capped at $197,200, so the published step increases stop translating into real pay at that point. 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 Hawaii — a common entry point for new graduates and many technician roles — starts at $52,680 on Step 1, reaches $59,704 at Step 5, and tops out at $68,485 on Step 10, after the 22.21% Hawaii locality adjustment is applied to the $43,106 national base rate.
A GS-9 in Hawaii — the typical first promotion step for specialists and analysts — starts at $64,438 on Step 1, reaches $73,031 at Step 5, and tops out at $83,774 on Step 10, after the 22.21% Hawaii locality adjustment is applied to the $52,727 national base rate.
A GS-11 in Hawaii — the full performance level for many professional series — starts at $77,964 on Step 1, reaches $88,361 at Step 5, and tops out at $101,359 on Step 10, after the 22.21% Hawaii locality adjustment is applied to the $63,795 national base rate.
A GS-12 in Hawaii — the journeyman level across much of the federal workforce — starts at $93,445 on Step 1, reaches $105,906 at Step 5, and tops out at $121,482 on Step 10, after the 22.21% Hawaii locality adjustment is applied to the $76,463 national base rate.
A GS-13 in Hawaii — the most common senior non-supervisory grade — starts at $111,119 on Step 1, reaches $125,936 at Step 5, and tops out at $144,457 on Step 10, after the 22.21% Hawaii locality adjustment is applied to the $90,925 national base rate.
A GS-14 in Hawaii — the supervisory and senior technical expert level — starts at $131,310 on Step 1, reaches $148,820 at Step 5, and tops out at $170,708 on Step 10, after the 22.21% Hawaii locality adjustment is applied to the $107,446 national base rate.
A GS-15 in Hawaii — the highest regular grade below the Senior Executive Service — starts at $154,454 on Step 1, reaches $175,049 at Step 5, and tops out at $197,200 on Step 10, after the 22.21% Hawaii locality adjustment is applied to the $126,384 national base rate. Step 10 pay in Hawaii is held down by the $197,200 statutory cap.
All 15 grades and 10 steps for Hawaii are in the full table above, and the FERS Estimator converts any Hawaii salary into projected lifetime pension income.
Other Pacific & Non-Contiguous locality pay areas, closest to the Hawaii rate first. The figure in parentheses is the difference from Hawaii’s 22.21% 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.