HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN — 21.91% locality adjustment · Ranks 30th 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 | $27,532 | $28,455 | $29,371 | $30,282 | $31,196 | $31,731 | $32,637 | $33,548 | $33,586 | $34,437 |
| GS-2 | $30,957 | $31,693 | $32,719 | $33,586 | $33,962 | $34,960 | $35,959 | $36,957 | $37,955 | $38,954 |
| GS-3 | $33,779 | $34,905 | $36,032 | $37,158 | $38,285 | $39,411 | $40,538 | $41,664 | $42,790 | $43,917 |
| GS-4 | $37,918 | $39,182 | $40,446 | $41,710 | $42,974 | $44,239 | $45,503 | $46,767 | $48,031 | $49,296 |
| GS-5 | $42,423 | $43,838 | $45,252 | $46,666 | $48,080 | $49,494 | $50,908 | $52,323 | $53,737 | $55,151 |
| GS-6 | $47,290 | $48,866 | $50,443 | $52,019 | $53,595 | $55,172 | $56,748 | $58,324 | $59,900 | $61,477 |
| GS-7 | $52,551 | $54,302 | $56,054 | $57,806 | $59,558 | $61,310 | $63,062 | $64,813 | $66,565 | $68,317 |
| GS-8 | $58,197 | $60,137 | $62,077 | $64,016 | $65,956 | $67,895 | $69,835 | $71,775 | $73,714 | $75,654 |
| GS-9 | $64,279 | $66,423 | $68,566 | $70,709 | $72,852 | $74,995 | $77,139 | $79,282 | $81,425 | $83,568 |
| GS-10 | $70,786 | $73,145 | $75,504 | $77,863 | $80,222 | $82,581 | $84,940 | $87,299 | $89,657 | $92,016 |
| GS-11 | $77,772 | $80,366 | $82,959 | $85,552 | $88,145 | $90,738 | $93,331 | $95,924 | $98,517 | $101,110 |
| GS-12 | $93,216 | $96,324 | $99,431 | $102,539 | $105,646 | $108,753 | $111,861 | $114,968 | $118,076 | $121,183 |
| GS-13 | $110,847 | $114,542 | $118,237 | $121,932 | $125,627 | $129,322 | $133,017 | $136,712 | $140,407 | $144,102 |
| GS-14 | $130,987 | $135,354 | $139,721 | $144,088 | $148,455 | $152,821 | $157,188 | $161,555 | $165,922 | $170,289 |
| GS-15 | $154,075 | $159,211 | $164,347 | $169,483 | $174,619 | $179,755 | $184,891 | $190,027 | $195,163 | $197,200 |
* One or more GS-15 steps are capped at $197,200 (Executive Schedule Level IV, 5 CFR 531.606).
Your Huntsville 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 HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN pay area carries a 21.91% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #30 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $110,847 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $19,922 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 21.91%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR, AL-TN 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.