LAS VEGAS-HENDERSON, NV-AZ — 19.57% locality adjustment · Ranks 39th 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 | $27,004 | $27,909 | $28,807 | $29,701 | $30,597 | $31,122 | $32,010 | $32,904 | $32,942 | $33,776 |
| GS-2 | $30,362 | $31,085 | $32,091 | $32,942 | $33,310 | $34,289 | $35,268 | $36,248 | $37,227 | $38,206 |
| GS-3 | $33,130 | $34,235 | $35,340 | $36,445 | $37,550 | $38,655 | $39,759 | $40,864 | $41,969 | $43,074 |
| GS-4 | $37,190 | $38,430 | $39,670 | $40,910 | $42,150 | $43,390 | $44,630 | $45,869 | $47,109 | $48,349 |
| GS-5 | $41,609 | $42,996 | $44,383 | $45,770 | $47,157 | $48,544 | $49,931 | $51,318 | $52,705 | $54,092 |
| GS-6 | $46,382 | $47,928 | $49,474 | $51,021 | $52,567 | $54,113 | $55,659 | $57,205 | $58,751 | $60,297 |
| GS-7 | $51,542 | $53,260 | $54,978 | $56,697 | $58,415 | $60,133 | $61,851 | $63,569 | $65,288 | $67,006 |
| GS-8 | $57,080 | $58,983 | $60,885 | $62,787 | $64,690 | $66,592 | $68,494 | $70,397 | $72,299 | $74,202 |
| GS-9 | $63,046 | $65,148 | $67,250 | $69,352 | $71,454 | $73,556 | $75,658 | $77,760 | $79,862 | $81,964 |
| GS-10 | $69,427 | $71,741 | $74,054 | $76,368 | $78,682 | $80,996 | $83,309 | $85,623 | $87,937 | $90,250 |
| GS-11 | $76,280 | $78,823 | $81,366 | $83,909 | $86,453 | $88,996 | $91,539 | $94,082 | $96,626 | $99,169 |
| GS-12 | $91,427 | $94,475 | $97,522 | $100,570 | $103,618 | $106,666 | $109,714 | $112,762 | $115,810 | $118,857 |
| GS-13 | $108,719 | $112,343 | $115,967 | $119,592 | $123,216 | $126,840 | $130,464 | $134,088 | $137,712 | $141,337 |
| GS-14 | $128,473 | $132,756 | $137,039 | $141,322 | $145,605 | $149,888 | $154,171 | $158,454 | $162,737 | $167,020 |
| GS-15 | $151,117 | $156,155 | $161,192 | $166,230 | $171,267 | $176,305 | $181,342 | $186,380 | $191,417 | $196,455 |
Your Las Vegas 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 LAS VEGAS-HENDERSON, NV-AZ pay area carries a 19.57% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #39 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $108,719 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $17,794 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 19.57%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the LAS VEGAS-HENDERSON, NV-AZ geographic area as defined by OPM. Locality adjustments are effective each January alongside the across-the-board base pay increase.
Within the Mountain West region, Las Vegas sits 1.55 points below the Mountain West average of 21.12%. Measured against the Rest of U.S. baseline (17.06%), a GS-13 Step 1 in Las Vegas earns $2,282 more per year — $108,719 versus $106,437. Across the grade range, Step 1 salaries here run $41,609 at GS-5, $63,046 at GS-9, $108,719 at GS-13, and $151,117 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 Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas — a common entry point for new graduates and many technician roles — starts at $51,542 on Step 1, reaches $58,415 at Step 5, and tops out at $67,006 on Step 10, after the 19.57% Las Vegas locality adjustment is applied to the $43,106 national base rate.
A GS-9 in Las Vegas — the typical first promotion step for specialists and analysts — starts at $63,046 on Step 1, reaches $71,454 at Step 5, and tops out at $81,964 on Step 10, after the 19.57% Las Vegas locality adjustment is applied to the $52,727 national base rate.
A GS-11 in Las Vegas — the full performance level for many professional series — starts at $76,280 on Step 1, reaches $86,453 at Step 5, and tops out at $99,169 on Step 10, after the 19.57% Las Vegas locality adjustment is applied to the $63,795 national base rate.
A GS-12 in Las Vegas — the journeyman level across much of the federal workforce — starts at $91,427 on Step 1, reaches $103,618 at Step 5, and tops out at $118,857 on Step 10, after the 19.57% Las Vegas locality adjustment is applied to the $76,463 national base rate.
A GS-13 in Las Vegas — the most common senior non-supervisory grade — starts at $108,719 on Step 1, reaches $123,216 at Step 5, and tops out at $141,337 on Step 10, after the 19.57% Las Vegas locality adjustment is applied to the $90,925 national base rate.
A GS-14 in Las Vegas — the supervisory and senior technical expert level — starts at $128,473 on Step 1, reaches $145,605 at Step 5, and tops out at $167,020 on Step 10, after the 19.57% Las Vegas locality adjustment is applied to the $107,446 national base rate.
A GS-15 in Las Vegas — the highest regular grade below the Senior Executive Service — starts at $151,117 on Step 1, reaches $171,267 at Step 5, and tops out at $196,455 on Step 10, after the 19.57% Las Vegas locality adjustment is applied to the $126,384 national base rate.
All 15 grades and 10 steps for Las Vegas are in the full table above, and the FERS Estimator converts any Las Vegas salary into projected lifetime pension income.
Other Mountain West locality pay areas, closest to the Las Vegas rate first. The figure in parentheses is the difference from Las Vegas’s 19.57% 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.