MIAMI-PORT ST. LUCIE-FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — 24.67% locality adjustment · Ranks 19th 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 | $28,155 | $29,099 | $30,035 | $30,968 | $31,902 | $32,449 | $33,375 | $34,308 | $34,347 | $35,217 |
| GS-2 | $31,657 | $32,410 | $33,460 | $34,347 | $34,731 | $35,752 | $36,773 | $37,794 | $38,815 | $39,836 |
| GS-3 | $34,544 | $35,696 | $36,847 | $37,999 | $39,151 | $40,303 | $41,455 | $42,607 | $43,759 | $44,911 |
| GS-4 | $38,776 | $40,069 | $41,362 | $42,655 | $43,947 | $45,240 | $46,533 | $47,826 | $49,119 | $50,412 |
| GS-5 | $43,384 | $44,830 | $46,276 | $47,722 | $49,169 | $50,615 | $52,061 | $53,507 | $54,953 | $56,399 |
| GS-6 | $48,361 | $49,973 | $51,585 | $53,197 | $54,809 | $56,421 | $58,033 | $59,645 | $61,257 | $62,869 |
| GS-7 | $53,740 | $55,532 | $57,323 | $59,115 | $60,906 | $62,698 | $64,489 | $66,281 | $68,072 | $69,864 |
| GS-8 | $59,515 | $61,498 | $63,482 | $65,465 | $67,449 | $69,432 | $71,416 | $73,399 | $75,383 | $77,366 |
| GS-9 | $65,735 | $67,926 | $70,118 | $72,310 | $74,502 | $76,693 | $78,885 | $81,077 | $83,268 | $85,460 |
| GS-10 | $72,388 | $74,801 | $77,213 | $79,625 | $82,038 | $84,450 | $86,863 | $89,275 | $91,687 | $94,100 |
| GS-11 | $79,533 | $82,185 | $84,837 | $87,488 | $90,140 | $92,792 | $95,444 | $98,095 | $100,747 | $103,399 |
| GS-12 | $95,326 | $98,504 | $101,682 | $104,860 | $108,038 | $111,216 | $114,393 | $117,571 | $120,749 | $123,927 |
| GS-13 | $113,356 | $117,135 | $120,914 | $124,692 | $128,471 | $132,250 | $136,029 | $139,807 | $143,586 | $147,365 |
| GS-14 | $133,953 | $138,419 | $142,884 | $147,350 | $151,816 | $156,281 | $160,747 | $165,213 | $169,678 | $174,144 |
| GS-15 | $157,563 | $162,815 | $168,068 | $173,320 | $178,572 | $183,825 | $189,077 | $194,329 | $197,200 | $197,200 |
* One or more GS-15 steps are capped at $197,200 (Executive Schedule Level IV, 5 CFR 531.606).
Your Miami 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 MIAMI-PORT ST. LUCIE-FORT LAUDERDALE, FL pay area carries a 24.67% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #19 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $113,356 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $22,431 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 24.67%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the MIAMI-PORT ST. LUCIE-FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 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.