OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA — 18.23% locality adjustment · Ranks 49th 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 | $26,701 | $27,596 | $28,484 | $29,368 | $30,254 | $30,773 | $31,651 | $32,536 | $32,572 | $33,398 |
| GS-2 | $30,022 | $30,736 | $31,732 | $32,572 | $32,937 | $33,905 | $34,873 | $35,841 | $36,810 | $37,778 |
| GS-3 | $32,759 | $33,852 | $34,944 | $36,037 | $37,129 | $38,221 | $39,314 | $40,406 | $41,499 | $42,591 |
| GS-4 | $36,773 | $37,999 | $39,225 | $40,451 | $41,677 | $42,903 | $44,129 | $45,355 | $46,581 | $47,807 |
| GS-5 | $41,143 | $42,514 | $43,886 | $45,257 | $46,629 | $48,000 | $49,372 | $50,743 | $52,115 | $53,486 |
| GS-6 | $45,863 | $47,391 | $48,920 | $50,449 | $51,977 | $53,506 | $55,035 | $56,564 | $58,092 | $59,621 |
| GS-7 | $50,964 | $52,663 | $54,362 | $56,061 | $57,760 | $59,459 | $61,158 | $62,857 | $64,556 | $66,255 |
| GS-8 | $56,441 | $58,322 | $60,203 | $62,084 | $63,965 | $65,846 | $67,727 | $69,608 | $71,489 | $73,370 |
| GS-9 | $62,339 | $64,418 | $66,496 | $68,575 | $70,653 | $72,732 | $74,810 | $76,889 | $78,967 | $81,045 |
| GS-10 | $68,649 | $70,937 | $73,225 | $75,512 | $77,800 | $80,088 | $82,376 | $84,663 | $86,951 | $89,239 |
| GS-11 | $75,425 | $77,940 | $80,454 | $82,969 | $85,484 | $87,999 | $90,513 | $93,028 | $95,543 | $98,058 |
| GS-12 | $90,402 | $93,416 | $96,430 | $99,443 | $102,457 | $105,471 | $108,484 | $111,498 | $114,512 | $117,525 |
| GS-13 | $107,501 | $111,084 | $114,668 | $118,251 | $121,835 | $125,418 | $129,002 | $132,585 | $136,169 | $139,753 |
| GS-14 | $127,033 | $131,268 | $135,503 | $139,738 | $143,973 | $148,208 | $152,443 | $156,678 | $160,913 | $165,148 |
| GS-15 | $149,424 | $154,405 | $159,386 | $164,367 | $169,348 | $174,329 | $179,310 | $184,291 | $189,272 | $194,253 |
Your Omaha 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 OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA pay area carries a 18.23% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #49 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $107,501 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $16,576 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 18.23%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA 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.