PALM BAY-MELBOURNE-TITUSVILLE, FL — 17.93% locality adjustment · Ranks 52th 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 | $26,633 | $27,526 | $28,412 | $29,294 | $30,177 | $30,695 | $31,571 | $32,453 | $32,490 | $33,313 |
| GS-2 | $29,946 | $30,658 | $31,651 | $32,490 | $32,853 | $33,819 | $34,785 | $35,750 | $36,716 | $37,682 |
| GS-3 | $32,676 | $33,766 | $34,855 | $35,945 | $37,035 | $38,124 | $39,214 | $40,304 | $41,393 | $42,483 |
| GS-4 | $36,680 | $37,903 | $39,126 | $40,349 | $41,572 | $42,794 | $44,017 | $45,240 | $46,463 | $47,686 |
| GS-5 | $41,038 | $42,406 | $43,774 | $45,142 | $46,510 | $47,878 | $49,246 | $50,614 | $51,982 | $53,350 |
| GS-6 | $45,746 | $47,271 | $48,796 | $50,321 | $51,846 | $53,370 | $54,895 | $56,420 | $57,945 | $59,470 |
| GS-7 | $50,835 | $52,530 | $54,224 | $55,919 | $57,614 | $59,308 | $61,003 | $62,697 | $64,392 | $66,087 |
| GS-8 | $56,297 | $58,174 | $60,050 | $61,926 | $63,802 | $65,679 | $67,555 | $69,431 | $71,308 | $73,184 |
| GS-9 | $62,181 | $64,254 | $66,327 | $68,401 | $70,474 | $72,547 | $74,620 | $76,693 | $78,767 | $80,840 |
| GS-10 | $68,475 | $70,757 | $73,039 | $75,321 | $77,603 | $79,885 | $82,167 | $84,448 | $86,730 | $89,012 |
| GS-11 | $75,233 | $77,742 | $80,250 | $82,759 | $85,267 | $87,775 | $90,284 | $92,792 | $95,300 | $97,809 |
| GS-12 | $90,173 | $93,179 | $96,185 | $99,191 | $102,197 | $105,203 | $108,209 | $111,215 | $114,221 | $117,227 |
| GS-13 | $107,228 | $110,802 | $114,377 | $117,951 | $121,526 | $125,100 | $128,675 | $132,249 | $135,824 | $139,398 |
| GS-14 | $126,711 | $130,935 | $135,160 | $139,384 | $143,608 | $147,832 | $152,057 | $156,281 | $160,505 | $164,729 |
| GS-15 | $149,045 | $154,013 | $158,981 | $163,950 | $168,918 | $173,887 | $178,855 | $183,823 | $188,792 | $193,760 |
Your Palm Bay 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 PALM BAY-MELBOURNE-TITUSVILLE, FL pay area carries a 17.93% locality adjustment for 2026, making it #52 out of 58 OPM-defined pay areas. A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $107,228 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $16,303 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 17.93%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the PALM BAY-MELBOURNE-TITUSVILLE, FL 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 Melbourne and the Space Coast.
Within the Southeast region, Palm Bay sits 4.42 points below the Southeast average of 22.35%. Measured against the Rest of U.S. baseline (17.06%), a GS-13 Step 1 in Palm Bay earns $791 more per year — $107,228 versus $106,437. Across the grade range, Step 1 salaries here run $41,038 at GS-5, $62,181 at GS-9, $107,228 at GS-13, and $149,045 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 Palm Bay, 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 Palm Bay — a common entry point for new graduates and many technician roles — starts at $50,835 on Step 1, reaches $57,614 at Step 5, and tops out at $66,087 on Step 10, after the 17.93% Palm Bay locality adjustment is applied to the $43,106 national base rate.
A GS-9 in Palm Bay — the typical first promotion step for specialists and analysts — starts at $62,181 on Step 1, reaches $70,474 at Step 5, and tops out at $80,840 on Step 10, after the 17.93% Palm Bay locality adjustment is applied to the $52,727 national base rate.
A GS-11 in Palm Bay — the full performance level for many professional series — starts at $75,233 on Step 1, reaches $85,267 at Step 5, and tops out at $97,809 on Step 10, after the 17.93% Palm Bay locality adjustment is applied to the $63,795 national base rate.
A GS-12 in Palm Bay — the journeyman level across much of the federal workforce — starts at $90,173 on Step 1, reaches $102,197 at Step 5, and tops out at $117,227 on Step 10, after the 17.93% Palm Bay locality adjustment is applied to the $76,463 national base rate.
A GS-13 in Palm Bay — the most common senior non-supervisory grade — starts at $107,228 on Step 1, reaches $121,526 at Step 5, and tops out at $139,398 on Step 10, after the 17.93% Palm Bay locality adjustment is applied to the $90,925 national base rate.
A GS-14 in Palm Bay — the supervisory and senior technical expert level — starts at $126,711 on Step 1, reaches $143,608 at Step 5, and tops out at $164,729 on Step 10, after the 17.93% Palm Bay locality adjustment is applied to the $107,446 national base rate.
A GS-15 in Palm Bay — the highest regular grade below the Senior Executive Service — starts at $149,045 on Step 1, reaches $168,918 at Step 5, and tops out at $193,760 on Step 10, after the 17.93% Palm Bay locality adjustment is applied to the $126,384 national base rate.
All 15 grades and 10 steps for Palm Bay are in the full table above, and the FERS Estimator converts any Palm Bay salary into projected lifetime pension income.
Other Southeast locality pay areas, closest to the Palm Bay rate first. The figure in parentheses is the difference from Palm Bay’s 17.93% 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.