RENO-FERNLEY, NV — 17.52% locality adjustment · Ranks 57th 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 | $26,541 | $27,430 | $28,313 | $29,192 | $30,072 | $30,588 | $31,461 | $32,340 | $32,377 | $33,197 |
| GS-2 | $29,842 | $30,552 | $31,541 | $32,377 | $32,739 | $33,701 | $34,664 | $35,626 | $36,589 | $37,551 |
| GS-3 | $32,562 | $33,648 | $34,734 | $35,820 | $36,906 | $37,992 | $39,078 | $40,164 | $41,250 | $42,335 |
| GS-4 | $36,552 | $37,771 | $38,990 | $40,208 | $41,427 | $42,646 | $43,864 | $45,083 | $46,302 | $47,520 |
| GS-5 | $40,896 | $42,259 | $43,622 | $44,985 | $46,349 | $47,712 | $49,075 | $50,438 | $51,802 | $53,165 |
| GS-6 | $45,587 | $47,107 | $48,626 | $50,146 | $51,665 | $53,185 | $54,704 | $56,224 | $57,743 | $59,263 |
| GS-7 | $50,658 | $52,347 | $54,036 | $55,724 | $57,413 | $59,102 | $60,791 | $62,480 | $64,168 | $65,857 |
| GS-8 | $56,102 | $57,971 | $59,841 | $61,711 | $63,581 | $65,450 | $67,320 | $69,190 | $71,060 | $72,929 |
| GS-9 | $61,965 | $64,031 | $66,097 | $68,163 | $70,229 | $72,295 | $74,361 | $76,427 | $78,493 | $80,559 |
| GS-10 | $68,237 | $70,511 | $72,785 | $75,059 | $77,333 | $79,607 | $81,881 | $84,155 | $86,429 | $88,703 |
| GS-11 | $74,972 | $77,472 | $79,971 | $82,471 | $84,970 | $87,470 | $89,970 | $92,469 | $94,969 | $97,469 |
| GS-12 | $89,859 | $92,855 | $95,850 | $98,846 | $101,842 | $104,837 | $107,833 | $110,828 | $113,824 | $116,820 |
| GS-13 | $106,855 | $110,417 | $113,979 | $117,541 | $121,103 | $124,665 | $128,227 | $131,789 | $135,351 | $138,913 |
| GS-14 | $126,271 | $130,480 | $134,690 | $138,899 | $143,109 | $147,318 | $151,528 | $155,738 | $159,947 | $164,157 |
| GS-15 | $148,526 | $153,478 | $158,429 | $163,380 | $168,331 | $173,282 | $178,233 | $183,184 | $188,135 | $193,087 |
Your Reno 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 RENO-FERNLEY, NV pay area carries a 17.52% locality adjustment for 2026, making it one of the lowest federal pay areas (#57 of 58). A GS-13 Step 1 employee here earns $106,855 annually, compared to $90,925 in the national base table — a difference of $15,930 per year.
Locality pay is calculated as: Base Pay × (1 + 17.52%). The resulting salary applies to all General Schedule employees assigned to a duty station within the RENO-FERNLEY, NV 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.