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Salary Table 2026-BOS

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 32.58%

For the Locality Pay Area of Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT

Total Increase: 1%

Effective January 2026

Hourly Basic (B) Rates by Grade and Step

Hourly Title 5 Overtime (O) Rates for FLSA-Exempt Employees by Grade and Step

Grade B/O Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 B 14.35 14.83 15.30 15.78 16.26 16.53 17.01 17.48 17.50 17.94
O 21.53 22.25 22.95 23.67 24.39 24.80 25.52 26.22 26.25 26.91
2 B 16.13 16.52 17.05 17.50 17.70 18.22 18.74 19.26 19.78 20.30
O 24.20 24.78 25.58 26.25 26.55 27.33 28.11 28.89 29.67 30.45
3 B 17.60 18.19 18.78 19.36 19.95 20.54 21.12 21.71 22.30 22.89
O 26.40 27.29 28.17 29.04 29.93 30.81 31.68 32.57 33.45 34.34
4 B 19.76 20.42 21.08 21.74 22.39 23.05 23.71 24.37 25.03 25.69
O 29.64 30.63 31.62 32.61 33.59 34.58 35.57 36.56 37.55 38.54
5 B 22.11 22.84 23.58 24.32 25.05 25.79 26.53 27.26 28.00 28.74
O 33.17 34.26 35.37 36.48 37.58 38.69 39.80 40.89 42.00 43.11
6 B 24.64 25.46 26.29 27.11 27.93 28.75 29.57 30.39 31.21 32.03
O 36.96 38.19 39.44 40.67 41.90 43.13 44.36 45.59 46.82 48.05
7 B 27.38 28.30 29.21 30.12 31.04 31.95 32.86 33.77 34.69 35.60
O 41.07 42.45 43.82 45.18 46.56 47.93 49.29 50.66 52.04 53.40
8 B 30.33 31.34 32.35 33.36 34.37 35.38 36.39 37.40 38.41 39.42
O 45.50 47.01 48.53 50.04 51.56 53.07 54.59 55.34 55.34 55.34
9 B 33.50 34.61 35.73 36.85 37.96 39.08 40.20 41.31 42.43 43.55
O 50.25 51.92 53.60 55.28 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34
10 B 36.89 38.12 39.34 40.57 41.80 43.03 44.26 45.49 46.72 47.95
O 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34
11 B 40.53 41.88 43.23 44.58 45.93 47.28 48.63 49.99 51.34 52.69
O 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34
12 B 48.57 50.19 51.81 53.43 55.05 56.67 58.29 59.91 61.53 63.15
O 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 55.34 56.67 58.29 59.91 61.53 63.15
13 B 57.76 59.69 61.61 63.54 65.46 67.39 69.31 71.24 73.17 75.09
O 57.76 59.69 61.61 63.54 65.46 67.39 69.31 71.24 73.17 75.09
14 B 68.26 70.53 72.81 75.08 77.36 79.63 81.91 84.19 86.46 88.74
O 68.26 70.53 72.81 75.08 77.36 79.63 81.91 84.19 86.46 88.74
15 B 80.29 82.96 85.64 88.32 90.99 93.67 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 80.29 82.96 85.64 88.32 90.99 93.67 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49

* Rate limited to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5304 (g)(1)).

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