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Salary Table 2026-DCB

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 33.94%

For the Locality Pay Area of Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

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 14.49 14.98 15.46 15.94 16.42 16.70 17.18 17.66 17.68 18.13
O 21.74 22.47 23.19 23.91 24.63 25.05 25.77 26.49 26.52 27.20
2 B 16.30 16.68 17.22 17.68 17.88 18.40 18.93 19.46 19.98 20.51
O 24.45 25.02 25.83 26.52 26.82 27.60 28.40 29.19 29.97 30.77
3 B 17.78 18.38 18.97 19.56 20.15 20.75 21.34 21.93 22.53 23.12
O 26.67 27.57 28.46 29.34 30.23 31.13 32.01 32.90 33.80 34.68
4 B 19.96 20.63 21.29 21.96 22.62 23.29 23.95 24.62 25.29 25.95
O 29.94 30.95 31.94 32.94 33.93 34.94 35.93 36.93 37.94 38.93
5 B 22.33 23.08 23.82 24.57 25.31 26.06 26.80 27.54 28.29 29.03
O 33.50 34.62 35.73 36.86 37.97 39.09 40.20 41.31 42.44 43.55
6 B 24.90 25.73 26.55 27.38 28.21 29.04 29.87 30.70 31.53 32.36
O 37.35 38.60 39.83 41.07 42.32 43.56 44.81 46.05 47.30 48.54
7 B 27.66 28.59 29.51 30.43 31.35 32.28 33.20 34.12 35.04 35.97
O 41.49 42.89 44.27 45.65 47.03 48.42 49.80 51.18 52.56 53.96
8 B 30.64 31.66 32.68 33.70 34.72 35.74 36.76 37.78 38.81 39.83
O 45.96 47.49 49.02 50.55 52.08 53.61 55.14 55.89 55.89 55.89
9 B 33.84 34.97 36.10 37.22 38.35 39.48 40.61 41.74 42.87 43.99
O 50.76 52.46 54.15 55.83 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89
10 B 37.26 38.51 39.75 40.99 42.23 43.47 44.72 45.96 47.20 48.44
O 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89
11 B 40.94 42.31 43.67 45.04 46.40 47.77 49.13 50.50 51.86 53.23
O 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89
12 B 49.07 50.71 52.34 53.98 55.62 57.25 58.89 60.52 62.16 63.80
O 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 55.89 57.25 58.89 60.52 62.16 63.80
13 B 58.35 60.30 62.24 64.19 66.14 68.08 70.03 71.97 73.92 75.86
O 58.35 60.30 62.24 64.19 66.14 68.08 70.03 71.97 73.92 75.86
14 B 68.96 71.26 73.55 75.85 78.15 80.45 82.75 85.05 87.35 89.65
O 68.96 71.26 73.55 75.85 78.15 80.45 82.75 85.05 87.35 89.65
15 B 81.11 83.82 86.52 89.22 91.93 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 81.11 83.82 86.52 89.22 91.93 94.49 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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