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Salary Table 2026-DEN

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 30.52%

For the Locality Pay Area of Denver-Aurora, CO

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 14.12 14.60 15.07 15.53 16.00 16.28 16.74 17.21 17.23 17.67
O 21.18 21.90 22.61 23.30 24.00 24.42 25.11 25.82 25.85 26.51
2 B 15.88 16.26 16.78 17.23 17.42 17.93 18.45 18.96 19.47 19.98
O 23.82 24.39 25.17 25.85 26.13 26.90 27.68 28.44 29.21 29.97
3 B 17.33 17.91 18.48 19.06 19.64 20.22 20.80 21.37 21.95 22.53
O 26.00 26.87 27.72 28.59 29.46 30.33 31.20 32.06 32.93 33.80
4 B 19.45 20.10 20.75 21.40 22.05 22.69 23.34 23.99 24.64 25.29
O 29.18 30.15 31.13 32.10 33.08 34.04 35.01 35.99 36.96 37.94
5 B 21.76 22.49 23.21 23.94 24.67 25.39 26.12 26.84 27.57 28.29
O 32.64 33.74 34.82 35.91 37.01 38.09 39.18 40.26 41.36 42.44
6 B 24.26 25.07 25.88 26.69 27.49 28.30 29.11 29.92 30.73 31.54
O 36.39 37.61 38.82 40.04 41.24 42.45 43.67 44.88 46.10 47.31
7 B 26.96 27.86 28.76 29.65 30.55 31.45 32.35 33.25 34.15 35.05
O 40.44 41.79 43.14 44.48 45.83 47.18 48.53 49.88 51.23 52.58
8 B 29.86 30.85 31.85 32.84 33.84 34.83 35.83 36.82 37.82 38.81
O 44.79 46.28 47.78 49.26 50.76 52.25 53.75 54.47 54.47 54.47
9 B 32.98 34.07 35.17 36.27 37.37 38.47 39.57 40.67 41.77 42.87
O 49.47 51.11 52.76 54.41 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47
10 B 36.31 37.52 38.73 39.94 41.15 42.36 43.57 44.78 45.99 47.20
O 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47
11 B 39.90 41.23 42.56 43.89 45.22 46.55 47.88 49.21 50.54 51.87
O 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47
12 B 47.82 49.41 51.01 52.60 54.20 55.79 57.38 58.98 60.57 62.17
O 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 54.47 55.79 57.38 58.98 60.57 62.17
13 B 56.86 58.76 60.66 62.55 64.45 66.34 68.24 70.13 72.03 73.92
O 56.86 58.76 60.66 62.55 64.45 66.34 68.24 70.13 72.03 73.92
14 B 67.20 69.44 71.68 73.92 76.16 78.40 80.64 82.88 85.12 87.36
O 67.20 69.44 71.68 73.92 76.16 78.40 80.64 82.88 85.12 87.36
15 B 79.04 81.67 84.31 86.94 89.58 92.21 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 79.04 81.67 84.31 86.94 89.58 92.21 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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