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Salary Table 2026-RA

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 22.24%

For the Locality Pay Area of Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC

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 13.23 13.67 14.11 14.55 14.99 15.25 15.68 16.12 16.14 16.55
O 19.85 20.51 21.17 21.83 22.49 22.88 23.52 24.18 24.21 24.83
2 B 14.87 15.23 15.72 16.14 16.32 16.80 17.28 17.76 18.24 18.72
O 22.31 22.85 23.58 24.21 24.48 25.20 25.92 26.64 27.36 28.08
3 B 16.23 16.77 17.31 17.85 18.39 18.94 19.48 20.02 20.56 21.10
O 24.35 25.16 25.97 26.78 27.59 28.41 29.22 30.03 30.84 31.65
4 B 18.22 18.83 19.43 20.04 20.65 21.25 21.86 22.47 23.08 23.68
O 27.33 28.25 29.15 30.06 30.98 31.88 32.79 33.71 34.62 35.52
5 B 20.38 21.06 21.74 22.42 23.10 23.78 24.46 25.14 25.82 26.50
O 30.57 31.59 32.61 33.63 34.65 35.67 36.69 37.71 38.73 39.75
6 B 22.72 23.48 24.24 24.99 25.75 26.51 27.26 28.02 28.78 29.54
O 34.08 35.22 36.36 37.49 38.63 39.77 40.89 42.03 43.17 44.31
7 B 25.25 26.09 26.93 27.77 28.61 29.46 30.30 31.14 31.98 32.82
O 37.88 39.14 40.40 41.66 42.92 44.19 45.45 46.71 47.97 49.23
8 B 27.96 28.89 29.83 30.76 31.69 32.62 33.55 34.48 35.42 36.35
O 41.94 43.34 44.75 46.14 47.54 48.93 50.33 51.02 51.02 51.02
9 B 30.88 31.91 32.94 33.97 35.00 36.03 37.06 38.09 39.12 40.15
O 46.32 47.87 49.41 50.96 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02
10 B 34.01 35.14 36.28 37.41 38.54 39.68 40.81 41.94 43.08 44.21
O 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02
11 B 37.37 38.61 39.86 41.10 42.35 43.60 44.84 46.09 47.33 48.58
O 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02
12 B 44.79 46.28 47.77 49.26 50.76 52.25 53.74 55.24 56.73 58.22
O 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 51.02 52.25 53.74 55.24 56.73 58.22
13 B 53.26 55.03 56.81 58.58 60.36 62.13 63.91 65.68 67.46 69.23
O 53.26 55.03 56.81 58.58 60.36 62.13 63.91 65.68 67.46 69.23
14 B 62.93 65.03 67.13 69.23 71.33 73.42 75.52 77.62 79.72 81.82
O 62.93 65.03 67.13 69.23 71.33 73.42 75.52 77.62 79.72 81.82
15 B 74.03 76.49 78.96 81.43 83.90 86.36 88.83 91.30 93.77 94.49
O 74.03 76.49 78.96 81.43 83.90 86.36 88.83 91.30 93.77 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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