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Salary Table 2026-SEA

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 31.57%

For the Locality Pay Area of Seattle-Tacoma, WA

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 14.24 14.71 15.19 15.66 16.13 16.41 16.88 17.35 17.37 17.81
O 21.36 22.07 22.79 23.49 24.20 24.62 25.32 26.03 26.06 26.72
2 B 16.01 16.39 16.92 17.37 17.56 18.08 18.60 19.11 19.63 20.14
O 24.02 24.59 25.38 26.06 26.34 27.12 27.90 28.67 29.45 30.21
3 B 17.47 18.05 18.63 19.22 19.80 20.38 20.96 21.55 22.13 22.71
O 26.21 27.08 27.95 28.83 29.70 30.57 31.44 32.33 33.20 34.07
4 B 19.61 20.26 20.92 21.57 22.22 22.88 23.53 24.18 24.84 25.49
O 29.42 30.39 31.38 32.36 33.33 34.32 35.30 36.27 37.26 38.24
5 B 21.94 22.67 23.40 24.13 24.86 25.59 26.33 27.06 27.79 28.52
O 32.91 34.01 35.10 36.20 37.29 38.39 39.50 40.59 41.69 42.78
6 B 24.45 25.27 26.09 26.90 27.72 28.53 29.35 30.16 30.98 31.79
O 36.68 37.91 39.14 40.35 41.58 42.80 44.03 45.24 46.47 47.69
7 B 27.18 28.08 28.99 29.89 30.80 31.70 32.61 33.52 34.42 35.33
O 40.77 42.12 43.49 44.84 46.20 47.55 48.92 50.28 51.63 53.00
8 B 30.10 31.10 32.10 33.10 34.11 35.11 36.11 37.12 38.12 39.12
O 45.15 46.65 48.15 49.65 51.17 52.67 54.17 54.92 54.92 54.92
9 B 33.24 34.35 35.46 36.57 37.67 38.78 39.89 41.00 42.11 43.22
O 49.86 51.53 53.19 54.86 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92
10 B 36.61 37.83 39.05 40.26 41.48 42.70 43.92 45.14 46.36 47.58
O 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92
11 B 40.22 41.56 42.90 44.24 45.58 46.92 48.26 49.60 50.95 52.29
O 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92
12 B 48.20 49.81 51.42 53.03 54.63 56.24 57.85 59.45 61.06 62.67
O 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 54.92 56.24 57.85 59.45 61.06 62.67
13 B 57.32 59.23 61.14 63.05 64.97 66.88 68.79 70.70 72.61 74.52
O 57.32 59.23 61.14 63.05 64.97 66.88 68.79 70.70 72.61 74.52
14 B 67.74 70.00 72.25 74.51 76.77 79.03 81.29 83.54 85.80 88.06
O 67.74 70.00 72.25 74.51 76.77 79.03 81.29 83.54 85.80 88.06
15 B 79.68 82.33 84.99 87.64 90.30 92.96 94.49 94.49 94.49 94.49
O 79.68 82.33 84.99 87.64 90.30 92.96 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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