Click here to skip navigation
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Salary Table 2026-SL

Incorporating the 1% General Schedule Increase and a Locality Payment of 20.03%

For the Locality Pay Area of St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL

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 12.99 13.42 13.86 14.29 14.72 14.97 15.40 15.83 15.84 16.25
O 19.49 20.13 20.79 21.44 22.08 22.46 23.10 23.75 23.76 24.38
2 B 14.60 14.95 15.44 15.84 16.02 16.49 16.96 17.44 17.91 18.38
O 21.90 22.43 23.16 23.76 24.03 24.74 25.44 26.16 26.87 27.57
3 B 15.94 16.47 17.00 17.53 18.06 18.59 19.12 19.66 20.19 20.72
O 23.91 24.71 25.50 26.30 27.09 27.89 28.68 29.49 30.29 31.08
4 B 17.89 18.48 19.08 19.68 20.27 20.87 21.47 22.06 22.66 23.26
O 26.84 27.72 28.62 29.52 30.41 31.31 32.21 33.09 33.99 34.89
5 B 20.01 20.68 21.35 22.02 22.68 23.35 24.02 24.68 25.35 26.02
O 30.02 31.02 32.03 33.03 34.02 35.03 36.03 37.02 38.03 39.03
6 B 22.31 23.05 23.80 24.54 25.28 26.03 26.77 27.52 28.26 29.00
O 33.47 34.58 35.70 36.81 37.92 39.05 40.16 41.28 42.39 43.50
7 B 24.79 25.62 26.44 27.27 28.10 28.92 29.75 30.58 31.40 32.23
O 37.19 38.43 39.66 40.91 42.15 43.38 44.63 45.87 47.10 48.35
8 B 27.46 28.37 29.29 30.20 31.12 32.03 32.95 33.86 34.78 35.69
O 41.19 42.56 43.94 45.30 46.68 48.05 49.43 50.09 50.09 50.09
9 B 30.32 31.34 32.35 33.36 34.37 35.38 36.39 37.40 38.41 39.42
O 45.48 47.01 48.53 50.04 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09
10 B 33.39 34.51 35.62 36.73 37.85 38.96 40.07 41.18 42.30 43.41
O 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09
11 B 36.69 37.91 39.14 40.36 41.58 42.81 44.03 45.25 46.48 47.70
O 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09
12 B 43.98 45.44 46.91 48.37 49.84 51.31 52.77 54.24 55.70 57.17
O 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 50.09 51.31 52.77 54.24 55.70 57.17
13 B 52.29 54.04 55.78 57.52 59.27 61.01 62.75 64.50 66.24 67.98
O 52.29 54.04 55.78 57.52 59.27 61.01 62.75 64.50 66.24 67.98
14 B 61.80 63.86 65.92 67.98 70.04 72.10 74.16 76.22 78.28 80.34
O 61.80 63.86 65.92 67.98 70.04 72.10 74.16 76.22 78.28 80.34
15 B 72.69 75.11 77.53 79.96 82.38 84.80 87.23 89.65 92.07 94.49
O 72.69 75.11 77.53 79.96 82.38 84.80 87.23 89.65 92.07 94.49

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

Control Panel