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2026 GS Pay Scale — Burlington
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT, the OPM pay area covering Burlington. Every grade and step below is base pay plus the 19.45% locality add-on, computed with OPM's own formula.
2026 rules · statutory figures last checked October 31, 2026 · Sources: OPM · GSA
What Burlington locality pay is worth
Burlington carries a locality rate of 19.45%, which ranks #40 of 58 areas on this site. On a GS-13 Step 1 salary that is worth $2,173 a year more than the same grade and step in the Rest of U.S. area ($108,610 against $106,437).
Locality pay is not a bonus — it is part of basic pay. That matters for retirement: it counts toward your High-3 average salary, and therefore toward your FERS pension. A move between pay areas late in your career can move your High-3 in either direction.
2026 pay table — Burlington (19.45%)
Annual locality-adjusted salary by grade and step. Figures are rounded to the dollar.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $26,977 | $27,881 | $28,778 | $29,671 | $30,566 | $31,090 | $31,978 | $32,871 | $32,908 | $33,742 |
| GS-2 | $30,332 | $31,053 | $32,059 | $32,908 | $33,276 | $34,255 | $35,233 | $36,211 | $37,190 | $38,168 |
| GS-3 | $33,097 | $34,201 | $35,305 | $36,408 | $37,512 | $38,616 | $39,720 | $40,823 | $41,927 | $43,031 |
| GS-4 | $37,153 | $38,391 | $39,630 | $40,869 | $42,107 | $43,346 | $44,585 | $45,823 | $47,062 | $48,301 |
| GS-5 | $41,567 | $42,953 | $44,339 | $45,724 | $47,110 | $48,496 | $49,881 | $51,267 | $52,652 | $54,038 |
| GS-6 | $46,336 | $47,880 | $49,425 | $50,969 | $52,514 | $54,058 | $55,603 | $57,147 | $58,692 | $60,236 |
| GS-7 | $51,490 | $53,207 | $54,923 | $56,640 | $58,356 | $60,073 | $61,789 | $63,506 | $65,222 | $66,939 |
| GS-8 | $57,023 | $58,923 | $60,824 | $62,724 | $64,625 | $66,525 | $68,426 | $70,326 | $72,227 | $74,127 |
| GS-9 | $62,982 | $65,082 | $67,182 | $69,282 | $71,382 | $73,482 | $75,582 | $77,682 | $79,782 | $81,882 |
| GS-10 | $69,357 | $71,669 | $73,980 | $76,292 | $78,603 | $80,914 | $83,226 | $85,537 | $87,848 | $90,160 |
| GS-11 | $76,203 | $78,744 | $81,285 | $83,825 | $86,366 | $88,907 | $91,447 | $93,988 | $96,529 | $99,069 |
| GS-12 | $91,335 | $94,380 | $97,425 | $100,469 | $103,514 | $106,559 | $109,604 | $112,649 | $115,693 | $118,738 |
| GS-13 | $108,610 | $112,230 | $115,851 | $119,472 | $123,092 | $126,713 | $130,333 | $133,954 | $137,574 | $141,195 |
| GS-14 | $128,344 | $132,623 | $136,902 | $141,180 | $145,459 | $149,738 | $154,016 | $158,295 | $162,574 | $166,853 |
| GS-15 | $150,966 | $155,998 | $161,031 | $166,063 | $171,095 | $176,128 | $181,160 | $186,193 | $191,225 | $196,258 |
How this table is calculated
OPM publishes a base General Schedule table and a locality percentage for each pay area. The locality add-on is the base rate multiplied by the area percentage and rounded to the nearest dollar; the two are then summed and the result capped at Executive Schedule Level IV.
add-on = round(base × 0.1945)
total = min(base + add-on, $197,200)
5 U.S.C. § 5304 · 5 CFR § 531.214
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