GS Pay Scale 2026: Hawaii
State of Hawaii · 22.21% locality pay · effective January 2026
Federal employees whose duty station is in the State of Hawaii locality pay area get 22.21% locality pay on top of GS base pay in 2026, 5.15 points more than the Rest of U.S. rate (17.06%). That ranks #27 of 58 areas.
Here that means $52,680 for a GS-7 step 1, $64,438 for a GS-9 step 1, $77,964 for a GS-11 step 1, $93,445 for a GS-12 step 1, and $111,119 for a GS-13 step 1. A GS-9 step 1 earns $30.88 an hour. Salaries from GS-15 upward are limited by the $197,200 pay cap at the top steps.
2027: the proposed freeze would keep this table unchanged for 2027. It isn't final until the December executive order; see the 2027 pay raise tracker.
Look up your 2026 GS salary
Annual
$64,438
Per paycheck (biweekly)
$2,470.40
Monthly
$5,370
Hourly
$30.88
GS-9 step 1, State of Hawaii: base $52,727 plus 22.21% locality pay. Step 2 pays $66,586 (+$2,148) after 52 weeks at step 1.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $27,600 | $28,525 | $29,443 | $30,357 | $31,272 | $31,809 | $32,717 | $33,631 | $33,669 | $34,522 |
| GS-2 | $31,033 | $31,771 | $32,800 | $33,669 | $34,045 | $35,046 | $36,047 | $37,048 | $38,049 | $39,050 |
| GS-3 | $33,862 | $34,991 | $36,120 | $37,250 | $38,379 | $39,508 | $40,637 | $41,766 | $42,896 | $44,025 |
| GS-4 | $38,011 | $39,278 | $40,546 | $41,813 | $43,080 | $44,348 | $45,615 | $46,882 | $48,150 | $49,417 |
| GS-5 | $42,528 | $43,945 | $45,363 | $46,781 | $48,198 | $49,616 | $51,034 | $52,451 | $53,869 | $55,287 |
| GS-6 | $47,406 | $48,987 | $50,567 | $52,147 | $53,727 | $55,307 | $56,888 | $58,468 | $60,048 | $61,628 |
| GS-7 | $52,680 | $54,436 | $56,192 | $57,948 | $59,704 | $61,461 | $63,217 | $64,973 | $66,729 | $68,485 |
| GS-8 | $58,341 | $60,285 | $62,229 | $64,174 | $66,118 | $68,062 | $70,007 | $71,951 | $73,895 | $75,840 |
| GS-9 | $64,438 | $66,586 | $68,735 | $70,883 | $73,031 | $75,180 | $77,328 | $79,477 | $81,625 | $83,774 |
| GS-10 | $70,960 | $73,325 | $75,690 | $78,054 | $80,419 | $82,784 | $85,149 | $87,513 | $89,878 | $92,243 |
| GS-11 | $77,964 | $80,563 | $83,163 | $85,762 | $88,361 | $90,961 | $93,560 | $96,160 | $98,759 | $101,359 |
| GS-12 | $93,445 | $96,561 | $99,676 | $102,791 | $105,906 | $109,021 | $112,136 | $115,251 | $118,366 | $121,482 |
| GS-13 | $111,119 | $114,824 | $118,528 | $122,232 | $125,936 | $129,640 | $133,345 | $137,049 | $140,753 | $144,457 |
| GS-14 | $131,310 | $135,687 | $140,065 | $144,442 | $148,820 | $153,198 | $157,575 | $161,953 | $166,330 | $170,708 |
| GS-15 | $154,454 | $159,603 | $164,751 | $169,900 | $175,049 | $180,197 | $185,346 | $190,495 | $195,644 | $197,200 |
Italic amounts are limited by the $197,200 pay cap (Executive Schedule level IV).
← All 58 locality areas and the base table · Source: OPM 2026 salary table HI. FedInfo.org is independent and not affiliated with OPM.