- GS pay scale 2026
- Davenport-Moline, IA-IL
58 locality pay areasPage last changed 2026-10-22
Davenport, IA GS pay scale 2026: 18.93% locality pay
In 2026 a GS-12 step 5 here earns $103,064 with 18.93% locality pay, and prices below the national average stretch it to what $115,700 buys elsewhere.
#44 on paper, #3 after prices
+41Places gained, of 57 priced areas.Buys at U.S. prices
$115,700BEA price level 89.1, for Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.Ceiling watch
ClearNo cell reaches $197,200.Key facts
- Locality pay change since 2016
- +4.50 points
- Pay gap, latest council estimate
- 36.89%
- Rate the 1990 formula would set
- 30.37%
- Federal civilian jobs, 2025
- 6,656
- Share of all jobs here
- 2.46%
- Largest county by federal jobs
- Rock Island County, IL: 4,650
Every 2026 rate
| Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | 26,859 | 27,759 | 28,653 | 29,542 | 30,433 | 30,955 | 31,839 | 32,728 | 32,765 | 33,595 |
| GS-2 | 30,200 | 30,918 | 31,920 | 32,765 | 33,132 | 34,106 | 35,080 | 36,054 | 37,028 | 38,002 |
| GS-3 | 32,953 | 34,052 | 35,151 | 36,250 | 37,349 | 38,448 | 39,547 | 40,646 | 41,744 | 42,843 |
| GS-4 | 36,991 | 38,224 | 39,457 | 40,691 | 41,924 | 43,157 | 44,391 | 45,624 | 46,857 | 48,091 |
| GS-5 | 41,386 | 42,766 | 44,146 | 45,525 | 46,905 | 48,284 | 49,664 | 51,044 | 52,423 | 53,803 |
| GS-6 | 46,134 | 47,672 | 49,210 | 50,747 | 52,285 | 53,823 | 55,361 | 56,898 | 58,436 | 59,974 |
| GS-7 | 51,266 | 52,975 | 54,684 | 56,393 | 58,102 | 59,811 | 61,520 | 63,229 | 64,938 | 66,647 |
| GS-8 | 56,775 | 58,667 | 60,559 | 62,451 | 64,344 | 66,236 | 68,128 | 70,020 | 71,912 | 73,804 |
| GS-9 | 62,708 | 64,799 | 66,890 | 68,981 | 71,071 | 73,162 | 75,253 | 77,344 | 79,435 | 81,525 |
| GS-10 | 69,056 | 71,357 | 73,658 | 75,959 | 78,261 | 80,562 | 82,863 | 85,165 | 87,466 | 89,767 |
| GS-11 | 75,871 | 78,401 | 80,931 | 83,460 | 85,990 | 88,520 | 91,049 | 93,579 | 96,109 | 98,638 |
| GS-12 | 90,937 | 93,969 | 97,000 | 100,032 | 103,064 | 106,095 | 109,127 | 112,158 | 115,190 | 118,221 |
| GS-13 | 108,137 | 111,742 | 115,347 | 118,951 | 122,556 | 126,161 | 129,766 | 133,370 | 136,975 | 140,580 |
| GS-14 | 127,786 | 132,046 | 136,306 | 140,566 | 144,826 | 149,086 | 153,346 | 157,606 | 161,866 | 166,126 |
| GS-15 | 150,308 | 155,319 | 160,330 | 165,340 | 170,351 | 175,361 | 180,372 | 185,382 | 190,393 | 195,403 |
| Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | 12.87 | 13.30 | 13.73 | 14.16 | 14.58 | 14.83 | 15.26 | 15.68 | 15.70 | 16.10 |
| GS-2 | 14.47 | 14.81 | 15.29 | 15.70 | 15.88 | 16.34 | 16.81 | 17.28 | 17.74 | 18.21 |
| GS-3 | 15.79 | 16.32 | 16.84 | 17.37 | 17.90 | 18.42 | 18.95 | 19.48 | 20.00 | 20.53 |
| GS-4 | 17.72 | 18.32 | 18.91 | 19.50 | 20.09 | 20.68 | 21.27 | 21.86 | 22.45 | 23.04 |
| GS-5 | 19.83 | 20.49 | 21.15 | 21.81 | 22.47 | 23.14 | 23.80 | 24.46 | 25.12 | 25.78 |
| GS-6 | 22.11 | 22.84 | 23.58 | 24.32 | 25.05 | 25.79 | 26.53 | 27.26 | 28.00 | 28.74 |
| GS-7 | 24.56 | 25.38 | 26.20 | 27.02 | 27.84 | 28.66 | 29.48 | 30.30 | 31.12 | 31.93 |
| GS-8 | 27.20 | 28.11 | 29.02 | 29.92 | 30.83 | 31.74 | 32.64 | 33.55 | 34.46 | 35.36 |
| GS-9 | 30.05 | 31.05 | 32.05 | 33.05 | 34.05 | 35.06 | 36.06 | 37.06 | 38.06 | 39.06 |
| GS-10 | 33.09 | 34.19 | 35.29 | 36.40 | 37.50 | 38.60 | 39.70 | 40.81 | 41.91 | 43.01 |
| GS-11 | 36.35 | 37.57 | 38.78 | 39.99 | 41.20 | 42.41 | 43.63 | 44.84 | 46.05 | 47.26 |
| GS-12 | 43.57 | 45.03 | 46.48 | 47.93 | 49.38 | 50.84 | 52.29 | 53.74 | 55.19 | 56.65 |
| GS-13 | 51.81 | 53.54 | 55.27 | 57.00 | 58.72 | 60.45 | 62.18 | 63.91 | 65.63 | 67.36 |
| GS-14 | 61.23 | 63.27 | 65.31 | 67.35 | 69.39 | 71.44 | 73.48 | 75.52 | 77.56 | 79.60 |
| GS-15 | 72.02 | 74.42 | 76.82 | 79.22 | 81.62 | 84.03 | 86.43 | 88.83 | 91.23 | 93.63 |
| Grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | 1,029.60 | 1,064.00 | 1,098.40 | 1,132.80 | 1,166.40 | 1,186.40 | 1,220.80 | 1,254.40 | 1,256.00 | 1,288.00 |
| GS-2 | 1,157.60 | 1,184.80 | 1,223.20 | 1,256.00 | 1,270.40 | 1,307.20 | 1,344.80 | 1,382.40 | 1,419.20 | 1,456.80 |
| GS-3 | 1,263.20 | 1,305.60 | 1,347.20 | 1,389.60 | 1,432.00 | 1,473.60 | 1,516.00 | 1,558.40 | 1,600.00 | 1,642.40 |
| GS-4 | 1,417.60 | 1,465.60 | 1,512.80 | 1,560.00 | 1,607.20 | 1,654.40 | 1,701.60 | 1,748.80 | 1,796.00 | 1,843.20 |
| GS-5 | 1,586.40 | 1,639.20 | 1,692.00 | 1,744.80 | 1,797.60 | 1,851.20 | 1,904.00 | 1,956.80 | 2,009.60 | 2,062.40 |
| GS-6 | 1,768.80 | 1,827.20 | 1,886.40 | 1,945.60 | 2,004.00 | 2,063.20 | 2,122.40 | 2,180.80 | 2,240.00 | 2,299.20 |
| GS-7 | 1,964.80 | 2,030.40 | 2,096.00 | 2,161.60 | 2,227.20 | 2,292.80 | 2,358.40 | 2,424.00 | 2,489.60 | 2,554.40 |
| GS-8 | 2,176.00 | 2,248.80 | 2,321.60 | 2,393.60 | 2,466.40 | 2,539.20 | 2,611.20 | 2,684.00 | 2,756.80 | 2,828.80 |
| GS-9 | 2,404.00 | 2,484.00 | 2,564.00 | 2,644.00 | 2,724.00 | 2,804.80 | 2,884.80 | 2,964.80 | 3,044.80 | 3,124.80 |
| GS-10 | 2,647.20 | 2,735.20 | 2,823.20 | 2,912.00 | 3,000.00 | 3,088.00 | 3,176.00 | 3,264.80 | 3,352.80 | 3,440.80 |
| GS-11 | 2,908.00 | 3,005.60 | 3,102.40 | 3,199.20 | 3,296.00 | 3,392.80 | 3,490.40 | 3,587.20 | 3,684.00 | 3,780.80 |
| GS-12 | 3,485.60 | 3,602.40 | 3,718.40 | 3,834.40 | 3,950.40 | 4,067.20 | 4,183.20 | 4,299.20 | 4,415.20 | 4,532.00 |
| GS-13 | 4,144.80 | 4,283.20 | 4,421.60 | 4,560.00 | 4,697.60 | 4,836.00 | 4,974.40 | 5,112.80 | 5,250.40 | 5,388.80 |
| GS-14 | 4,898.40 | 5,061.60 | 5,224.80 | 5,388.00 | 5,551.20 | 5,715.20 | 5,878.40 | 6,041.60 | 6,204.80 | 6,368.00 |
| GS-15 | 5,761.60 | 5,953.60 | 6,145.60 | 6,337.60 | 6,529.60 | 6,722.40 | 6,914.40 | 7,106.40 | 7,298.40 | 7,490.40 |
After local prices
| # | Locality | On paper | Price level | What it buys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laredo, TX | $105,369 | 87.0 | $121,175 |
| 2 | Houston-The Woodlands, TX | $116,990 | 98.6 | $118,616 |
| 3 | Davenport-Moline, IA-IL | $103,064 | 89.1 | $115,700 |
| 4 | San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA | $126,817 | 110.4 | $114,847 |
| 5 | Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH | $105,221 | 92.7 | $113,514 |
| 6 | Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN | $105,646 | 93.1 | $113,510 |
It ranks #44 on paper and #3 once local prices are counted, a gain of 41 places, the biggest of the 57 areas.
Cheap rent sets this area apart: BEA puts housing at 68.3, the second-lowest of the 57 areas with a price index and 32.1% below the U.S. level, while all prices together are 10.9% below the U.S. level, at 89.1.
| Kind of spending | Here | U.S. | Rank of 57 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 94.2 | 99.6 | #45 |
| Housing (rent) | 68.3 | 100.6 | #56 |
| Utilities | 89.9 | 98.4 | #35 |
| Other services | 93.5 | 100.1 | #54 |
| All items | 89.1 | 100.0 | #56 |
Locality pay since 2016
| Locality pay, % | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport, IA | 14.43 | 15.56 | 16.08 | 16.49 | 17.04 | 17.04 | 17.58 | 18.21 | 18.66 | 18.93 | 18.93 |
| Rest of U.S. | 14.35 | 15.06 | 15.37 | 15.67 | 15.95 | 15.95 | 16.20 | 16.50 | 16.82 | 17.06 | 17.06 |
Davenport, IA has had a locality pay table of its own only since 2016; before that its counties were paid the Rest of U.S. rate.
The 1990 pay law’s formula
| Edition, for pay in | Data as of | Listed as | Pay gap, % | Formula rate, % | Rate paid that year, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | March 2024 | Locality pay area | 36.89 | 30.37 | 18.93 |
| 2025 | March 2023 | Locality pay area | 40.94 | 34.23 | 18.93 |
| 2024 | March 2022 | Locality pay area | 41.12 | 34.40 | 18.66 |
| 2023 | March 2021 | Locality pay area | 43.37 | 36.54 | 18.21 |
| 2022 | March 2020 | Locality pay area | 40.24 | 33.56 | 17.58 |
| 2021 | March 2019 | Locality pay area | 45.06 | 38.15 | 17.04 |
| 2020 | March 2018 | Locality pay area | 46.82 | 39.83 | 17.04 |
| 2019 | March 2017 | Locality pay area | 41.67 | 34.92 | 16.49 |
| 2018 | March 2016 | Locality pay area | 46.75 | 39.76 | 16.08 |
Pay here is closer to the 1990 pay law’s formula than in most areas: the formula would set 30.37%, only 11.44 points above the 18.93% paid in 2026, against a median distance of 18.40 points across the 57 areas with a formula rate.
Federal jobs
6,656 federal civilian jobs in 2025, 188 fewer than in 2024, down 2.75%: table
| Year | Federal civilian jobs | Share of all jobs, % | Average pay per job |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,631 | 2.44 | $90,049 |
| 2024 | 6,844 | 2.53 | $88,238 |
| 2025 | 6,656 | 2.46 | $89,250 |
Counties
12 counties paid at this rate
Illinois, 6 counties
- Carroll County (added 2023)
- Henry County
- Lee County (added 2024)
- Mercer County
- Rock Island County
- Whiteside County (added 2024)
Iowa, 6 counties
- Cedar County (added 2024)
- Clinton County
- Jackson County (added 2024)
- Louisa County (added 2024)
- Muscatine County
- Scott County