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Free calculators for federal GS employees, standard locality-based GG/DCIPS employees, and state employees. No account required. Start with the official numbers, see what they mean, then decide what to do next.
2026 Federal GS / GG Grade, Step + Locality Pay Calculator
Choose your federal pay plan, locality pay area, grade and step. GS uses the 2026 OPM General Schedule locality tables. GG (DCIPS — standard locality) uses the same GS locality-area grade/step rates for standard local market supplement cases. Some GG positions receive a higher Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS), so those cases must be verified against the applicable DCIPS pay chart.
Federal GS Promotion / Two-Step Rule Calculator
Estimate the lowest step in the higher grade that satisfies OPM's two-step promotion rule for a regular GS employee. GG/DCIPS promotion-setting rules can differ and are not calculated here. The calculator can also model a promotion that changes locality: it converts the current grade and step to the new duty-station locality before applying the two-step rule.
State Employee Raise + COLA Calculator
State systems are not standardized nationally, so use your own official state salary, pay schedule or HR notice.
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