UPDATED: November 28, 2023
News for 2024 GS Pay Scale:
- NEW: White House Formalizes 2024 Federal Pay Raise – The across-the-board base pay increase will be 4.7 percent and locality pay increases will average 0.5 percent, resulting in an overall average increase of 5.2 percent more…
- NEW: 2024 Locality Pay Areas Finalized Affecting 33,000 Federal Employees – The Office of Personnel Management has finalized four new locality pay areas for 2024 adding approximately 33,000 federal employees to the locality pay system
- 2024 Federal Pay Raise of 5.2% Proposed in White House Budget – If implemented, this would be the largest GS pay increase for federal workers in 40 years
- 2024 Federal Pay Raise Proposed at 8.7% by Lawmakers – If passed, the proposed Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act in the House and Senate would provide a base pay raise of 4.7% plus a 4% average locality pay increase. Several employee groups have endorsed the legislation.
2023 GS Pay Scale & Locality Pay Information
(12/23/2022): 2023 Federal Pay Raise Finalized in Executive Order The president issued an executive order Friday finalizing the 2023 federal employee pay raise of 4.6 percent. OPM’s official pay tables are also now available
2023 General Schedule (GS) & Locality Pay Tables
- 2023 GS Pay Tables
- Spreadsheet of General Schedule Rates (Excel file) [191 KB]
- Information about Spreadsheet Format
- General Schedule Salary Calculator
2023 Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) General Schedule Locality Pay Tables
- 2023 LEO Pay Tables
- Spreadsheet of LEO Rates (Excel file) [194 KB]
- Information about Spreadsheet Format
- LEO Salary Calculator
2023 Executive & Senior Level Employee Pay Tables
- Rates of Pay for the Executive Schedule
- Basic Rates of Pay for Members of the Senior Executive Service
- Basic Rates of Pay for Employees in Senior-Level and Scientific or Professional Positions
- Basic Rates of Pay for Administrative Law Judges
- Basic Rates of Pay for Administrative Appeals Judges
- Basic Rates of Pay for Members of Boards of Contract Appeals
- Locality Rates of Pay for Administrative Law Judges
- Locality Rates of Pay for Administrative Appeals Judges
- Locality Rates of Pay for Members of Boards of Contract Appeals
2023 Special Rate Tables
- 2023 Special Rates Tables
- Special Rates Tables Search
- Special Rate Requests
- Special Rates for Student Trainees
2023 GS Pay Tables Provided by OPM
OPM 2023 Pay Tables Annual Rate 2023 General Schedule (Base) (PDF file) (Web file) Complete set of Locality Pay Tables (PDF file) Locality Pay Tables for Geographic Areas ALBANY-SCHENECTADY, NY-MA (PDF file) (Web file) ALBUQUERQUE-SANTA FE-LAS VEGAS, NM (PDF file) (Web file) ATLANTA-ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY-SANDY SPRINGS, GA-AL (PDF file) (Web file) AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK, TX (PDF file) (Web file) BIRMINGHAM-HOOVER-TALLADEGA, AL (PDF file) (Web file) BOSTON-WORCESTER-PROVIDENCE, MA-RI-NH-ME (PDF file) (Web file) BUFFALO-CHEEKTOWAGA, NY (PDF file) (Web file) BURLINGTON-SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT (PDF file) (Web file) CHARLOTTE-CONCORD, NC-SC (PDF file) (Web file) CHICAGO-NAPERVILLE, IL-IN-WI (PDF file) (Web file) CINCINNATI-WILMINGTON-MAYSVILLE, OH-KY-IN (PDF file) (Web file) CLEVELAND-AKRON-CANTON, OH (PDF file) (Web file) COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (PDF file) (Web file) COLUMBUS-MARION-ZANESVILLE, OH (PDF file) (Web file) CORPUS CHRISTI-KINGSVILLE-ALICE, TX (PDF file) (Web file) DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX-OK (PDF file) (Web file) DAVENPORT-MOLINE, IA-IL (PDF file) (Web file) DAYTON-SPRINGFIELD-SIDNEY, OH (PDF file) (Web file) DENVER-AURORA, CO (PDF file) (Web file) DES MOINES-AMES-WEST DES MOINES, IA (PDF file) (Web file) DETROIT-WARREN-ANN ARBOR, MI (PDF file) (Web file) HARRISBURG-LEBANON, PA (PDF file) (Web file) HARTFORD-WEST HARTFORD, CT-MA (PDF file) (Web file) HOUSTON-THE WOODLANDS, TX (PDF file) (Web file) HUNTSVILLE-DECATUR-ALBERTVILLE, AL (PDF file) (Web file) INDIANAPOLIS-CARMEL-MUNCIE, IN (PDF file) (Web file) KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK-KANSAS CITY, MO-KS (PDF file) (Web file) LAREDO, TX (PDF file) (Web file) LAS VEGAS-HENDERSON, NV-AZ (PDF file) (Web file) LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CA (PDF file) (Web file) MIAMI-FORT LAUDERDALE-PORT ST. LUCIE, FL (PDF file) (Web file) MILWAUKEE-RACINE-WAUKESHA, WI (PDF file) (Web file) MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN-WI (PDF file) (Web file) NEW YORK-NEWARK, NY-NJ-CT-PA (PDF file) (Web file) OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS-FREMONT, NE-IA (PDF file) (Web file) PALM BAY-MELBOURNE-TITUSVILLE, FL (PDF file) (Web file) PHILADELPHIA-READING-CAMDEN, PA-NJ-DE-MD (PDF file) (Web file) PHOENIX-MESA-SCOTTSDALE, AZ (PDF file) (Web file) PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE-WEIRTON, PA-OH-WV (PDF file) (Web file) PORTLAND-VANCOUVER-SALEM, OR-WA (PDF file) (Web file) RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL, NC (PDF file) (Web file) RICHMOND, VA (PDF file) (Web file) SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE, CA-NV (PDF file) (Web file) SAN ANTONIO-NEW BRAUNFELS-PEARSALL, TX (PDF file) (Web file) SAN DIEGO-CARLSBAD, CA (PDF file) (Web file) SAN JOSE-SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND, CA (PDF file) (Web file) SEATTLE-TACOMA, WA (PDF file) (Web file) ST. LOUIS-ST. CHARLES-FARMINGTON, MO-IL (PDF file) (Web file) TUCSON-NOGALES, AZ (PDF file) (Web file) VIRGINIA BEACH-NORFOLK, VA-NC (PDF file) (Web file) WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA (PDF file) (Web file) REST OF UNITED STATES (Consisting of those portions of the United States and its territories and possessions as listed in 5 CFR 591.205 not located within another locality pay area.) (PDF file) (Web file) STATE OF ALASKA (PDF file) (Web file) STATE OF HAWAII (PDF file) (Web file)
Locality Pay Increases Could Affect 30,000 Federal Employees The Federal Salary Council recommended a list of new locality pay areas and adjustments that would improve the salaries of nearly 30,000 federal employees if implemented
How Does the GS Pay Scale Work?
The General Schedule (GS) pay system (or “GS Pay Scale“) includes about 1.5 million federal employees in civilian white-collar jobs. The jobs are widely in clerical, administrative, professional and technical positions.
How Many Pay Grades and are in the GS Pay Scale?
The General Schedule includes 15 different pay grades. Each job is classified by the federal agency based on the qualifications required as well as the level of responsibility and difficulty to preform in the position. Educational backgrounds for the grades are generally as follows:
GS-2 positions: high school diploma and no additional experience GS-5 positions: college Bachelor’s degree GS-9 positions: Master’s degree
How Do You Move Up Steps in the GS Pay Scale?
Each of the 15 pay grades has 10 step rates (steps 1-10). Movement up to the next step (known as “within-grade step increases”) is based on acceptable job performance and varying periods of longevity as follows:
- 1 year at steps 1-3
- 2 years at steps 4-6
- 3 years at steps 7-9
In terms of salary difference, each step is worth about 3% of the federal employee’s salary.
When Will There Be a 2024 Government Pay Raise?
The GS base pay schedule is usually adjusted annually each January with an across-the-board federal pay increase based on nationwide changes in the cost of wages and salaries of private industry workers. Most GS employees are also entitled to locality pay, which is a geographic-based percentage rate that reflects pay levels for non-federal workers in certain geographic areas as determined by surveys conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What are the Current GS Locality Pay Areas?
There are currently more than 40 locality pay areas, which cover the lower 48 States and Washington, DC, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories and possessions. Most of the locality pay areas cover large metropolitan areas (e.g., Los Angeles, New York, Washington, DC), two cover entire States—Alaska and Hawaii, and the remainder of the United States and its territories and possessions are included in the catch-all Rest of U.S. (RUS) locality pay area. GS employees in foreign areas are not eligible for locality pay. The President and Congress may make changes in the otherwise applicable across-the-board and locality pay adjustments.
OPM may approve special rates which are higher than the normal GS rates due to difficulties in staffing certain occupations at GS grade levels in certain geographic areas.