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2009 
Base General Schedule Pay Scale
(Incorporating a 2.90% pay increase)

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 4, 2009

Note: The following is a BASE pay scale.  All U.S. locations (excluding Hawaii and Alaska) receive additional pay adjustments above the base pay ranging from 13.86% to 34.35%. To see the adjustment and pay scale for your location, scroll down the page and click on the location of your choice!

Click here to view the 2008 GS Pay Scale

 

Grade

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Step 10

WITHIN
GRADE
AMOUNTS

1

17540

18126

18709

19290

19873

20216

20792

21373

21396

21944

VARIES

2

19721

20190

20842

21396

21635

22271

22907

23543

24179

24815

VARIES

3

21517

22234

22951

23668

24385

25102

25819

26536

27253

27970

717

4

24156

24961

25766

26571

27376

28181

28986

29791

30596

31401

805

5

27026

27927

28828

29729

30630

31531

32432

33333

34234

35135

901

6

30125

31129

32133

33137

34141

35145

36149

37153

38157

39161

1004

7

33477

34593

35709

36825

37941

39057

40173

41289

42405

43521

1116

8

37075

38311

39547

40783

42019

43255

44491

45727

46963

48199

1236

9

40949

42314

43679

45044

46409

47774

49139

50504

51869

53234

1365

10

45095

46598

48101

49604

51107

52610

54113

55616

57119

58622

1503

11

49544

51195

52846

54497

56148

57799

59450

61101

62752

64403

1651

12

59383

61362

63341

65320

67299

69278

71257

73236

75215

77194

1979

13

70615

72969

75323

77677

80031

82385

84739

87093

89447

91801

2354

14

83445

86227

89009

91791

94573

97355

100137

102919

105701

108483

2782

15

98156

101428

104700

107972

111244

114516

117788

121060

124332

127604

3272

Pay rates for Senior Level (SL) and Scientific & Professional (ST) positions range from $117,787 to $153,200.
Senior Executive Service (SES) pay rates range from $117,787 to $177,700.
NOTE: SL & ST employees receive the appropriate percentage pay adjustment for their area.

Percentage Pay Adjustments by Geographic Locality

Salaries are calculated for each location based on the percentage amounts in the chart below. The base pay in the Base GS Pay Scale above is multiplied by the percentage adjustment and the result is then added to the base pay.

For example, if you are a GS-10, Step 1 in Atlanta your base pay is $45,095 and
the percentage adjustment for Atlanta is 18.55% so you'll multiply:
$45,095 x 0.1855 = $8,365.12

You'll add the result back to the base pay:
$45,095 + $8,365 = $53,460

Therefore, the salary for a GS-10, Step 1 in Atlanta is $53,460

But we've done all this figuring for you!
Just click on your location below to see the corresponding pay scale!

Atlanta 18.55% Dayton 15.90% Miami 20.21% Raleigh 17.38%
Boston 23.98% Denver 22.03% Milwaukee 17.65% Richmond 16.10%
Buffalo 16.39% Detroit 23.56% Minneapolis 20.36% Sacramento 21.53%
Chicago 24.47% Hartford 25.08% New York 27.96% San Diego 23.44%
Cincinnati 18.28% Houston 28.28% Philadelphia 21.25% San Francisco 34.35%
Cleveland 18.16% Huntsville 15.46% Phoenix 16.08% Seattle 21.06%
Columbus 16.62% Indianapolis 14.23% Pittsburgh 15.86% Washington DC 23.10%
Dallas 19.95% Los Angeles 26.51% Portland 19.71% Rest of U.S. 13.86%

2009 Special Salary Rate Tables

Wage Grade Salary Tables

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