2024 GS Pay Scale for Federal Employees
The 2024 GS pay scales have been released. The 2024 GS pay scale includes a federal pay raise base of 4.7% and a locality pay increase of 0.5%. The overall average increase is 5.2%.
Included below is the 2024 GS salary table and pay raise for each GS locality pay area.
Salary Table 2024-GS Incorporating the 4.7% General Schedule Increase Effective January 2024
|
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 |
$21,986 |
$22,724 |
$23,454 |
$24,183 |
$24,912 |
$25,339 |
$26,063 |
$26,792 |
$26,821 |
$27,502 |
VARIES |
|
2 |
24,722 |
25,310 |
26,129 |
26,821 |
27,124 |
27,922 |
28,720 |
29,518 |
30,316 |
31,114 |
VARIES |
|
3 |
26,975 |
27,874 |
28,773 |
29,672 |
30,571 |
31,470 |
32,369 |
33,268 |
34,167 |
35,066 |
899 |
|
4 |
30,280 |
31,289 |
32,298 |
33,307 |
34,316 |
35,325 |
36,334 |
37,343 |
38,352 |
39,361 |
1,099 |
|
5 |
33,878 |
35,007 |
36,136 |
37,265 |
38,394 |
39,523 |
40,652 |
41,781 |
42,910 |
44,039 |
1,129 |
|
6 |
37,765 |
39,024 |
40,283 |
41,542 |
42,801 |
44,060 |
45,319 |
46,578 |
47,837 |
49,096 |
1,259 |
|
7 |
41,966 |
43,365 |
44,764 |
46,163 |
47,562 |
48,961 |
50,360 |
51,759 |
53,158 |
54,557 |
1,399 |
|
8 |
46,475 |
48,024 |
49,573 |
51,122 |
52,671 |
54,220 |
55,769 |
57,318 |
58,867 |
60,416 |
1,549 |
|
9 |
51,332 |
53,043 |
54,754 |
56,465 |
58,176 |
59,887 |
61,598 |
63,309 |
65,020 |
66,731 |
1,711 |
|
10 |
56,528 |
58,412 |
60,296 |
62,180 |
64,064 |
65,948 |
67,832 |
69,716 |
71,600 |
73,484 |
1,884 |
|
11 |
62,107 |
64,177 |
66,247 |
68,317 |
70,387 |
72,457 |
74,527 |
76,597 |
78,667 |
80,737 |
2,070 |
|
12 |
74,441 |
76,922 |
79,403 |
81,884 |
84,365 |
86,846 |
89,327 |
91,808 |
94,289 |
96,770 |
2,481 |
|
13 |
88,520 |
91,471 |
94,422 |
97,373 |
100,324 |
103,275 |
106,226 |
109,177 |
112,128 |
115,079 |
2,951 |
|
14 |
104,604 |
108,091 |
111,578 |
115,065 |
118,552 |
122,039 |
125,526 |
129,013 |
132,500 |
135,987 |
3,487 |
|
15 |
123,041 |
127,142 |
131,243 |
135,344 |
139,445 |
143,546 |
147,647 |
151,748 |
155,849 |
159,950 |
4,101 |
2024 General Schedule (GS) Locality Pay Tables
|
Locality
Area |
2024 Increase |
|
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA |
5.4% |
|
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM |
5.07% |
|
Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA-AL |
5.07% |
|
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX |
5.22% |
|
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL |
5.15% |
|
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT |
5.44% |
|
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY |
5.25% |
|
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT |
5.28% |
|
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC |
5.26% |
|
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI |
5.2% |
|
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN |
4.99% |
|
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA |
4.98% |
|
Colorado Springs, CO |
5.24% |
|
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH |
5.16% |
|
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX |
4.97% |
|
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK |
5.15% |
|
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL |
5.10% |
|
Albany-Schenectady, NY-MA |
5.4% |
|
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM |
5.07% |
|
Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA-AL |
5.07% |
|
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX |
5.22% |
|
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL |
5.15% |
|
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT |
5.44% |
|
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY |
5.25% |
|
Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT |
5.28% |
|
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC |
5.26% |
|
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI |
5.2% |
|
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN |
4.99% |
|
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH-PA |
4.98% |
|
Colorado Springs, CO |
5.24% |
|
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH |
5.16% |
|
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX |
4.97% |
|
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK |
5.15% |
|
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL |
5.10% |
|
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH |
5.18% |
|
Denver-Aurora, CO |
5.37% |
|
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA |
5.19% |
|
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI |
5.07% |
|
Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA |
5.28% |
|
Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA |
5.15% |
|
Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA |
5.27% |
|
Houston-The Woodlands, TX |
4.89% |
|
Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN |
5.15% |
|
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN |
4.98% |
|
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS |
5.12% |
|
Laredo, TX |
5.3% |
|
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ |
5.11% |
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA |
5.44% |
|
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL |
4.94% |
|
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI |
5.05% |
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI |
5.33% |
|
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA |
5.53% |
|
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA |
5.07% |
|
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
4.97% |
|
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
5.28% |
|
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ |
5.2% |
|
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV |
5.06% |
|
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA |
5.27% |
|
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC |
5.16% |
|
Reno-Fernley, NV |
5.25% |
|
Richmond, VA |
5.16% |
|
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY |
5.46% |
|
Sacramento-Roseville, CA-NV |
5.4% |
|
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Pearsall, TX |
5.13% |
|
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA |
5.52% |
|
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA |
5.62% |
|
Seattle-Tacoma, WA |
5.7% |
|
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA-ID |
5.3% |
|
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL |
5.17% |
|
Tucson-Nogales, AZ |
5.16% |
|
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC |
5.16% |
|
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA |
5.31% |
|
Rest of the United States |
4.99% |
|
State of Alaska |
5.21% |
|
State of Hawaii |
5.24% |
Earlier in the Year
Biden announced that he planned to increase the pay raise to 5.2% for 2024. This figure includes an “across-the-board” percentage for all feds at 4.7% and 0.5% for locality pay.
The alternative pay plan falls short of the FAIR Act, a bicameral bill that Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced in January. The FAIR Act would give the civilian federal workforce an 8.7% average pay raise in 2024, divided between a 4.7% across-the-board base pay raise and a 4% average locality pay increase. Although lawmakers have introduced the FAIR Act in some form every year for the last nine years, Congress has never passed any version of the bill.
The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA) addresses the need for pay reform as Federal employees’ salaries have been lagging private sector salaries. As of 2023, the pay gap between Federal employees and the private sector grew to 24.1% in 2022. This pay gap leads to challenges in recruitment and retention within the civil service.
For more information on how Federal pay raises are determined, check out our most recent article How are Federal Pay Raises Determined? Step-by-Step Process
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