2014 General Schedule Base Pay Table
The nationwide 2014 GS base schedule. Every grade, every step. If your duty station receives locality pay, open the matching locality pay area instead. Your actual salary will be higher than the base numbers below.
Archive year. This is the 2014 GS base table.
The current year is 2026.
1.0% 2014 across-the-board base raise
$17,981 to $130,810 2014 base range
21.10% Average locality adjustment
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GS locality rates
2014 Base GS Pay Scale
Official General Schedule base rates for 2014. Every grade and every step on one printable sheet.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $17,981 | $18,582 | $19,180 | $19,775 | $20,373 | $20,724 | $21,315 | $21,911 | $21,934 | $22,494 |
| GS-2 | $20,217 | $20,698 | $21,367 | $21,934 | $22,179 | $22,831 | $23,483 | $24,135 | $24,787 | $25,439 |
| GS-3 | $22,058 | $22,793 | $23,528 | $24,263 | $24,998 | $25,733 | $26,468 | $27,203 | $27,938 | $28,673 |
| GS-4 | $24,763 | $25,588 | $26,413 | $27,238 | $28,063 | $28,888 | $29,713 | $30,538 | $31,363 | $32,188 |
| GS-5 | $27,705 | $28,629 | $29,553 | $30,477 | $31,401 | $32,325 | $33,249 | $34,173 | $35,097 | $36,021 |
| GS-6 | $30,883 | $31,912 | $32,941 | $33,970 | $34,999 | $36,028 | $37,057 | $38,086 | $39,115 | $40,144 |
| GS-7 | $34,319 | $35,463 | $36,607 | $37,751 | $38,895 | $40,039 | $41,183 | $42,327 | $43,471 | $44,615 |
| GS-8 | $38,007 | $39,274 | $40,541 | $41,808 | $43,075 | $44,342 | $45,609 | $46,876 | $48,143 | $49,410 |
| GS-9 | $41,979 | $43,378 | $44,777 | $46,176 | $47,575 | $48,974 | $50,373 | $51,772 | $53,171 | $54,570 |
| GS-10 | $46,229 | $47,770 | $49,311 | $50,852 | $52,393 | $53,934 | $55,475 | $57,016 | $58,557 | $60,098 |
| GS-11 | $50,790 | $52,483 | $54,176 | $55,869 | $57,562 | $59,255 | $60,948 | $62,641 | $64,334 | $66,027 |
| GS-12 | $60,877 | $62,906 | $64,935 | $66,964 | $68,993 | $71,022 | $73,051 | $75,080 | $77,109 | $79,138 |
| GS-13 | $72,391 | $74,804 | $77,217 | $79,630 | $82,043 | $84,456 | $86,869 | $89,282 | $91,695 | $94,108 |
| GS-14 | $85,544 | $88,395 | $91,246 | $94,097 | $96,948 | $99,799 | $102,650 | $105,501 | $108,352 | $111,203 |
| GS-15 | $100,624 | $103,978 | $107,332 | $110,686 | $114,040 | $117,394 | $120,748 | $124,102 | $127,456 | $130,810 |
2014 GS base pay table
Every row is a GS grade. Every column is a step inside that grade. Click a grade to open its dedicated pay scale page with all 10 steps, biweekly and hourly pay, and the locality version for every pay area.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $17,981 | $18,582 | $19,180 | $19,775 | $20,373 | $20,724 | $21,315 | $21,911 | $21,934 | $22,494 |
| GS-2 | $20,217 | $20,698 | $21,367 | $21,934 | $22,179 | $22,831 | $23,483 | $24,135 | $24,787 | $25,439 |
| GS-3 | $22,058 | $22,793 | $23,528 | $24,263 | $24,998 | $25,733 | $26,468 | $27,203 | $27,938 | $28,673 |
| GS-4 | $24,763 | $25,588 | $26,413 | $27,238 | $28,063 | $28,888 | $29,713 | $30,538 | $31,363 | $32,188 |
| GS-5 | $27,705 | $28,629 | $29,553 | $30,477 | $31,401 | $32,325 | $33,249 | $34,173 | $35,097 | $36,021 |
| GS-6 | $30,883 | $31,912 | $32,941 | $33,970 | $34,999 | $36,028 | $37,057 | $38,086 | $39,115 | $40,144 |
| GS-7 | $34,319 | $35,463 | $36,607 | $37,751 | $38,895 | $40,039 | $41,183 | $42,327 | $43,471 | $44,615 |
| GS-8 | $38,007 | $39,274 | $40,541 | $41,808 | $43,075 | $44,342 | $45,609 | $46,876 | $48,143 | $49,410 |
| GS-9 | $41,979 | $43,378 | $44,777 | $46,176 | $47,575 | $48,974 | $50,373 | $51,772 | $53,171 | $54,570 |
| GS-10 | $46,229 | $47,770 | $49,311 | $50,852 | $52,393 | $53,934 | $55,475 | $57,016 | $58,557 | $60,098 |
| GS-11 | $50,790 | $52,483 | $54,176 | $55,869 | $57,562 | $59,255 | $60,948 | $62,641 | $64,334 | $66,027 |
| GS-12 | $60,877 | $62,906 | $64,935 | $66,964 | $68,993 | $71,022 | $73,051 | $75,080 | $77,109 | $79,138 |
| GS-13 | $72,391 | $74,804 | $77,217 | $79,630 | $82,043 | $84,456 | $86,869 | $89,282 | $91,695 | $94,108 |
| GS-14 | $85,544 | $88,395 | $91,246 | $94,097 | $96,948 | $99,799 | $102,650 | $105,501 | $108,352 | $111,203 |
| GS-15 | $100,624 | $103,978 | $107,332 | $110,686 | $114,040 | $117,394 | $120,748 | $124,102 | $127,456 | $130,810 |
Jump to a specific 2014 grade
Each grade has its own page with all 10 steps, step-increase timing and typical job roles. The salary below each grade is the 2014 nationwide Step 1 base rate for that grade.
GS-1 $17,981
GS-2 $20,217
GS-3 $22,058
GS-4 $24,763
GS-5 $27,705
GS-6 $30,883
GS-7 $34,319
GS-8 $38,007
GS-9 $41,979
GS-10 $46,229
GS-11 $50,790
GS-12 $60,877
GS-13 $72,391
GS-14 $85,544
GS-15 $100,624
Top localities in 2014
Highest locality adjustments
Lowest locality adjustments
About the 2014 GS table
The 2014 base General Schedule applied the 1.0% across-the-board raise set by the annual pay plan. The base table is the starting point. Most civilian federal employees are paid from a locality-adjusted version that adds a geographic percentage on top.
When to use the base table
- Comparing GS raises across years without locality noise.
- Checking historical pay for back-pay or service credit questions.
- Printing a clean reference sheet for a specific year.
When to use a locality table instead
- Your duty station is inside a named pay area. Use the matching locality page.
- Your duty station is not in a named area. Use the Rest of U.S. table.
- You need the actual salary for a promotion, step increase or job offer.
2014 GS pay questions
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What was the 2014 GS pay raise?
The 2014 across-the-board General Schedule raise was 1.0%. This applied to the nationwide base table before any locality adjustment. See raise history for year-over-year context. -
How did locality pay work in 2014?
2014 had 34 GS locality pay areas including Rest of U.S. Adjustments ranged from 14.16% in Rest of U.S. to 35.15% in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland. -
What was the highest GS salary in 2014?
For the base table, GS-15 Step 10 was $130,810. In a high-paying locality such as San Francisco, GS-15 Step 10 could exceed that, though some combinations are capped at the Executive Schedule Level 4 limit. -
Where can I find my 2014 locality-adjusted table?
Every 2014 locality table is linked from the locality directory. Pick the pay area tied to your duty station to see all grades and steps with the locality percentage applied.