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Archive year. This is the 2014 table for SEATTLE. For current pay, see the latest SEATTLE page.
21.81% 2014 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,903 to $157,100 2014 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
15 Counties covered by this pay area

2014 SEATTLE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.81% locality adjustment for 2014. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for SEATTLE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,903$22,635$23,363$24,088$24,816$25,244$25,964$26,690$26,718$27,400
GS-2 $24,626$25,212$26,027$26,718$27,016$27,810$28,605$29,399$30,193$30,987
GS-3 $26,869$27,764$28,659$29,555$30,450$31,345$32,241$33,136$34,031$34,927
GS-4 $30,164$31,169$32,174$33,179$34,184$35,188$36,193$37,198$38,203$39,208
GS-5 $33,747$34,873$35,999$37,124$38,250$39,375$40,501$41,626$42,752$43,877
GS-6 $37,619$38,872$40,125$41,379$42,632$43,886$45,139$46,393$47,646$48,899
GS-7 $41,804$43,197$44,591$45,984$47,378$48,772$50,165$51,559$52,952$54,346
GS-8 $46,296$47,840$49,383$50,926$52,470$54,013$55,556$57,100$58,643$60,186
GS-9 $51,135$52,839$54,543$56,247$57,951$59,655$61,359$63,063$64,768$66,472
GS-10 $56,312$58,189$60,066$61,943$63,820$65,697$67,574$69,451$71,328$73,205
GS-11 $61,867$63,930$65,992$68,054$70,116$72,179$74,241$76,303$78,365$80,427
GS-12 $74,154$76,626$79,097$81,569$84,040$86,512$88,983$91,455$93,926$96,398
GS-13 $88,179$91,119$94,058$96,997$99,937$102,876$105,815$108,754$111,694$114,633
GS-14 $104,201$107,674$111,147$114,620$118,092$121,565$125,038$128,511$131,984$135,456
GS-15 $122,570$126,656$130,741$134,827$138,912$142,998$147,083$151,169$155,254$157,100
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About the 2014 SEATTLE table

The SEATTLE Locality Area used the official OPM Seattle-Tacoma, WA boundary in 2014. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2014 nationwide base GS table.

In 2014, the locality adjustment was 21.81%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,903, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $157,100.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 15 counties and cities across Washington. Some of the included jurisdictions include Clallam County, WA, Grays Harbor County, WA, Island County, WA, Jefferson County, WA, King County, WA, Kitsap County, WA, Lewis County, WA, Mason County, WA, Pacific County, WA, Pierce County, WA, San Juan County, WA, Skagit County, WA, and more.

2014 SEATTLE questions

  • What was the 2014 locality adjustment for SEATTLE?
    In 2014, the locality pay adjustment for Seattle-Tacoma, WA was 21.81%, added on top of the 2014 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in SEATTLE in 2014?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SEATTLE earned $74,154 in 2014, rising to $96,398 at Step 10. See the 2014 GS-12 SEATTLE page.
  • Is the 2014 table still current?
    No. 2014 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SEATTLE page.