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Archive year. This is the 2014 table for Washington DC. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.
24.22% 2014 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,336 to $157,100 2014 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
55 Counties covered by this pay area

2014 Washington DC full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.22% locality adjustment for 2014. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Washington DC.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,336$23,083$23,825$24,565$25,307$25,743$26,477$27,218$27,246$27,942
GS-2 $25,114$25,711$26,542$27,246$27,551$28,361$29,171$29,980$30,790$31,600
GS-3 $27,400$28,313$29,226$30,139$31,053$31,966$32,879$33,792$34,705$35,618
GS-4 $30,761$31,785$32,810$33,835$34,860$35,885$36,909$37,934$38,959$39,984
GS-5 $34,415$35,563$36,711$37,859$39,006$40,154$41,302$42,450$43,597$44,745
GS-6 $38,363$39,641$40,919$42,198$43,476$44,754$46,032$47,310$48,589$49,867
GS-7 $42,631$44,052$45,473$46,894$48,315$49,736$51,158$52,579$54,000$55,421
GS-8 $47,212$48,786$50,360$51,934$53,508$55,082$56,655$58,229$59,803$61,377
GS-9 $52,146$53,884$55,622$57,360$59,098$60,836$62,573$64,311$66,049$67,787
GS-10 $57,426$59,340$61,254$63,168$65,083$66,997$68,911$70,825$72,740$74,654
GS-11 $63,091$65,194$67,297$69,400$71,504$73,607$75,710$77,813$79,916$82,019
GS-12 $75,621$78,142$80,662$83,183$85,703$88,224$90,744$93,264$95,785$98,305
GS-13 $89,924$92,922$95,919$98,916$101,914$104,911$107,909$110,906$113,904$116,901
GS-14 $106,263$109,804$113,346$116,887$120,429$123,970$127,512$131,053$134,595$138,136
GS-15 $124,995$129,161$133,328$137,494$141,660$145,827$149,993$154,160$157,100$157,100
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About the 2014 Washington DC table

The Washington DC Locality Area used the official OPM Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA 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 24.22%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,336, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $157,100.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 55 counties and cities across District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Some of the included jurisdictions include District of Columbia, DC, Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, and more.

2014 Washington DC questions

  • What was the 2014 locality adjustment for Washington DC?
    In 2014, the locality pay adjustment for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA was 24.22%, added on top of the 2014 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Washington DC in 2014?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Washington DC earned $75,621 in 2014, rising to $98,305 at Step 10. See the 2014 GS-12 Washington DC page.
  • Is the 2014 table still current?
    No. 2014 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.