2015 General Schedule Base Pay Table
The nationwide 2015 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 2015 GS base table.
The current year is 2026.
1.0% 2015 across-the-board base raise
$18,161 to $132,122 2015 base range
21.10% Average locality adjustment
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GS locality rates
2015 Base GS Pay Scale
Official General Schedule base rates for 2015. 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 | $18,161 | $18,768 | $19,372 | $19,973 | $20,577 | $20,931 | $21,528 | $22,130 | $22,153 | $22,712 |
| GS-2 | $20,419 | $20,905 | $21,581 | $22,153 | $22,403 | $23,062 | $23,721 | $24,380 | $25,039 | $25,698 |
| GS-3 | $22,279 | $23,022 | $23,765 | $24,508 | $25,251 | $25,994 | $26,737 | $27,480 | $28,223 | $28,966 |
| GS-4 | $25,011 | $25,845 | $26,679 | $27,513 | $28,347 | $29,181 | $30,015 | $30,849 | $31,683 | $32,517 |
| GS-5 | $27,982 | $28,915 | $29,848 | $30,781 | $31,714 | $32,647 | $33,580 | $34,513 | $35,446 | $36,379 |
| GS-6 | $31,192 | $32,232 | $33,272 | $34,312 | $35,352 | $36,392 | $37,432 | $38,472 | $39,512 | $40,552 |
| GS-7 | $34,662 | $35,817 | $36,972 | $38,127 | $39,282 | $40,437 | $41,592 | $42,747 | $43,902 | $45,057 |
| GS-8 | $38,387 | $39,667 | $40,947 | $42,227 | $43,507 | $44,787 | $46,067 | $47,347 | $48,627 | $49,907 |
| GS-9 | $42,399 | $43,812 | $45,225 | $46,638 | $48,051 | $49,464 | $50,877 | $52,290 | $53,703 | $55,116 |
| GS-10 | $46,691 | $48,247 | $49,803 | $51,359 | $52,915 | $54,471 | $56,027 | $57,583 | $59,139 | $60,695 |
| GS-11 | $51,298 | $53,008 | $54,718 | $56,428 | $58,138 | $59,848 | $61,558 | $63,268 | $64,978 | $66,688 |
| GS-12 | $61,486 | $63,536 | $65,586 | $67,636 | $69,686 | $71,736 | $73,786 | $75,836 | $77,886 | $79,936 |
| GS-13 | $73,115 | $75,552 | $77,989 | $80,426 | $82,863 | $85,300 | $87,737 | $90,174 | $92,611 | $95,048 |
| GS-14 | $86,399 | $89,279 | $92,159 | $95,039 | $97,919 | $100,799 | $103,679 | $106,559 | $109,439 | $112,319 |
| GS-15 | $101,630 | $105,018 | $108,406 | $111,794 | $115,182 | $118,570 | $121,958 | $125,346 | $128,734 | $132,122 |
2015 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 | $18,161 | $18,768 | $19,372 | $19,973 | $20,577 | $20,931 | $21,528 | $22,130 | $22,153 | $22,712 |
| GS-2 | $20,419 | $20,905 | $21,581 | $22,153 | $22,403 | $23,062 | $23,721 | $24,380 | $25,039 | $25,698 |
| GS-3 | $22,279 | $23,022 | $23,765 | $24,508 | $25,251 | $25,994 | $26,737 | $27,480 | $28,223 | $28,966 |
| GS-4 | $25,011 | $25,845 | $26,679 | $27,513 | $28,347 | $29,181 | $30,015 | $30,849 | $31,683 | $32,517 |
| GS-5 | $27,982 | $28,915 | $29,848 | $30,781 | $31,714 | $32,647 | $33,580 | $34,513 | $35,446 | $36,379 |
| GS-6 | $31,192 | $32,232 | $33,272 | $34,312 | $35,352 | $36,392 | $37,432 | $38,472 | $39,512 | $40,552 |
| GS-7 | $34,662 | $35,817 | $36,972 | $38,127 | $39,282 | $40,437 | $41,592 | $42,747 | $43,902 | $45,057 |
| GS-8 | $38,387 | $39,667 | $40,947 | $42,227 | $43,507 | $44,787 | $46,067 | $47,347 | $48,627 | $49,907 |
| GS-9 | $42,399 | $43,812 | $45,225 | $46,638 | $48,051 | $49,464 | $50,877 | $52,290 | $53,703 | $55,116 |
| GS-10 | $46,691 | $48,247 | $49,803 | $51,359 | $52,915 | $54,471 | $56,027 | $57,583 | $59,139 | $60,695 |
| GS-11 | $51,298 | $53,008 | $54,718 | $56,428 | $58,138 | $59,848 | $61,558 | $63,268 | $64,978 | $66,688 |
| GS-12 | $61,486 | $63,536 | $65,586 | $67,636 | $69,686 | $71,736 | $73,786 | $75,836 | $77,886 | $79,936 |
| GS-13 | $73,115 | $75,552 | $77,989 | $80,426 | $82,863 | $85,300 | $87,737 | $90,174 | $92,611 | $95,048 |
| GS-14 | $86,399 | $89,279 | $92,159 | $95,039 | $97,919 | $100,799 | $103,679 | $106,559 | $109,439 | $112,319 |
| GS-15 | $101,630 | $105,018 | $108,406 | $111,794 | $115,182 | $118,570 | $121,958 | $125,346 | $128,734 | $132,122 |
Jump to a specific 2015 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 2015 nationwide Step 1 base rate for that grade.
GS-1 $18,161
GS-2 $20,419
GS-3 $22,279
GS-4 $25,011
GS-5 $27,982
GS-6 $31,192
GS-7 $34,662
GS-8 $38,387
GS-9 $42,399
GS-10 $46,691
GS-11 $51,298
GS-12 $61,486
GS-13 $73,115
GS-14 $86,399
GS-15 $101,630
Top localities in 2015
Highest locality adjustments
Lowest locality adjustments
About the 2015 GS table
The 2015 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.
2015 GS pay questions
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What was the 2015 GS pay raise?
The 2015 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 2015?
2015 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 2015?
For the base table, GS-15 Step 10 was $132,122. 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 2015 locality-adjusted table?
Every 2015 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.