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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for ATLANTA. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.
19.29% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,664 to $157,608 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
64 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 ATLANTA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.29% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ATLANTA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,664$22,388$23,109$23,826$24,546$24,969$25,681$26,399$26,426$27,093
GS-2 $24,358$24,938$25,744$26,426$26,725$27,511$28,297$29,083$29,869$30,655
GS-3 $26,577$27,463$28,349$29,236$30,122$31,008$31,895$32,781$33,667$34,554
GS-4 $29,836$30,831$31,825$32,820$33,815$34,810$35,805$36,800$37,795$38,790
GS-5 $33,380$34,493$35,606$36,719$37,832$38,945$40,058$41,171$42,284$43,397
GS-6 $37,209$38,450$39,690$40,931$42,171$43,412$44,653$45,893$47,134$48,374
GS-7 $41,348$42,726$44,104$45,482$46,859$48,237$49,615$50,993$52,371$53,748
GS-8 $45,792$47,319$48,846$50,373$51,900$53,426$54,953$56,480$58,007$59,534
GS-9 $50,578$52,263$53,949$55,634$57,320$59,006$60,691$62,377$64,062$65,748
GS-10 $55,698$57,554$59,410$61,266$63,122$64,978$66,835$68,691$70,547$72,403
GS-11 $61,193$63,233$65,273$67,313$69,353$71,393$73,433$75,472$77,512$79,552
GS-12 $73,347$75,792$78,238$80,683$83,128$85,574$88,019$90,465$92,910$95,356
GS-13 $87,219$90,126$93,033$95,940$98,847$101,754$104,661$107,569$110,476$113,383
GS-14 $103,065$106,501$109,936$113,372$116,808$120,243$123,679$127,114$130,550$133,985
GS-15 $121,234$125,276$129,318$133,359$137,401$141,442$145,484$149,525$153,567$157,608
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About the 2015 ATLANTA table

The ATLANTA Locality Area used the official OPM Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL boundary in 2015. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2015 nationwide base GS table.

In 2015, the locality adjustment was 19.29%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,664, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $157,608.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 64 counties and cities across Georgia, Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dawson County, GA, and more.

2015 ATLANTA questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for ATLANTA?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL was 19.29%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ATLANTA in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ATLANTA earned $73,347 in 2015, rising to $95,356 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 ATLANTA page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.