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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for DENVER. For current pay, see the latest DENVER page.
22.52% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,251 to $158,700 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
14 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 DENVER full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 22.52% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for DENVER.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,251$22,995$23,735$24,471$25,211$25,645$26,376$27,114$27,142$27,827
GS-2 $25,017$25,613$26,441$27,142$27,448$28,256$29,063$29,870$30,678$31,485
GS-3 $27,296$28,207$29,117$30,027$30,938$31,848$32,758$33,668$34,579$35,489
GS-4 $30,643$31,665$32,687$33,709$34,731$35,753$36,774$37,796$38,818$39,840
GS-5 $34,284$35,427$36,570$37,713$38,856$39,999$41,142$42,285$43,428$44,572
GS-6 $38,216$39,491$40,765$42,039$43,313$44,587$45,862$47,136$48,410$49,684
GS-7 $42,468$43,883$45,298$46,713$48,128$49,543$50,959$52,374$53,789$55,204
GS-8 $47,032$48,600$50,168$51,737$53,305$54,873$56,441$58,010$59,578$61,146
GS-9 $51,947$53,678$55,410$57,141$58,872$60,603$62,335$64,066$65,797$67,528
GS-10 $57,206$59,112$61,019$62,925$64,831$66,738$68,644$70,551$72,457$74,364
GS-11 $62,850$64,945$67,040$69,136$71,231$73,326$75,421$77,516$79,611$81,706
GS-12 $75,333$77,844$80,356$82,868$85,379$87,891$90,403$92,914$95,426$97,938
GS-13 $89,580$92,566$95,552$98,538$101,524$104,510$107,495$110,481$113,467$116,453
GS-14 $105,856$109,385$112,913$116,442$119,970$123,499$127,028$130,556$134,085$137,613
GS-15 $124,517$128,668$132,819$136,970$141,121$145,272$149,423$153,574$157,725$158,700
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About the 2015 DENVER table

The DENVER Locality Area used the official OPM Denver-Aurora, CO 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 22.52%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,251, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,700.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 14 counties and cities across Colorado. Some of the included jurisdictions include Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, and more.

2015 DENVER questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for DENVER?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Denver-Aurora, CO was 22.52%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DENVER in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DENVER earned $75,333 in 2015, rising to $97,938 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 DENVER page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DENVER page.