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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for PHILADELPHIA. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.
21.79% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,118 to $158,700 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
21 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 PHILADELPHIA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.79% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHILADELPHIA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,118$22,858$23,593$24,325$25,061$25,492$26,219$26,952$26,980$27,661
GS-2 $24,868$25,460$26,283$26,980$27,285$28,087$28,890$29,692$30,495$31,298
GS-3 $27,134$28,038$28,943$29,848$30,753$31,658$32,563$33,468$34,373$35,278
GS-4 $30,461$31,477$32,492$33,508$34,524$35,540$36,555$37,571$38,587$39,602
GS-5 $34,079$35,216$36,352$37,488$38,624$39,761$40,897$42,033$43,170$44,306
GS-6 $37,989$39,255$40,522$41,789$43,055$44,322$45,588$46,855$48,122$49,388
GS-7 $42,215$43,622$45,028$46,435$47,842$49,248$50,655$52,062$53,468$54,875
GS-8 $46,752$48,310$49,869$51,428$52,987$54,546$56,105$57,664$59,223$60,782
GS-9 $51,638$53,359$55,080$56,800$58,521$60,242$61,963$63,684$65,405$67,126
GS-10 $56,865$58,760$60,655$62,550$64,445$66,340$68,235$70,130$72,025$73,920
GS-11 $62,476$64,558$66,641$68,724$70,806$72,889$74,971$77,054$79,137$81,219
GS-12 $74,884$77,380$79,877$82,374$84,871$87,367$89,864$92,361$94,857$97,354
GS-13 $89,047$92,015$94,983$97,951$100,919$103,887$106,855$109,823$112,791$115,759
GS-14 $105,225$108,733$112,240$115,748$119,256$122,763$126,271$129,778$133,286$136,793
GS-15 $123,775$127,901$132,028$136,154$140,280$144,406$148,533$152,659$156,785$158,700
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About the 2015 PHILADELPHIA table

The PHILADELPHIA Locality Area used the official OPM Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 21.79%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,118, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,700.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 21 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. Some of the included jurisdictions include Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, and more.

2015 PHILADELPHIA questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for PHILADELPHIA?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 21.79%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHILADELPHIA in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHILADELPHIA earned $74,884 in 2015, rising to $97,354 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 PHILADELPHIA page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.