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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for PHOENIX. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.
16.76% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,205 to $154,266 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 PHOENIX full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.76% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHOENIX.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,205$21,914$22,619$23,320$24,026$24,439$25,136$25,839$25,866$26,519
GS-2 $23,841$24,409$25,198$25,866$26,158$26,927$27,697$28,466$29,236$30,005
GS-3 $26,013$26,880$27,748$28,616$29,483$30,351$31,218$32,086$32,953$33,821
GS-4 $29,203$30,177$31,150$32,124$33,098$34,072$35,046$36,019$36,993$37,967
GS-5 $32,672$33,761$34,851$35,940$37,029$38,119$39,208$40,297$41,387$42,476
GS-6 $36,420$37,634$38,848$40,063$41,277$42,491$43,706$44,920$46,134$47,349
GS-7 $40,471$41,820$43,169$44,517$45,866$47,214$48,563$49,911$51,260$52,609
GS-8 $44,821$46,315$47,810$49,304$50,799$52,293$53,788$55,282$56,777$58,271
GS-9 $49,505$51,155$52,805$54,455$56,104$57,754$59,404$61,054$62,704$64,353
GS-10 $54,516$56,333$58,150$59,967$61,784$63,600$65,417$67,234$69,051$70,867
GS-11 $59,896$61,892$63,889$65,885$67,882$69,879$71,875$73,872$75,868$77,865
GS-12 $71,791$74,185$76,578$78,972$81,365$83,759$86,153$88,546$90,940$93,333
GS-13 $85,369$88,215$91,060$93,905$96,751$99,596$102,442$105,287$108,133$110,978
GS-14 $100,879$104,242$107,605$110,968$114,330$117,693$121,056$124,418$127,781$131,144
GS-15 $118,663$122,619$126,575$130,531$134,487$138,442$142,398$146,354$150,310$154,266
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About the 2015 PHOENIX table

The PHOENIX Locality Area used the official OPM Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 16.76%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,205, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $154,266.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gila County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ.

2015 PHOENIX questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for PHOENIX?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa, AZ was 16.76%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHOENIX in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHOENIX earned $71,791 in 2015, rising to $93,333 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 PHOENIX page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.