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Archive year. This is the 2015 table for RALEIGH. For current pay, see the latest RALEIGH page.
17.64% 2015 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,365 to $155,428 2015 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2015 RALEIGH full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.64% locality adjustment for 2015. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for RALEIGH.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,365$22,079$22,789$23,496$24,207$24,623$25,326$26,034$26,061$26,718
GS-2 $24,021$24,593$25,388$26,061$26,355$27,130$27,905$28,681$29,456$30,231
GS-3 $26,209$27,083$27,957$28,831$29,705$30,579$31,453$32,327$33,202$34,076
GS-4 $29,423$30,404$31,385$32,366$33,347$34,329$35,310$36,291$37,272$38,253
GS-5 $32,918$34,016$35,113$36,211$37,308$38,406$39,504$40,601$41,699$42,796
GS-6 $36,694$37,918$39,141$40,365$41,588$42,812$44,035$45,258$46,482$47,705
GS-7 $40,776$42,135$43,494$44,853$46,211$47,570$48,929$50,288$51,646$53,005
GS-8 $45,158$46,664$48,170$49,676$51,182$52,687$54,193$55,699$57,205$58,711
GS-9 $49,878$51,540$53,203$54,865$56,527$58,189$59,852$61,514$63,176$64,838
GS-10 $54,927$56,758$58,588$60,419$62,249$64,080$65,910$67,741$69,571$71,402
GS-11 $60,347$62,359$64,370$66,382$68,394$70,405$72,417$74,428$76,440$78,452
GS-12 $72,332$74,744$77,155$79,567$81,979$84,390$86,802$89,213$91,625$94,037
GS-13 $86,012$88,879$91,746$94,613$97,480$100,347$103,214$106,081$108,948$111,814
GS-14 $101,640$105,028$108,416$111,804$115,192$118,580$121,968$125,356$128,744$132,132
GS-15 $119,558$123,543$127,529$131,514$135,500$139,486$143,471$147,457$151,443$155,428
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About the 2015 RALEIGH table

The RALEIGH Locality Area used the official OPM Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 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 17.64%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,365, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $155,428.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 24 counties and cities across North Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Caswell County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, and more.

2015 RALEIGH questions

  • What was the 2015 locality adjustment for RALEIGH?
    In 2015, the locality pay adjustment for Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC was 17.64%, added on top of the 2015 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in RALEIGH in 2015?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in RALEIGH earned $72,332 in 2015, rising to $94,037 at Step 10. See the 2015 GS-12 RALEIGH page.
  • Is the 2015 table still current?
    No. 2015 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest RALEIGH page.