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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for ATLANTA. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.
19.58% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,935 to $159,572 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
64 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 ATLANTA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.58% locality adjustment for 2016. 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 $21,935$22,668$23,397$24,123$24,852$25,279$26,000$26,727$26,756$27,433
GS-2 $24,661$25,248$26,065$26,756$27,060$27,856$28,653$29,449$30,245$31,042
GS-3 $26,908$27,805$28,702$29,598$30,495$31,392$32,289$33,186$34,083$34,980
GS-4 $30,207$31,214$32,221$33,228$34,235$35,241$36,248$37,255$38,262$39,269
GS-5 $33,796$34,922$36,049$37,175$38,301$39,428$40,554$41,681$42,807$43,934
GS-6 $37,672$38,928$40,184$41,439$42,695$43,950$45,206$46,462$47,717$48,973
GS-7 $41,864$43,259$44,655$46,050$47,446$48,841$50,237$51,632$53,028$54,423
GS-8 $46,362$47,907$49,452$50,997$52,542$54,087$55,632$57,177$58,722$60,267
GS-9 $51,208$52,914$54,621$56,327$58,033$59,740$61,446$63,153$64,859$66,565
GS-10 $56,392$58,271$60,151$62,031$63,911$65,791$67,670$69,550$71,430$73,310
GS-11 $61,956$64,021$66,086$68,151$70,216$72,281$74,346$76,412$78,477$80,542
GS-12 $74,260$76,736$79,211$81,686$84,162$86,637$89,112$91,588$94,063$96,538
GS-13 $88,305$91,249$94,193$97,137$100,081$103,025$105,969$108,913$111,858$114,802
GS-14 $104,349$107,828$111,306$114,785$118,263$121,742$125,221$128,699$132,178$135,656
GS-15 $122,744$126,836$130,928$135,020$139,112$143,204$147,296$151,388$155,480$159,572
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About the 2016 ATLANTA table

The ATLANTA Locality Area used the official OPM Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL boundary in 2016. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2016 nationwide base GS table.

In 2016, the locality adjustment was 19.58%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,935, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $159,572.

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.

2016 ATLANTA questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for ATLANTA?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL was 19.58%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ATLANTA in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ATLANTA earned $74,260 in 2016, rising to $96,538 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 ATLANTA page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.