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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for CHARLOTTE. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.
14.44% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$20,992 to $152,713 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 CHARLOTTE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 14.44% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for CHARLOTTE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $20,992$21,693$22,391$23,086$23,784$24,193$24,883$25,578$25,606$26,254
GS-2 $23,601$24,163$24,944$25,606$25,897$26,659$27,421$28,183$28,945$29,707
GS-3 $25,751$26,610$27,468$28,326$29,184$30,043$30,901$31,759$32,618$33,476
GS-4 $28,909$29,872$30,836$31,799$32,763$33,727$34,690$35,654$36,617$37,581
GS-5 $32,343$33,421$34,499$35,577$36,655$37,733$38,811$39,889$40,967$42,045
GS-6 $36,053$37,255$38,456$39,658$40,860$42,061$43,263$44,465$45,666$46,868
GS-7 $40,064$41,400$42,735$44,071$45,406$46,742$48,077$49,413$50,748$52,084
GS-8 $44,370$45,848$47,327$48,805$50,284$51,762$53,241$54,719$56,198$57,677
GS-9 $49,007$50,640$52,273$53,906$55,539$57,172$58,805$60,438$62,071$63,704
GS-10 $53,968$55,767$57,566$59,365$61,164$62,963$64,762$66,561$68,360$70,159
GS-11 $59,293$61,269$63,245$65,222$67,198$69,174$71,151$73,127$75,104$77,080
GS-12 $71,068$73,437$75,806$78,175$80,544$82,913$85,282$87,651$90,020$92,389
GS-13 $84,509$87,327$90,144$92,962$95,779$98,597$101,414$104,232$107,049$109,867
GS-14 $99,864$103,193$106,522$109,851$113,180$116,509$119,838$123,167$126,496$129,825
GS-15 $117,468$121,384$125,300$129,216$133,133$137,049$140,965$144,881$148,797$152,713
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About the 2016 CHARLOTTE table

The CHARLOTTE Locality Area used the official OPM Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 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 14.44%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $20,992, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $152,713.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across North Carolina, South Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alexander County, NC, Anson County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, and more.

2016 CHARLOTTE questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for CHARLOTTE?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC was 14.44%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CHARLOTTE in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CHARLOTTE earned $71,068 in 2016, rising to $92,389 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 CHARLOTTE page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.