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2016 COLORADO SPRINGS GS Pay Table

The Colorado Springs, CO GS locality table for 2016. The 2016 locality adjustment was 14.52%, applied on top of the 2016 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2016 table for COLORADO SPRINGS. For current pay, see the latest COLORADO SPRINGS page.
14.52% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,006 to $152,820 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
4 Counties covered by this pay area
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2016 COLORADO SPRINGS GS Pay Table

Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Colorado Springs, CO.

14.52% locality adjustment
4 covered counties
$21,006 to $152,820 salary range

Covered area: El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,006$21,708$22,407$23,102$23,801$24,210$24,900$25,596$25,624$26,272
GS-2 $23,617$24,180$24,962$25,624$25,915$26,677$27,440$28,203$28,966$29,728
GS-3 $25,769$26,628$27,487$28,346$29,205$30,064$30,923$31,782$32,640$33,499
GS-4 $28,929$29,893$30,857$31,822$32,786$33,750$34,714$35,679$36,643$37,607
GS-5 $32,366$33,444$34,523$35,602$36,681$37,760$38,838$39,917$40,996$42,075
GS-6 $36,078$37,281$38,483$39,686$40,888$42,091$43,293$44,496$45,698$46,901
GS-7 $40,092$41,429$42,765$44,102$45,438$46,775$48,111$49,447$50,784$52,120
GS-8 $44,401$45,880$47,360$48,839$50,319$51,799$53,278$54,758$56,237$57,717
GS-9 $49,041$50,675$52,309$53,944$55,578$57,212$58,846$60,480$62,115$63,749
GS-10 $54,005$55,806$57,606$59,406$61,206$63,007$64,807$66,607$68,407$70,208
GS-11 $59,334$61,312$63,289$65,267$67,245$69,223$71,201$73,178$75,156$77,134
GS-12 $71,118$73,489$75,859$78,230$80,600$82,971$85,341$87,712$90,083$92,453
GS-13 $84,568$87,388$90,207$93,027$95,846$98,666$101,485$104,305$107,124$109,944
GS-14 $99,934$103,265$106,596$109,928$113,259$116,591$119,922$123,253$126,585$129,916
GS-15 $117,550$121,469$125,388$129,307$133,226$137,145$141,063$144,982$148,901$152,820
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2016 COLORADO SPRINGS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 14.52% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for COLORADO SPRINGS.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,006$21,708$22,407$23,102$23,801$24,210$24,900$25,596$25,624$26,272
GS-2 $23,617$24,180$24,962$25,624$25,915$26,677$27,440$28,203$28,966$29,728
GS-3 $25,769$26,628$27,487$28,346$29,205$30,064$30,923$31,782$32,640$33,499
GS-4 $28,929$29,893$30,857$31,822$32,786$33,750$34,714$35,679$36,643$37,607
GS-5 $32,366$33,444$34,523$35,602$36,681$37,760$38,838$39,917$40,996$42,075
GS-6 $36,078$37,281$38,483$39,686$40,888$42,091$43,293$44,496$45,698$46,901
GS-7 $40,092$41,429$42,765$44,102$45,438$46,775$48,111$49,447$50,784$52,120
GS-8 $44,401$45,880$47,360$48,839$50,319$51,799$53,278$54,758$56,237$57,717
GS-9 $49,041$50,675$52,309$53,944$55,578$57,212$58,846$60,480$62,115$63,749
GS-10 $54,005$55,806$57,606$59,406$61,206$63,007$64,807$66,607$68,407$70,208
GS-11 $59,334$61,312$63,289$65,267$67,245$69,223$71,201$73,178$75,156$77,134
GS-12 $71,118$73,489$75,859$78,230$80,600$82,971$85,341$87,712$90,083$92,453
GS-13 $84,568$87,388$90,207$93,027$95,846$98,666$101,485$104,305$107,124$109,944
GS-14 $99,934$103,265$106,596$109,928$113,259$116,591$119,922$123,253$126,585$129,916
GS-15 $117,550$121,469$125,388$129,307$133,226$137,145$141,063$144,982$148,901$152,820
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GS-1 $21,006 GS-2 $23,617 GS-3 $25,769 GS-4 $28,929 GS-5 $32,366 GS-6 $36,078 GS-7 $40,092 GS-8 $44,401 GS-9 $49,041 GS-10 $54,005 GS-11 $59,334 GS-12 $71,118 GS-13 $84,568 GS-14 $99,934 GS-15 $117,550

About the 2016 COLORADO SPRINGS table

The COLORADO SPRINGS Locality Area used the official OPM Colorado Springs, CO 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 14.52%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,006, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $152,820.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 4 counties and cities across Colorado. Some of the included jurisdictions include El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO.

2016 COLORADO SPRINGS questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for COLORADO SPRINGS?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Colorado Springs, CO was 14.52%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLORADO SPRINGS in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLORADO SPRINGS earned $71,118 in 2016, rising to $92,453 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 COLORADO SPRINGS page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLORADO SPRINGS page.