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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for HUNTSVILLE. For current pay, see the latest HUNTSVILLE page.
16.37% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,346 to $155,289 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 HUNTSVILLE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.37% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for HUNTSVILLE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,346$22,059$22,769$23,475$24,185$24,601$25,302$26,010$26,038$26,696
GS-2 $23,999$24,570$25,365$26,038$26,333$27,108$27,883$28,658$29,433$30,208
GS-3 $26,186$27,058$27,931$28,804$29,677$30,549$31,422$32,295$33,168$34,041
GS-4 $29,396$30,376$31,356$32,336$33,316$34,295$35,275$36,255$37,235$38,215
GS-5 $32,888$33,985$35,081$36,177$37,273$38,370$39,466$40,562$41,658$42,754
GS-6 $36,661$37,883$39,105$40,327$41,549$42,771$43,993$45,214$46,436$47,658
GS-7 $40,740$42,098$43,456$44,814$46,172$47,530$48,888$50,246$51,604$52,962
GS-8 $45,118$46,621$48,125$49,628$51,132$52,635$54,139$55,642$57,146$58,649
GS-9 $49,833$51,494$53,154$54,815$56,476$58,136$59,797$61,457$63,118$64,779
GS-10 $54,878$56,707$58,536$60,366$62,195$64,024$65,854$67,683$69,512$71,342
GS-11 $60,292$62,302$64,312$66,322$68,331$70,341$72,351$74,360$76,370$78,380
GS-12 $72,267$74,676$77,085$79,494$81,902$84,311$86,720$89,129$91,538$93,947
GS-13 $85,935$88,800$91,665$94,530$97,395$100,260$103,125$105,990$108,855$111,720
GS-14 $101,548$104,933$108,318$111,704$115,089$118,474$121,859$125,244$128,630$132,015
GS-15 $119,449$123,431$127,414$131,396$135,378$139,360$143,342$147,324$151,307$155,289
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About the 2016 HUNTSVILLE table

The HUNTSVILLE Locality Area used the official OPM Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN 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 16.37%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,346, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $155,289.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 9 counties and cities across Alabama, Tennessee. Some of the included jurisdictions include Colbert County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Lincoln County, TN.

2016 HUNTSVILLE questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for HUNTSVILLE?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN was 16.37%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in HUNTSVILLE in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in HUNTSVILLE earned $72,267 in 2016, rising to $93,947 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 HUNTSVILLE page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest HUNTSVILLE page.