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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for PHILADELPHIA. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.
22.22% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,419 to $160,300 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
21 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 PHILADELPHIA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 22.22% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHILADELPHIA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,419$23,168$23,914$24,655$25,401$25,837$26,574$27,317$27,347$28,038
GS-2 $25,205$25,806$26,640$27,347$27,657$28,471$29,285$30,099$30,913$31,727
GS-3 $27,502$28,419$29,335$30,252$31,169$32,085$33,002$33,918$34,835$35,752
GS-4 $30,874$31,903$32,932$33,961$34,990$36,019$37,049$38,078$39,107$40,136
GS-5 $34,542$35,693$36,844$37,996$39,147$40,298$41,450$42,601$43,752$44,904
GS-6 $38,504$39,787$41,071$42,354$43,637$44,921$46,204$47,487$48,771$50,054
GS-7 $42,788$44,214$45,641$47,067$48,493$49,920$51,346$52,772$54,198$55,625
GS-8 $47,386$48,965$50,544$52,123$53,702$55,281$56,860$58,439$60,019$61,598
GS-9 $52,338$54,082$55,826$57,571$59,315$61,059$62,803$64,547$66,291$68,035
GS-10 $57,637$59,558$61,479$63,400$65,322$67,243$69,164$71,086$73,007$74,928
GS-11 $63,323$65,434$67,545$69,656$71,766$73,877$75,988$78,099$80,209$82,320
GS-12 $75,900$78,430$80,960$83,490$86,020$88,550$91,080$93,610$96,139$98,669
GS-13 $90,255$93,264$96,273$99,282$102,291$105,300$108,309$111,318$114,327$117,336
GS-14 $106,653$110,208$113,764$117,319$120,874$124,430$127,985$131,540$135,096$138,651
GS-15 $125,454$129,636$133,819$138,001$142,183$146,366$150,548$154,731$158,913$160,300
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About the 2016 PHILADELPHIA table

The PHILADELPHIA Locality Area used the official OPM Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 22.22%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,419, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,300.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 21 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. Some of the included jurisdictions include Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, and more.

2016 PHILADELPHIA questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for PHILADELPHIA?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 22.22%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHILADELPHIA in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHILADELPHIA earned $75,900 in 2016, rising to $98,669 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 PHILADELPHIA page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.