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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for PHOENIX. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.
17.12% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,483 to $156,290 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 PHOENIX full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.12% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHOENIX.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,483$22,201$22,916$23,627$24,341$24,759$25,465$26,177$26,206$26,868
GS-2 $24,154$24,729$25,529$26,206$26,503$27,283$28,063$28,843$29,623$30,403
GS-3 $26,354$27,233$28,111$28,990$29,868$30,746$31,625$32,503$33,382$34,260
GS-4 $29,586$30,572$31,558$32,544$33,530$34,516$35,503$36,489$37,475$38,461
GS-5 $33,100$34,204$35,307$36,410$37,514$38,617$39,720$40,823$41,927$43,030
GS-6 $36,897$38,127$39,357$40,587$41,817$43,046$44,276$45,506$46,736$47,965
GS-7 $41,003$42,369$43,736$45,103$46,470$47,836$49,203$50,570$51,937$53,304
GS-8 $45,409$46,922$48,435$49,948$51,461$52,975$54,488$56,001$57,514$59,027
GS-9 $50,154$51,826$53,497$55,168$56,840$58,511$60,182$61,853$63,525$65,196
GS-10 $55,231$57,073$58,914$60,755$62,596$64,437$66,278$68,119$69,960$71,802
GS-11 $60,681$62,704$64,726$66,749$68,772$70,794$72,817$74,840$76,862$78,885
GS-12 $72,733$75,157$77,581$80,006$82,430$84,855$87,279$89,703$92,128$94,552
GS-13 $86,488$89,372$92,255$95,139$98,022$100,906$103,789$106,673$109,556$112,440
GS-14 $102,202$105,609$109,016$112,423$115,831$119,238$122,645$126,052$129,459$132,866
GS-15 $120,219$124,227$128,235$132,243$136,250$140,258$144,266$148,274$152,282$156,290
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About the 2016 PHOENIX table

The PHOENIX Locality Area used the official OPM Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 17.12%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,483, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $156,290.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gila County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ.

2016 PHOENIX questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for PHOENIX?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa, AZ was 17.12%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHOENIX in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHOENIX earned $72,733 in 2016, rising to $94,552 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 PHOENIX page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.