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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for RALEIGH. For current pay, see the latest RALEIGH page.
17.94% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,634 to $157,384 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 RALEIGH full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.94% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for RALEIGH.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,634$22,357$23,076$23,792$24,511$24,933$25,644$26,361$26,389$27,057
GS-2 $24,323$24,902$25,707$26,389$26,689$27,474$28,260$29,045$29,831$30,616
GS-3 $26,539$27,423$28,308$29,193$30,077$30,962$31,846$32,731$33,615$34,500
GS-4 $29,793$30,786$31,779$32,772$33,765$34,758$35,751$36,744$37,737$38,730
GS-5 $33,332$34,443$35,554$36,665$37,776$38,887$39,998$41,109$42,220$43,331
GS-6 $37,156$38,394$39,633$40,871$42,109$43,348$44,586$45,824$47,063$48,301
GS-7 $41,290$42,666$44,042$45,419$46,795$48,171$49,548$50,924$52,300$53,677
GS-8 $45,727$47,250$48,774$50,298$51,822$53,345$54,869$56,393$57,917$59,441
GS-9 $50,505$52,188$53,871$55,554$57,237$58,920$60,603$62,286$63,969$65,652
GS-10 $55,618$57,472$59,326$61,180$63,034$64,888$66,742$68,596$70,450$72,304
GS-11 $61,106$63,143$65,180$67,216$69,253$71,290$73,327$75,364$77,400$79,437
GS-12 $73,242$75,683$78,125$80,566$83,007$85,449$87,890$90,331$92,773$95,214
GS-13 $87,094$89,998$92,901$95,805$98,709$101,612$104,516$107,420$110,323$113,227
GS-14 $102,918$106,349$109,780$113,211$116,641$120,072$123,503$126,934$130,365$133,796
GS-15 $121,061$125,097$129,133$133,168$137,204$141,240$145,276$149,312$153,348$157,384
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About the 2016 RALEIGH table

The RALEIGH Locality Area used the official OPM Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 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 17.94%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,634, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $157,384.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 24 counties and cities across North Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Caswell County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, and more.

2016 RALEIGH questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for RALEIGH?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC was 17.94%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in RALEIGH in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in RALEIGH earned $73,242 in 2016, rising to $95,214 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 RALEIGH page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest RALEIGH page.