2016 Rest of U.S. GS Pay Table
The Rest of U.S. GS locality table for 2016. The 2016 locality adjustment was 14.35%, applied on top of the 2016 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2016 Rest of U.S. GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Rest of U.S..
Covered area: Those portions of the United States and its territories and possessions (nonforeign areas), not located within another locality pay area.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $20,975 | $21,676 | $22,374 | $23,068 | $23,765 | $24,174 | $24,863 | $25,558 | $25,586 | $26,233 |
| GS-2 | $23,582 | $24,144 | $24,925 | $25,586 | $25,876 | $26,638 | $27,399 | $28,161 | $28,923 | $29,684 |
| GS-3 | $25,731 | $26,589 | $27,446 | $28,304 | $29,162 | $30,019 | $30,877 | $31,734 | $32,592 | $33,450 |
| GS-4 | $28,886 | $29,849 | $30,812 | $31,774 | $32,737 | $33,700 | $34,663 | $35,626 | $36,589 | $37,551 |
| GS-5 | $32,318 | $33,395 | $34,472 | $35,549 | $36,626 | $37,703 | $38,781 | $39,858 | $40,935 | $42,012 |
| GS-6 | $36,025 | $37,225 | $38,426 | $39,627 | $40,828 | $42,028 | $43,229 | $44,430 | $45,630 | $46,831 |
| GS-7 | $40,033 | $41,367 | $42,702 | $44,036 | $45,371 | $46,705 | $48,040 | $49,374 | $50,709 | $52,043 |
| GS-8 | $44,335 | $45,812 | $47,289 | $48,767 | $50,244 | $51,722 | $53,199 | $54,676 | $56,154 | $57,631 |
| GS-9 | $48,968 | $50,600 | $52,232 | $53,863 | $55,495 | $57,127 | $58,759 | $60,391 | $62,022 | $63,654 |
| GS-10 | $53,925 | $55,723 | $57,520 | $59,318 | $61,116 | $62,913 | $64,711 | $66,508 | $68,306 | $70,103 |
| GS-11 | $59,246 | $61,221 | $63,196 | $65,170 | $67,145 | $69,120 | $71,095 | $73,070 | $75,044 | $77,019 |
| GS-12 | $71,012 | $73,380 | $75,747 | $78,114 | $80,481 | $82,848 | $85,215 | $87,582 | $89,949 | $92,316 |
| GS-13 | $84,443 | $87,258 | $90,073 | $92,889 | $95,704 | $98,519 | $101,335 | $104,150 | $106,965 | $109,781 |
| GS-14 | $99,785 | $103,112 | $106,438 | $109,765 | $113,091 | $116,417 | $119,744 | $123,070 | $126,397 | $129,723 |
| GS-15 | $117,376 | $121,289 | $125,202 | $129,115 | $133,028 | $136,941 | $140,854 | $144,767 | $148,680 | $152,593 |
2016 Rest of U.S. full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 14.35% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Rest of U.S..
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $20,975 | $21,676 | $22,374 | $23,068 | $23,765 | $24,174 | $24,863 | $25,558 | $25,586 | $26,233 |
| GS-2 | $23,582 | $24,144 | $24,925 | $25,586 | $25,876 | $26,638 | $27,399 | $28,161 | $28,923 | $29,684 |
| GS-3 | $25,731 | $26,589 | $27,446 | $28,304 | $29,162 | $30,019 | $30,877 | $31,734 | $32,592 | $33,450 |
| GS-4 | $28,886 | $29,849 | $30,812 | $31,774 | $32,737 | $33,700 | $34,663 | $35,626 | $36,589 | $37,551 |
| GS-5 | $32,318 | $33,395 | $34,472 | $35,549 | $36,626 | $37,703 | $38,781 | $39,858 | $40,935 | $42,012 |
| GS-6 | $36,025 | $37,225 | $38,426 | $39,627 | $40,828 | $42,028 | $43,229 | $44,430 | $45,630 | $46,831 |
| GS-7 | $40,033 | $41,367 | $42,702 | $44,036 | $45,371 | $46,705 | $48,040 | $49,374 | $50,709 | $52,043 |
| GS-8 | $44,335 | $45,812 | $47,289 | $48,767 | $50,244 | $51,722 | $53,199 | $54,676 | $56,154 | $57,631 |
| GS-9 | $48,968 | $50,600 | $52,232 | $53,863 | $55,495 | $57,127 | $58,759 | $60,391 | $62,022 | $63,654 |
| GS-10 | $53,925 | $55,723 | $57,520 | $59,318 | $61,116 | $62,913 | $64,711 | $66,508 | $68,306 | $70,103 |
| GS-11 | $59,246 | $61,221 | $63,196 | $65,170 | $67,145 | $69,120 | $71,095 | $73,070 | $75,044 | $77,019 |
| GS-12 | $71,012 | $73,380 | $75,747 | $78,114 | $80,481 | $82,848 | $85,215 | $87,582 | $89,949 | $92,316 |
| GS-13 | $84,443 | $87,258 | $90,073 | $92,889 | $95,704 | $98,519 | $101,335 | $104,150 | $106,965 | $109,781 |
| GS-14 | $99,785 | $103,112 | $106,438 | $109,765 | $113,091 | $116,417 | $119,744 | $123,070 | $126,397 | $129,723 |
| GS-15 | $117,376 | $121,289 | $125,202 | $129,115 | $133,028 | $136,941 | $140,854 | $144,767 | $148,680 | $152,593 |
2016 pay snapshot
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About the 2016 Rest of U.S. table
The Rest of U.S. used the official OPM Rest of U.S. 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 14.35%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $20,975, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $152,593.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 1 counties and cities across the listed counties. Some of the included jurisdictions include Those portions of the United States and its territories and possessions (nonforeign areas), not located within another locality pay area.
2016 Rest of U.S. questions
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What was the 2016 locality adjustment for Rest of U.S.?
In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Rest of U.S. was 14.35%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Rest of U.S. in 2016?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Rest of U.S. earned $71,012 in 2016, rising to $92,316 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 Rest of U.S. page. -
Is the 2016 table still current?
No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Rest of U.S. page.