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Archive year. This is the 2016 table for TUCSON. For current pay, see the latest TUCSON page.
14.51% 2016 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,005 to $152,807 2016 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2016 TUCSON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 14.51% locality adjustment for 2016. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for TUCSON.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,005$21,707$22,405$23,100$23,799$24,207$24,898$25,594$25,622$26,270
GS-2 $23,615$24,178$24,960$25,622$25,912$26,675$27,438$28,200$28,963$29,726
GS-3 $25,767$26,626$27,485$28,344$29,202$30,061$30,920$31,779$32,638$33,496
GS-4 $28,926$29,891$30,855$31,819$32,783$33,747$34,711$35,676$36,640$37,604
GS-5 $32,363$33,442$34,520$35,599$36,678$37,756$38,835$39,914$40,992$42,071
GS-6 $36,075$37,278$38,480$39,682$40,885$42,087$43,289$44,492$45,694$46,896
GS-7 $40,089$41,425$42,761$44,098$45,434$46,770$48,107$49,443$50,779$52,116
GS-8 $44,397$45,876$47,356$48,835$50,315$51,794$53,273$54,753$56,232$57,712
GS-9 $49,037$50,671$52,305$53,939$55,573$57,207$58,841$60,475$62,109$63,743
GS-10 $54,001$55,801$57,601$59,401$61,201$63,001$64,801$66,601$68,401$70,202
GS-11 $59,329$61,306$63,284$65,262$67,239$69,217$71,194$73,172$75,149$77,127
GS-12 $71,112$73,482$75,853$78,223$80,593$82,964$85,334$87,704$90,075$92,445
GS-13 $84,561$87,380$90,200$93,019$95,838$98,657$101,476$104,296$107,115$109,934
GS-14 $99,925$103,256$106,587$109,918$113,249$116,580$119,911$123,243$126,574$129,905
GS-15 $117,540$121,458$125,377$129,296$133,214$137,133$141,051$144,970$148,888$152,807
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About the 2016 TUCSON table

The TUCSON Locality Area used the official OPM Tucson-Nogales, 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 14.51%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,005, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $152,807.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ.

2016 TUCSON questions

  • What was the 2016 locality adjustment for TUCSON?
    In 2016, the locality pay adjustment for Tucson-Nogales, AZ was 14.51%, added on top of the 2016 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in TUCSON in 2016?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in TUCSON earned $71,112 in 2016, rising to $92,445 at Step 10. See the 2016 GS-12 TUCSON page.
  • Is the 2016 table still current?
    No. 2016 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest TUCSON page.