2017 General Schedule Base Pay Table
The nationwide 2017 GS base schedule. Every grade, every step. If your duty station receives locality pay, open the matching locality pay area instead. Your actual salary will be higher than the base numbers below.
Archive year. This is the 2017 GS base table.
The current year is 2026.
1.0% 2017 across-the-board base raise
$18,526 to $134,776 2017 base range
20.94% Average locality adjustment
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GS locality rates
2017 Base GS Pay Scale
Official General Schedule base rates for 2017. Every grade and every step on one printable sheet.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $18,526 | $19,146 | $19,762 | $20,375 | $20,991 | $21,351 | $21,960 | $22,575 | $22,599 | $23,171 |
| GS-2 | $20,829 | $21,325 | $22,015 | $22,599 | $22,853 | $23,525 | $24,197 | $24,869 | $25,541 | $26,213 |
| GS-3 | $22,727 | $23,485 | $24,243 | $25,001 | $25,759 | $26,517 | $27,275 | $28,033 | $28,791 | $29,549 |
| GS-4 | $25,514 | $26,364 | $27,214 | $28,064 | $28,914 | $29,764 | $30,614 | $31,464 | $32,314 | $33,164 |
| GS-5 | $28,545 | $29,497 | $30,449 | $31,401 | $32,353 | $33,305 | $34,257 | $35,209 | $36,161 | $37,113 |
| GS-6 | $31,819 | $32,880 | $33,941 | $35,002 | $36,063 | $37,124 | $38,185 | $39,246 | $40,307 | $41,368 |
| GS-7 | $35,359 | $36,538 | $37,717 | $38,896 | $40,075 | $41,254 | $42,433 | $43,612 | $44,791 | $45,970 |
| GS-8 | $39,159 | $40,464 | $41,769 | $43,074 | $44,379 | $45,684 | $46,989 | $48,294 | $49,599 | $50,904 |
| GS-9 | $43,251 | $44,693 | $46,135 | $47,577 | $49,019 | $50,461 | $51,903 | $53,345 | $54,787 | $56,229 |
| GS-10 | $47,630 | $49,218 | $50,806 | $52,394 | $53,982 | $55,570 | $57,158 | $58,746 | $60,334 | $61,922 |
| GS-11 | $52,329 | $54,073 | $55,817 | $57,561 | $59,305 | $61,049 | $62,793 | $64,537 | $66,281 | $68,025 |
| GS-12 | $62,722 | $64,813 | $66,904 | $68,995 | $71,086 | $73,177 | $75,268 | $77,359 | $79,450 | $81,541 |
| GS-13 | $74,584 | $77,070 | $79,556 | $82,042 | $84,528 | $87,014 | $89,500 | $91,986 | $94,472 | $96,958 |
| GS-14 | $88,136 | $91,074 | $94,012 | $96,950 | $99,888 | $102,826 | $105,764 | $108,702 | $111,640 | $114,578 |
| GS-15 | $103,672 | $107,128 | $110,584 | $114,040 | $117,496 | $120,952 | $124,408 | $127,864 | $131,320 | $134,776 |
2017 GS base pay table
Every row is a GS grade. Every column is a step inside that grade. Click a grade to open its dedicated pay scale page with all 10 steps, biweekly and hourly pay, and the locality version for every 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 | $18,526 | $19,146 | $19,762 | $20,375 | $20,991 | $21,351 | $21,960 | $22,575 | $22,599 | $23,171 |
| GS-2 | $20,829 | $21,325 | $22,015 | $22,599 | $22,853 | $23,525 | $24,197 | $24,869 | $25,541 | $26,213 |
| GS-3 | $22,727 | $23,485 | $24,243 | $25,001 | $25,759 | $26,517 | $27,275 | $28,033 | $28,791 | $29,549 |
| GS-4 | $25,514 | $26,364 | $27,214 | $28,064 | $28,914 | $29,764 | $30,614 | $31,464 | $32,314 | $33,164 |
| GS-5 | $28,545 | $29,497 | $30,449 | $31,401 | $32,353 | $33,305 | $34,257 | $35,209 | $36,161 | $37,113 |
| GS-6 | $31,819 | $32,880 | $33,941 | $35,002 | $36,063 | $37,124 | $38,185 | $39,246 | $40,307 | $41,368 |
| GS-7 | $35,359 | $36,538 | $37,717 | $38,896 | $40,075 | $41,254 | $42,433 | $43,612 | $44,791 | $45,970 |
| GS-8 | $39,159 | $40,464 | $41,769 | $43,074 | $44,379 | $45,684 | $46,989 | $48,294 | $49,599 | $50,904 |
| GS-9 | $43,251 | $44,693 | $46,135 | $47,577 | $49,019 | $50,461 | $51,903 | $53,345 | $54,787 | $56,229 |
| GS-10 | $47,630 | $49,218 | $50,806 | $52,394 | $53,982 | $55,570 | $57,158 | $58,746 | $60,334 | $61,922 |
| GS-11 | $52,329 | $54,073 | $55,817 | $57,561 | $59,305 | $61,049 | $62,793 | $64,537 | $66,281 | $68,025 |
| GS-12 | $62,722 | $64,813 | $66,904 | $68,995 | $71,086 | $73,177 | $75,268 | $77,359 | $79,450 | $81,541 |
| GS-13 | $74,584 | $77,070 | $79,556 | $82,042 | $84,528 | $87,014 | $89,500 | $91,986 | $94,472 | $96,958 |
| GS-14 | $88,136 | $91,074 | $94,012 | $96,950 | $99,888 | $102,826 | $105,764 | $108,702 | $111,640 | $114,578 |
| GS-15 | $103,672 | $107,128 | $110,584 | $114,040 | $117,496 | $120,952 | $124,408 | $127,864 | $131,320 | $134,776 |
Jump to a specific 2017 grade
Each grade has its own page with all 10 steps, step-increase timing and typical job roles. The salary below each grade is the 2017 nationwide Step 1 base rate for that grade.
GS-1 $18,526
GS-2 $20,829
GS-3 $22,727
GS-4 $25,514
GS-5 $28,545
GS-6 $31,819
GS-7 $35,359
GS-8 $39,159
GS-9 $43,251
GS-10 $47,630
GS-11 $52,329
GS-12 $62,722
GS-13 $74,584
GS-14 $88,136
GS-15 $103,672
Top localities in 2017
Highest locality adjustments
Lowest locality adjustments
About the 2017 GS table
The 2017 base General Schedule applied the 1.0% across-the-board raise set by the annual pay plan. The base table is the starting point. Most civilian federal employees are paid from a locality-adjusted version that adds a geographic percentage on top.
When to use the base table
- Comparing GS raises across years without locality noise.
- Checking historical pay for back-pay or service credit questions.
- Printing a clean reference sheet for a specific year.
When to use a locality table instead
- Your duty station is inside a named pay area. Use the matching locality page.
- Your duty station is not in a named area. Use the Rest of U.S. table.
- You need the actual salary for a promotion, step increase or job offer.
2017 GS pay questions
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What was the 2017 GS pay raise?
The 2017 across-the-board General Schedule raise was 1.0%. This applied to the nationwide base table before any locality adjustment. See raise history for year-over-year context. -
How did locality pay work in 2017?
2017 had 47 GS locality pay areas including Rest of U.S. Adjustments ranged from 15.06% in Rest of U.S. to 38.17% in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland. -
What was the highest GS salary in 2017?
For the base table, GS-15 Step 10 was $134,776. In a high-paying locality such as San Francisco, GS-15 Step 10 could exceed that, though some combinations are capped at the Executive Schedule Level 4 limit. -
Where can I find my 2017 locality-adjusted table?
Every 2017 locality table is linked from the locality directory. Pick the pay area tied to your duty station to see all grades and steps with the locality percentage applied.