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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for ATLANTA. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.
20.70% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,361 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
64 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 ATLANTA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.70% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ATLANTA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,361$23,109$23,853$24,593$25,336$25,771$26,506$27,248$27,277$27,967
GS-2 $25,141$25,739$26,572$27,277$27,584$28,395$29,206$30,017$30,828$31,639
GS-3 $27,431$28,346$29,261$30,176$31,091$32,006$32,921$33,836$34,751$35,666
GS-4 $30,795$31,821$32,847$33,873$34,899$35,925$36,951$37,977$39,003$40,029
GS-5 $34,454$35,603$36,752$37,901$39,050$40,199$41,348$42,497$43,646$44,795
GS-6 $38,406$39,686$40,967$42,247$43,528$44,809$46,089$47,370$48,651$49,931
GS-7 $42,678$44,101$45,524$46,947$48,371$49,794$51,217$52,640$54,063$55,486
GS-8 $47,265$48,840$50,415$51,990$53,565$55,141$56,716$58,291$59,866$61,441
GS-9 $52,204$53,944$55,685$57,425$59,166$60,906$62,647$64,387$66,128$67,868
GS-10 $57,489$59,406$61,323$63,240$65,156$67,073$68,990$70,906$72,823$74,740
GS-11 $63,161$65,266$67,371$69,476$71,581$73,686$75,791$77,896$80,001$82,106
GS-12 $75,705$78,229$80,753$83,277$85,801$88,325$90,848$93,372$95,896$98,420
GS-13 $90,023$93,023$96,024$99,025$102,025$105,026$108,027$111,027$114,028$117,028
GS-14 $106,380$109,926$113,472$117,019$120,565$124,111$127,657$131,203$134,749$138,296
GS-15 $125,132$129,303$133,475$137,646$141,818$145,989$150,160$154,332$158,503$161,900
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About the 2017 ATLANTA table

The ATLANTA Locality Area used the official OPM Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL boundary in 2017. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2017 nationwide base GS table.

In 2017, the locality adjustment was 20.70%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,361, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 64 counties and cities across Georgia, Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dawson County, GA, and more.

2017 ATLANTA questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for ATLANTA?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL was 20.70%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ATLANTA in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ATLANTA earned $75,705 in 2017, rising to $98,420 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 ATLANTA page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.