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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for BOSTON. For current pay, see the latest BOSTON page.
26.73% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,478 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
31 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 BOSTON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.73% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for BOSTON.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,478$24,264$25,044$25,821$26,602$27,058$27,830$28,609$28,640$29,365
GS-2 $26,397$27,025$27,900$28,640$28,962$29,813$30,665$31,516$32,368$33,220
GS-3 $28,802$29,763$30,723$31,684$32,644$33,605$34,566$35,526$36,487$37,447
GS-4 $32,334$33,411$34,488$35,566$36,643$37,720$38,797$39,874$40,952$42,029
GS-5 $36,175$37,382$38,588$39,794$41,001$42,207$43,414$44,620$45,827$47,033
GS-6 $40,324$41,669$43,013$44,358$45,703$47,047$48,392$49,736$51,081$52,426
GS-7 $44,810$46,305$47,799$49,293$50,787$52,281$53,775$55,269$56,764$58,258
GS-8 $49,626$51,280$52,934$54,588$56,242$57,895$59,549$61,203$62,857$64,511
GS-9 $54,812$56,639$58,467$60,294$62,122$63,949$65,777$67,604$69,432$71,259
GS-10 $60,361$62,374$64,386$66,399$68,411$70,424$72,436$74,449$76,461$78,474
GS-11 $66,317$68,527$70,737$72,947$75,157$77,367$79,578$81,788$83,998$86,208
GS-12 $79,488$82,138$84,787$87,437$90,087$92,737$95,387$98,037$100,687$103,337
GS-13 $94,520$97,671$100,821$103,972$107,122$110,273$113,423$116,574$119,724$122,875
GS-14 $111,695$115,418$119,141$122,865$126,588$130,311$134,035$137,758$141,481$145,205
GS-15 $131,384$135,763$140,143$144,523$148,903$153,282$157,662$161,900$161,900$161,900
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About the 2017 BOSTON table

The BOSTON Locality Area used the official OPM Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT 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 26.73%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,478, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 31 counties and cities across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont. Some of the included jurisdictions include Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, and more.

2017 BOSTON questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for BOSTON?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT was 26.73%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in BOSTON in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BOSTON earned $79,488 in 2017, rising to $103,337 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 BOSTON page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BOSTON page.