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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for CHARLOTTE. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.
15.65% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,425 to $155,868 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 CHARLOTTE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 15.65% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for CHARLOTTE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,425$22,142$22,855$23,564$24,276$24,692$25,397$26,108$26,136$26,797
GS-2 $24,089$24,662$25,460$26,136$26,429$27,207$27,984$28,761$29,538$30,315
GS-3 $26,284$27,160$28,037$28,914$29,790$30,667$31,544$32,420$33,297$34,173
GS-4 $29,507$30,490$31,473$32,456$33,439$34,422$35,405$36,388$37,371$38,354
GS-5 $33,012$34,113$35,214$36,315$37,416$38,517$39,618$40,719$41,820$42,921
GS-6 $36,799$38,026$39,253$40,480$41,707$42,934$44,161$45,388$46,615$47,842
GS-7 $40,893$42,256$43,620$44,983$46,347$47,710$49,074$50,437$51,801$53,164
GS-8 $45,287$46,797$48,306$49,815$51,324$52,834$54,343$55,852$57,361$58,870
GS-9 $50,020$51,687$53,355$55,023$56,690$58,358$60,026$61,693$63,361$65,029
GS-10 $55,084$56,921$58,757$60,594$62,430$64,267$66,103$67,940$69,776$71,613
GS-11 $60,518$62,535$64,552$66,569$68,586$70,603$72,620$74,637$76,654$78,671
GS-12 $72,538$74,956$77,374$79,793$82,211$84,629$87,047$89,466$91,884$94,302
GS-13 $86,256$89,131$92,007$94,882$97,757$100,632$103,507$106,382$109,257$112,132
GS-14 $101,929$105,327$108,725$112,123$115,520$118,918$122,316$125,714$129,112$132,509
GS-15 $119,897$123,894$127,890$131,887$135,884$139,881$143,878$147,875$151,872$155,868
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About the 2017 CHARLOTTE table

The CHARLOTTE Locality Area used the official OPM Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 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 15.65%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,425, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $155,868.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across North Carolina, South Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alexander County, NC, Anson County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, and more.

2017 CHARLOTTE questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for CHARLOTTE?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC was 15.65%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CHARLOTTE in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CHARLOTTE earned $72,538 in 2017, rising to $94,302 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 CHARLOTTE page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.