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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for DENVER. For current pay, see the latest DENVER page.
24.65% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,093 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
14 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 DENVER full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.65% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for DENVER.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,093$23,865$24,633$25,397$26,165$26,614$27,373$28,140$28,170$28,883
GS-2 $25,963$26,582$27,442$28,170$28,486$29,324$30,162$30,999$31,837$32,675
GS-3 $28,329$29,274$30,219$31,164$32,109$33,053$33,998$34,943$35,888$36,833
GS-4 $31,803$32,863$33,922$34,982$36,041$37,101$38,160$39,220$40,279$41,339
GS-5 $35,581$36,768$37,955$39,141$40,328$41,515$42,701$43,888$45,075$46,261
GS-6 $39,662$40,985$42,307$43,630$44,953$46,275$47,598$48,920$50,243$51,565
GS-7 $44,075$45,545$47,014$48,484$49,953$51,423$52,893$54,362$55,832$57,302
GS-8 $48,812$50,438$52,065$53,692$55,318$56,945$58,572$60,198$61,825$63,452
GS-9 $53,912$55,710$57,507$59,305$61,102$62,900$64,697$66,495$68,292$70,089
GS-10 $59,371$61,350$63,330$65,309$67,289$69,268$71,247$73,227$75,206$77,186
GS-11 $65,228$67,402$69,576$71,750$73,924$76,098$78,271$80,445$82,619$84,793
GS-12 $78,183$80,789$83,396$86,002$88,609$91,215$93,822$96,428$99,034$101,641
GS-13 $92,969$96,068$99,167$102,265$105,364$108,463$111,562$114,661$117,759$120,858
GS-14 $109,862$113,524$117,186$120,848$124,510$128,173$131,835$135,497$139,159$142,821
GS-15 $129,227$133,535$137,843$142,151$146,459$150,767$155,075$159,382$161,900$161,900
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About the 2017 DENVER table

The DENVER Locality Area used the official OPM Denver-Aurora, CO 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 24.65%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,093, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 14 counties and cities across Colorado. Some of the included jurisdictions include Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, and more.

2017 DENVER questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for DENVER?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Denver-Aurora, CO was 24.65%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DENVER in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DENVER earned $78,183 in 2017, rising to $101,641 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 DENVER page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DENVER page.