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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for PHILADELPHIA. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.
23.87% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,948 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
21 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 PHILADELPHIA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 23.87% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHILADELPHIA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,948$23,716$24,479$25,239$26,002$26,447$27,202$27,964$27,993$28,702
GS-2 $25,801$26,415$27,270$27,993$28,308$29,140$29,973$30,805$31,638$32,470
GS-3 $28,152$29,091$30,030$30,969$31,908$32,847$33,786$34,724$35,663$36,602
GS-4 $31,604$32,657$33,710$34,763$35,816$36,869$37,922$38,974$40,027$41,080
GS-5 $35,359$36,538$37,717$38,896$40,076$41,255$42,434$43,613$44,793$45,972
GS-6 $39,414$40,728$42,043$43,357$44,671$45,985$47,300$48,614$49,928$51,243
GS-7 $43,799$45,260$46,720$48,180$49,641$51,101$52,562$54,022$55,483$56,943
GS-8 $48,506$50,123$51,739$53,356$54,972$56,589$58,205$59,822$61,438$63,055
GS-9 $53,575$55,361$57,147$58,934$60,720$62,506$64,292$66,078$67,865$69,651
GS-10 $58,999$60,966$62,933$64,900$66,868$68,835$70,802$72,769$74,736$76,703
GS-11 $64,820$66,980$69,141$71,301$73,461$75,621$77,782$79,942$82,102$84,263
GS-12 $77,694$80,284$82,874$85,464$88,054$90,644$93,234$95,825$98,415$101,005
GS-13 $92,387$95,467$98,546$101,625$104,705$107,784$110,864$113,943$117,022$120,102
GS-14 $109,174$112,813$116,453$120,092$123,731$127,371$131,010$134,649$138,288$141,928
GS-15 $128,419$132,699$136,980$141,261$145,542$149,823$154,104$158,385$161,900$161,900
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About the 2017 PHILADELPHIA table

The PHILADELPHIA Locality Area used the official OPM Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 23.87%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,948, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 21 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. Some of the included jurisdictions include Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, and more.

2017 PHILADELPHIA questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for PHILADELPHIA?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 23.87%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHILADELPHIA in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHILADELPHIA earned $77,694 in 2017, rising to $101,005 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 PHILADELPHIA page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.