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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for PITTSBURGH. For current pay, see the latest PITTSBURGH page.
17.86% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,835 to $158,847 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 PITTSBURGH full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.86% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PITTSBURGH.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,835$22,565$23,291$24,014$24,740$25,164$25,882$26,607$26,635$27,309
GS-2 $24,549$25,134$25,947$26,635$26,935$27,727$28,519$29,311$30,103$30,895
GS-3 $26,786$27,679$28,573$29,466$30,360$31,253$32,146$33,040$33,933$34,826
GS-4 $30,071$31,073$32,074$33,076$34,078$35,080$36,082$37,083$38,085$39,087
GS-5 $33,643$34,765$35,887$37,009$38,131$39,253$40,375$41,497$42,619$43,741
GS-6 $37,502$38,752$40,003$41,253$42,504$43,754$45,005$46,255$47,506$48,756
GS-7 $41,674$43,064$44,453$45,843$47,232$48,622$50,012$51,401$52,791$54,180
GS-8 $46,153$47,691$49,229$50,767$52,305$53,843$55,381$56,919$58,457$59,995
GS-9 $50,976$52,675$54,375$56,074$57,774$59,473$61,173$62,872$64,572$66,271
GS-10 $56,137$58,008$59,880$61,752$63,623$65,495$67,366$69,238$71,110$72,981
GS-11 $61,675$63,730$65,786$67,841$69,897$71,952$74,008$76,063$78,119$80,174
GS-12 $73,924$76,389$78,853$81,318$83,782$86,246$88,711$91,175$93,640$96,104
GS-13 $87,905$90,835$93,765$96,695$99,625$102,555$105,485$108,415$111,345$114,275
GS-14 $103,877$107,340$110,803$114,265$117,728$121,191$124,653$128,116$131,579$135,042
GS-15 $122,188$126,261$130,334$134,408$138,481$142,554$146,627$150,701$154,774$158,847
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About the 2017 PITTSBURGH table

The PITTSBURGH Locality Area used the official OPM Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV 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 17.86%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,835, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,847.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia. Some of the included jurisdictions include Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, and more.

2017 PITTSBURGH questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for PITTSBURGH?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV was 17.86%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PITTSBURGH in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PITTSBURGH earned $73,924 in 2017, rising to $96,104 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 PITTSBURGH page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PITTSBURGH page.