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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for SEATTLE. For current pay, see the latest SEATTLE page.
24.24% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,017 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
15 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 SEATTLE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.24% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for SEATTLE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,017$23,787$24,552$25,314$26,079$26,526$27,283$28,047$28,077$28,788
GS-2 $25,878$26,494$27,351$28,077$28,393$29,227$30,062$30,897$31,732$32,567
GS-3 $28,236$29,178$30,120$31,061$32,003$32,945$33,886$34,828$35,770$36,712
GS-4 $31,699$32,755$33,811$34,867$35,923$36,979$38,035$39,091$40,147$41,203
GS-5 $35,464$36,647$37,830$39,013$40,195$41,378$42,561$43,744$44,926$46,109
GS-6 $39,532$40,850$42,168$43,486$44,805$46,123$47,441$48,759$50,077$51,396
GS-7 $43,930$45,395$46,860$48,324$49,789$51,254$52,719$54,184$55,648$57,113
GS-8 $48,651$50,272$51,894$53,515$55,136$56,758$58,379$60,000$61,622$63,243
GS-9 $53,735$55,527$57,318$59,110$60,901$62,693$64,484$66,276$68,067$69,859
GS-10 $59,176$61,148$63,121$65,094$67,067$69,040$71,013$72,986$74,959$76,932
GS-11 $65,014$67,180$69,347$71,514$73,681$75,847$78,014$80,181$82,348$84,514
GS-12 $77,926$80,524$83,122$85,719$88,317$90,915$93,513$96,111$98,709$101,307
GS-13 $92,663$95,752$98,840$101,929$105,018$108,106$111,195$114,283$117,372$120,461
GS-14 $109,500$113,150$116,801$120,451$124,101$127,751$131,401$135,051$138,702$142,352
GS-15 $128,802$133,096$137,390$141,683$145,977$150,271$154,564$158,858$161,900$161,900
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About the 2017 SEATTLE table

The SEATTLE Locality Area used the official OPM Seattle-Tacoma, WA 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 24.24%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,017, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 15 counties and cities across Washington. Some of the included jurisdictions include Clallam County, WA, Grays Harbor County, WA, Island County, WA, Jefferson County, WA, King County, WA, Kitsap County, WA, Lewis County, WA, Mason County, WA, Pacific County, WA, Pierce County, WA, San Juan County, WA, Skagit County, WA, and more.

2017 SEATTLE questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for SEATTLE?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Seattle-Tacoma, WA was 24.24%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in SEATTLE in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in SEATTLE earned $77,926 in 2017, rising to $101,307 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 SEATTLE page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest SEATTLE page.