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Archive year. This is the 2017 table for Washington DC. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.
27.10% 2017 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,547 to $161,900 2017 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
55 Counties covered by this pay area

2017 Washington DC full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 27.10% locality adjustment for 2017. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Washington DC.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,547$24,335$25,118$25,897$26,680$27,137$27,911$28,693$28,723$29,450
GS-2 $26,474$27,104$27,981$28,723$29,046$29,900$30,754$31,608$32,463$33,317
GS-3 $28,886$29,849$30,813$31,776$32,740$33,703$34,667$35,630$36,593$37,557
GS-4 $32,428$33,509$34,589$35,669$36,750$37,830$38,910$39,991$41,071$42,151
GS-5 $36,281$37,491$38,701$39,911$41,121$42,331$43,541$44,751$45,961$47,171
GS-6 $40,442$41,790$43,139$44,488$45,836$47,185$48,533$49,882$51,230$52,579
GS-7 $44,941$46,440$47,938$49,437$50,935$52,434$53,932$55,431$56,929$58,428
GS-8 $49,771$51,430$53,088$54,747$56,406$58,064$59,723$61,382$63,040$64,699
GS-9 $54,972$56,805$58,638$60,470$62,303$64,136$65,969$67,801$69,634$71,467
GS-10 $60,538$62,556$64,574$66,593$68,611$70,629$72,648$74,666$76,685$78,703
GS-11 $66,510$68,727$70,943$73,160$75,377$77,593$79,810$82,027$84,243$86,460
GS-12 $79,720$82,377$85,035$87,693$90,350$93,008$95,666$98,323$100,981$103,639
GS-13 $94,796$97,956$101,116$104,275$107,435$110,595$113,755$116,914$120,074$123,234
GS-14 $112,021$115,755$119,489$123,223$126,958$130,692$134,426$138,160$141,894$145,629
GS-15 $131,767$136,160$140,552$144,945$149,337$153,730$158,123$161,900$161,900$161,900
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About the 2017 Washington DC table

The Washington DC Locality Area used the official OPM Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA 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 27.10%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,547, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 55 counties and cities across District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Some of the included jurisdictions include District of Columbia, DC, Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, and more.

2017 Washington DC questions

  • What was the 2017 locality adjustment for Washington DC?
    In 2017, the locality pay adjustment for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA was 27.10%, added on top of the 2017 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Washington DC in 2017?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Washington DC earned $79,720 in 2017, rising to $103,639 at Step 10. See the 2017 GS-12 Washington DC page.
  • Is the 2017 table still current?
    No. 2017 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.