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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for ALBUQUERQUE. For current pay, see the latest ALBUQUERQUE page.
15.76% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,746 to $158,196 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
11 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 ALBUQUERQUE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 15.76% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ALBUQUERQUE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,746$22,474$23,197$23,916$24,640$25,062$25,776$26,499$26,526$27,206
GS-2 $24,450$25,032$25,841$26,526$26,827$27,617$28,406$29,196$29,985$30,775
GS-3 $26,677$27,566$28,455$29,344$30,233$31,122$32,011$32,900$33,789$34,678
GS-4 $29,948$30,946$31,944$32,942$33,940$34,938$35,935$36,933$37,931$38,929
GS-5 $33,507$34,624$35,741$36,858$37,975$39,092$40,209$41,326$42,443$43,560
GS-6 $37,349$38,593$39,838$41,082$42,326$43,571$44,815$46,060$47,304$48,549
GS-7 $41,505$42,888$44,271$45,655$47,038$48,421$49,805$51,188$52,571$53,955
GS-8 $45,965$47,497$49,030$50,563$52,095$53,628$55,161$56,693$58,226$59,759
GS-9 $50,769$52,461$54,154$55,846$57,539$59,231$60,923$62,616$64,308$66,001
GS-10 $55,909$57,772$59,636$61,500$63,364$65,227$67,091$68,955$70,818$72,682
GS-11 $61,425$63,472$65,520$67,568$69,616$71,664$73,711$75,759$77,807$79,855
GS-12 $73,623$76,077$78,532$80,986$83,440$85,894$88,348$90,802$93,256$95,710
GS-13 $87,547$90,465$93,384$96,302$99,220$102,139$105,057$107,975$110,893$113,812
GS-14 $103,455$106,903$110,352$113,800$117,249$120,697$124,146$127,594$131,043$134,491
GS-15 $121,690$125,747$129,803$133,859$137,915$141,972$146,028$150,084$154,140$158,196
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About the 2018 ALBUQUERQUE table

The ALBUQUERQUE Locality Area used the official OPM Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM boundary in 2018. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2018 nationwide base GS table.

In 2018, the locality adjustment was 15.76%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,746, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,196.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 11 counties and cities across New Mexico. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM.

2018 ALBUQUERQUE questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for ALBUQUERQUE?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM was 15.76%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ALBUQUERQUE in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBUQUERQUE earned $73,623 in 2018, rising to $95,710 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 ALBUQUERQUE page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBUQUERQUE page.