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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for ATLANTA. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.
21.16% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,760 to $164,200 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
64 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 ATLANTA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.16% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ATLANTA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,760$23,522$24,279$25,032$25,789$26,231$26,979$27,735$27,764$28,475
GS-2 $25,590$26,200$27,047$27,764$28,079$28,905$29,731$30,558$31,384$32,210
GS-3 $27,921$28,852$29,782$30,713$31,643$32,574$33,504$34,435$35,365$36,296
GS-4 $31,345$32,390$33,434$34,479$35,523$36,567$37,612$38,656$39,700$40,745
GS-5 $35,070$36,239$37,408$38,577$39,747$40,916$42,085$43,254$44,423$45,593
GS-6 $39,091$40,394$41,696$42,998$44,301$45,603$46,906$48,208$49,511$50,813
GS-7 $43,441$44,889$46,336$47,784$49,232$50,680$52,128$53,576$55,024$56,471
GS-8 $48,109$49,713$51,317$52,921$54,526$56,130$57,734$59,338$60,942$62,546
GS-9 $53,137$54,909$56,680$58,451$60,223$61,994$63,765$65,537$67,308$69,079
GS-10 $58,517$60,467$62,418$64,369$66,319$68,270$70,221$72,171$74,122$76,073
GS-11 $64,290$66,433$68,577$70,720$72,863$75,007$77,150$79,293$81,436$83,580
GS-12 $77,058$79,626$82,195$84,764$87,332$89,901$92,469$95,038$97,606$100,175
GS-13 $91,631$94,685$97,740$100,794$103,849$106,903$109,958$113,012$116,066$119,121
GS-14 $108,281$111,890$115,499$119,109$122,718$126,327$129,937$133,546$137,156$140,765
GS-15 $127,367$131,612$135,858$140,103$144,349$148,594$152,840$157,085$161,331$164,200
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About the 2018 ATLANTA table

The ATLANTA Locality Area used the official OPM Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL 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 21.16%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,760, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 64 counties and cities across Georgia, Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dawson County, GA, and more.

2018 ATLANTA questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for ATLANTA?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL was 21.16%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ATLANTA in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ATLANTA earned $77,058 in 2018, rising to $100,175 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 ATLANTA page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.