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2018 BOSTON GS Pay Table

The Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT GS locality table for 2018. The 2018 locality adjustment was 27.48%, applied on top of the 2018 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2018 table for BOSTON. For current pay, see the latest BOSTON page.
27.48% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,947 to $164,200 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
31 Counties covered by this pay area
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2018 BOSTON GS Pay Table

Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT.

27.48% locality adjustment
31 covered counties
$23,947 to $164,200 salary range

Covered area: Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, and more.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,947$24,749$25,546$26,337$27,134$27,599$28,386$29,181$29,212$29,960
GS-2 $26,925$27,566$28,457$29,212$29,543$30,413$31,282$32,152$33,021$33,891
GS-3 $29,378$30,357$31,336$32,315$33,294$34,273$35,252$36,231$37,210$38,189
GS-4 $32,980$34,079$35,178$36,277$37,376$38,475$39,574$40,672$41,771$42,870
GS-5 $36,899$38,129$39,359$40,590$41,820$43,050$44,280$45,510$46,741$47,971
GS-6 $41,130$42,501$43,871$45,241$46,612$47,982$49,353$50,723$52,093$53,464
GS-7 $45,707$47,230$48,753$50,277$51,800$53,324$54,847$56,370$57,894$59,417
GS-8 $50,618$52,306$53,994$55,682$57,370$59,058$60,745$62,433$64,121$65,809
GS-9 $55,909$57,773$59,636$61,500$63,364$65,228$67,091$68,955$70,819$72,683
GS-10 $61,569$63,621$65,674$67,726$69,779$71,831$73,884$75,936$77,988$80,041
GS-11 $67,643$69,899$72,154$74,409$76,664$78,919$81,174$83,429$85,684$87,940
GS-12 $81,077$83,780$86,482$89,185$91,888$94,590$97,293$99,995$102,698$105,400
GS-13 $96,411$99,624$102,838$106,052$109,266$112,479$115,693$118,907$122,121$125,335
GS-14 $113,929$117,727$121,524$125,322$129,119$132,917$136,715$140,512$144,310$148,108
GS-15 $134,011$138,478$142,945$147,411$151,878$156,345$160,812$164,200$164,200$164,200
https://www.fedpayscale.org 2018 BOSTON GS Pay Table

2018 BOSTON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 27.48% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for BOSTON.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,947$24,749$25,546$26,337$27,134$27,599$28,386$29,181$29,212$29,960
GS-2 $26,925$27,566$28,457$29,212$29,543$30,413$31,282$32,152$33,021$33,891
GS-3 $29,378$30,357$31,336$32,315$33,294$34,273$35,252$36,231$37,210$38,189
GS-4 $32,980$34,079$35,178$36,277$37,376$38,475$39,574$40,672$41,771$42,870
GS-5 $36,899$38,129$39,359$40,590$41,820$43,050$44,280$45,510$46,741$47,971
GS-6 $41,130$42,501$43,871$45,241$46,612$47,982$49,353$50,723$52,093$53,464
GS-7 $45,707$47,230$48,753$50,277$51,800$53,324$54,847$56,370$57,894$59,417
GS-8 $50,618$52,306$53,994$55,682$57,370$59,058$60,745$62,433$64,121$65,809
GS-9 $55,909$57,773$59,636$61,500$63,364$65,228$67,091$68,955$70,819$72,683
GS-10 $61,569$63,621$65,674$67,726$69,779$71,831$73,884$75,936$77,988$80,041
GS-11 $67,643$69,899$72,154$74,409$76,664$78,919$81,174$83,429$85,684$87,940
GS-12 $81,077$83,780$86,482$89,185$91,888$94,590$97,293$99,995$102,698$105,400
GS-13 $96,411$99,624$102,838$106,052$109,266$112,479$115,693$118,907$122,121$125,335
GS-14 $113,929$117,727$121,524$125,322$129,119$132,917$136,715$140,512$144,310$148,108
GS-15 $134,011$138,478$142,945$147,411$151,878$156,345$160,812$164,200$164,200$164,200
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GS-1 $23,947 GS-2 $26,925 GS-3 $29,378 GS-4 $32,980 GS-5 $36,899 GS-6 $41,130 GS-7 $45,707 GS-8 $50,618 GS-9 $55,909 GS-10 $61,569 GS-11 $67,643 GS-12 $81,077 GS-13 $96,411 GS-14 $113,929 GS-15 $134,011

About the 2018 BOSTON table

The BOSTON Locality Area used the official OPM Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT 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 27.48%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,947, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 31 counties and cities across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont. Some of the included jurisdictions include Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, and more.

2018 BOSTON questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for BOSTON?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT was 27.48%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in BOSTON in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BOSTON earned $81,077 in 2018, rising to $105,400 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 BOSTON page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BOSTON page.