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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for CHARLOTTE. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.
16.21% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,830 to $158,811 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 CHARLOTTE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.21% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for CHARLOTTE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,830$22,561$23,287$24,009$24,735$25,159$25,876$26,602$26,630$27,312
GS-2 $24,545$25,129$25,942$26,630$26,932$27,724$28,517$29,309$30,102$30,894
GS-3 $26,781$27,673$28,566$29,458$30,351$31,243$32,136$33,028$33,921$34,813
GS-4 $30,065$31,066$32,068$33,070$34,072$35,073$36,075$37,077$38,079$39,080
GS-5 $33,637$34,758$35,880$37,001$38,123$39,244$40,366$41,487$42,608$43,730
GS-6 $37,494$38,743$39,993$41,242$42,491$43,740$44,990$46,239$47,488$48,737
GS-7 $41,666$43,055$44,443$45,832$47,221$48,609$49,998$51,387$52,776$54,164
GS-8 $46,144$47,682$49,221$50,759$52,298$53,837$55,375$56,914$58,452$59,991
GS-9 $50,966$52,665$54,364$56,063$57,762$59,461$61,160$62,859$64,558$66,257
GS-10 $56,126$57,997$59,868$61,739$63,610$65,481$67,352$69,223$71,094$72,965
GS-11 $61,663$63,719$65,775$67,831$69,886$71,942$73,998$76,054$78,109$80,165
GS-12 $73,910$76,373$78,837$81,301$83,764$86,228$88,691$91,155$93,619$96,082
GS-13 $87,887$90,817$93,747$96,676$99,606$102,536$105,465$108,395$111,325$114,254
GS-14 $103,857$107,319$110,781$114,243$117,704$121,166$124,628$128,090$131,552$135,014
GS-15 $122,163$126,235$130,307$134,379$138,451$142,523$146,595$150,667$154,739$158,811
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About the 2018 CHARLOTTE table

The CHARLOTTE Locality Area used the official OPM Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 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 16.21%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,830, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,811.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across North Carolina, South Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alexander County, NC, Anson County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, and more.

2018 CHARLOTTE questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for CHARLOTTE?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC was 16.21%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CHARLOTTE in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CHARLOTTE earned $73,910 in 2018, rising to $96,082 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 CHARLOTTE page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.