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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for COLORADO SPRINGS. For current pay, see the latest COLORADO SPRINGS page.
16.59% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,901 to $159,331 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
4 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 COLORADO SPRINGS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.59% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for COLORADO SPRINGS.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,901$22,635$23,363$24,087$24,816$25,242$25,961$26,689$26,717$27,401
GS-2 $24,625$25,211$26,026$26,717$27,020$27,815$28,610$29,405$30,200$30,995
GS-3 $26,868$27,764$28,659$29,554$30,450$31,345$32,241$33,136$34,031$34,927
GS-4 $30,163$31,168$32,173$33,178$34,183$35,188$36,193$37,198$38,203$39,208
GS-5 $33,747$34,872$35,997$37,122$38,247$39,372$40,498$41,623$42,748$43,873
GS-6 $37,617$38,870$40,123$41,377$42,630$43,883$45,137$46,390$47,643$48,897
GS-7 $41,802$43,195$44,589$45,982$47,375$48,768$50,162$51,555$52,948$54,341
GS-8 $46,294$47,838$49,382$50,925$52,469$54,013$55,556$57,100$58,644$60,187
GS-9 $51,133$52,837$54,542$56,247$57,951$59,656$61,360$63,065$64,769$66,474
GS-10 $56,309$58,187$60,064$61,941$63,818$65,695$67,572$69,449$71,326$73,203
GS-11 $61,865$63,927$65,990$68,052$70,115$72,177$74,240$76,302$78,365$80,427
GS-12 $74,151$76,623$79,095$81,566$84,038$86,510$88,981$91,453$93,925$96,397
GS-13 $88,175$91,114$94,053$96,992$99,932$102,871$105,810$108,749$111,689$114,628
GS-14 $104,196$107,670$111,143$114,616$118,089$121,563$125,036$128,509$131,982$135,455
GS-15 $122,563$126,648$130,734$134,819$138,904$142,989$147,075$151,160$155,245$159,331
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About the 2018 COLORADO SPRINGS table

The COLORADO SPRINGS Locality Area used the official OPM Colorado Springs, CO 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 16.59%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,901, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $159,331.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 4 counties and cities across Colorado. Some of the included jurisdictions include El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO.

2018 COLORADO SPRINGS questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for COLORADO SPRINGS?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Colorado Springs, CO was 16.59%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLORADO SPRINGS in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLORADO SPRINGS earned $74,151 in 2018, rising to $96,397 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 COLORADO SPRINGS page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLORADO SPRINGS page.