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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for HUNTSVILLE. For current pay, see the latest HUNTSVILLE page.
18.49% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,258 to $161,927 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 HUNTSVILLE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.49% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for HUNTSVILLE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,258$23,004$23,744$24,480$25,221$25,653$26,384$27,124$27,152$27,848
GS-2 $25,026$25,622$26,451$27,152$27,460$28,268$29,076$29,884$30,692$31,501
GS-3 $27,306$28,216$29,126$30,036$30,946$31,856$32,766$33,676$34,586$35,496
GS-4 $30,655$31,676$32,697$33,719$34,740$35,761$36,783$37,804$38,826$39,847
GS-5 $34,297$35,440$36,584$37,727$38,871$40,014$41,158$42,301$43,444$44,588
GS-6 $38,230$39,503$40,777$42,051$43,325$44,598$45,872$47,146$48,420$49,694
GS-7 $42,483$43,899$45,315$46,731$48,147$49,563$50,979$52,395$53,811$55,227
GS-8 $47,049$48,618$50,186$51,755$53,324$54,893$56,462$58,030$59,599$61,168
GS-9 $51,966$53,698$55,431$57,163$58,895$60,628$62,360$64,092$65,825$67,557
GS-10 $57,227$59,135$61,042$62,950$64,858$66,766$68,673$70,581$72,489$74,396
GS-11 $62,873$64,969$67,065$69,161$71,258$73,354$75,450$77,546$79,642$81,738
GS-12 $75,360$77,872$80,384$82,896$85,408$87,920$90,432$92,944$95,456$97,968
GS-13 $89,612$92,599$95,586$98,573$101,560$104,547$107,534$110,522$113,509$116,496
GS-14 $105,895$109,424$112,954$116,484$120,014$123,544$127,073$130,603$134,133$137,663
GS-15 $124,560$128,712$132,864$137,016$141,168$145,320$149,472$153,623$157,775$161,927
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About the 2018 HUNTSVILLE table

The HUNTSVILLE Locality Area used the official OPM Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN 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 18.49%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,258, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,927.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 9 counties and cities across Alabama, Tennessee. Some of the included jurisdictions include Colbert County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Lincoln County, TN.

2018 HUNTSVILLE questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for HUNTSVILLE?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN was 18.49%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in HUNTSVILLE in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in HUNTSVILLE earned $75,360 in 2018, rising to $97,968 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 HUNTSVILLE page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest HUNTSVILLE page.