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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for PHILADELPHIA. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.
24.59% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,404 to $164,200 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
21 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 PHILADELPHIA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 24.59% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHILADELPHIA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,404$24,188$24,967$25,740$26,519$26,974$27,742$28,520$28,550$29,281
GS-2 $26,315$26,941$27,812$28,550$28,874$29,723$30,573$31,423$32,273$33,122
GS-3 $28,712$29,669$30,625$31,582$32,539$33,496$34,453$35,410$36,367$37,323
GS-4 $32,233$33,307$34,381$35,455$36,529$37,603$38,676$39,750$40,824$41,898
GS-5 $36,063$37,265$38,467$39,669$40,872$42,074$43,276$44,479$45,681$46,883
GS-6 $40,198$41,537$42,876$44,216$45,555$46,894$48,234$49,573$50,912$52,252
GS-7 $44,670$46,159$47,648$49,137$50,626$52,115$53,604$55,092$56,581$58,070
GS-8 $49,471$51,121$52,770$54,420$56,069$57,719$59,368$61,018$62,668$64,317
GS-9 $54,641$56,463$58,284$60,106$61,927$63,749$65,570$67,392$69,213$71,035
GS-10 $60,173$62,179$64,185$66,191$68,197$70,203$72,209$74,215$76,220$78,226
GS-11 $66,110$68,314$70,518$72,722$74,926$77,130$79,334$81,538$83,742$85,946
GS-12 $79,239$81,881$84,522$87,163$89,804$92,446$95,087$97,728$100,370$103,011
GS-13 $94,225$97,366$100,507$103,648$106,789$109,929$113,070$116,211$119,352$122,493
GS-14 $111,346$115,058$118,769$122,481$126,192$129,904$133,615$137,327$141,038$144,750
GS-15 $130,973$135,338$139,704$144,070$148,435$152,801$157,167$161,532$164,200$164,200
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About the 2018 PHILADELPHIA table

The PHILADELPHIA Locality Area used the official OPM Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 24.59%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,404, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 21 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. Some of the included jurisdictions include Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, and more.

2018 PHILADELPHIA questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for PHILADELPHIA?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 24.59%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHILADELPHIA in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHILADELPHIA earned $79,239 in 2018, rising to $103,011 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 PHILADELPHIA page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.