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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for PHOENIX. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.
19.09% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,371 to $162,747 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 PHOENIX full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.09% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHOENIX.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,371$23,120$23,864$24,604$25,348$25,783$26,518$27,261$27,289$27,989
GS-2 $25,153$25,752$26,584$27,289$27,599$28,411$29,223$30,036$30,848$31,660
GS-3 $27,444$28,359$29,274$30,188$31,103$32,017$32,932$33,847$34,761$35,676
GS-4 $30,810$31,836$32,863$33,889$34,916$35,943$36,969$37,996$39,022$40,049
GS-5 $34,471$35,620$36,769$37,918$39,067$40,217$41,366$42,515$43,664$44,814
GS-6 $38,423$39,703$40,984$42,264$43,544$44,824$46,105$47,385$48,665$49,945
GS-7 $42,699$44,122$45,545$46,968$48,391$49,814$51,237$52,660$54,084$55,507
GS-8 $47,287$48,864$50,441$52,017$53,594$55,171$56,748$58,324$59,901$61,478
GS-9 $52,229$53,970$55,711$57,453$59,194$60,935$62,676$64,417$66,158$67,899
GS-10 $57,517$59,434$61,352$63,269$65,186$67,104$69,021$70,938$72,856$74,773
GS-11 $63,192$65,298$67,405$69,512$71,618$73,725$75,832$77,938$80,045$82,152
GS-12 $75,741$78,266$80,791$83,315$85,840$88,365$90,889$93,414$95,939$98,464
GS-13 $90,065$93,068$96,070$99,072$102,074$105,077$108,079$111,081$114,083$117,086
GS-14 $106,431$109,978$113,526$117,074$120,621$124,169$127,717$131,265$134,812$138,360
GS-15 $125,191$129,364$133,537$137,710$141,883$146,056$150,228$154,401$158,574$162,747
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About the 2018 PHOENIX table

The PHOENIX Locality Area used the official OPM Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 19.09%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,371, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $162,747.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gila County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ.

2018 PHOENIX questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for PHOENIX?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa, AZ was 19.09%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHOENIX in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHOENIX earned $75,741 in 2018, rising to $98,464 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 PHOENIX page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.