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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for RALEIGH. For current pay, see the latest RALEIGH page.
19.52% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,452 to $163,335 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 RALEIGH full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.52% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for RALEIGH.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,452$23,204$23,951$24,693$25,440$25,876$26,614$27,359$27,388$28,090
GS-2 $25,244$25,845$26,680$27,388$27,699$28,514$29,329$30,144$30,959$31,774
GS-3 $27,543$28,461$29,379$30,297$31,215$32,133$33,051$33,969$34,887$35,805
GS-4 $30,921$31,951$32,982$34,012$35,042$36,072$37,103$38,133$39,163$40,193
GS-5 $34,595$35,748$36,902$38,055$39,209$40,362$41,515$42,669$43,822$44,975
GS-6 $38,562$39,847$41,132$42,416$43,701$44,986$46,271$47,556$48,841$50,125
GS-7 $42,853$44,281$45,709$47,137$48,566$49,994$51,422$52,851$54,279$55,707
GS-8 $47,458$49,040$50,623$52,205$53,788$55,370$56,952$58,535$60,117$61,700
GS-9 $52,418$54,165$55,913$57,660$59,407$61,155$62,902$64,650$66,397$68,144
GS-10 $57,725$59,649$61,573$63,497$65,422$67,346$69,270$71,194$73,119$75,043
GS-11 $63,420$65,534$67,648$69,763$71,877$73,991$76,106$78,220$80,334$82,448
GS-12 $76,015$78,549$81,082$83,616$86,150$88,684$91,218$93,751$96,285$98,819
GS-13 $90,391$93,404$96,417$99,430$102,443$105,456$108,469$111,482$114,495$117,508
GS-14 $106,815$110,376$113,936$117,497$121,057$124,618$128,178$131,739$135,299$138,860
GS-15 $125,643$129,831$134,019$138,207$142,395$146,583$150,771$154,959$159,147$163,335
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About the 2018 RALEIGH table

The RALEIGH Locality Area used the official OPM Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 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 19.52%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,452, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $163,335.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 24 counties and cities across North Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Caswell County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, and more.

2018 RALEIGH questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for RALEIGH?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC was 19.52%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in RALEIGH in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in RALEIGH earned $76,015 in 2018, rising to $98,819 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 RALEIGH page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest RALEIGH page.