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Archive year. This is the 2018 table for TUCSON. For current pay, see the latest TUCSON page.
16.17% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$21,823 to $158,757 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2018 TUCSON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.17% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for TUCSON.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $21,823$22,553$23,279$24,001$24,727$25,151$25,868$26,592$26,620$27,302
GS-2 $24,536$25,121$25,933$26,620$26,922$27,715$28,507$29,299$30,092$30,884
GS-3 $26,771$27,664$28,556$29,448$30,340$31,232$32,124$33,017$33,909$34,801
GS-4 $30,054$31,056$32,057$33,058$34,060$35,061$36,063$37,064$38,065$39,067
GS-5 $33,625$34,746$35,867$36,989$38,110$39,231$40,352$41,473$42,594$43,715
GS-6 $37,481$38,730$39,979$41,228$42,476$43,725$44,974$46,223$47,472$48,721
GS-7 $41,652$43,040$44,428$45,816$47,205$48,593$49,981$51,369$52,757$54,146
GS-8 $46,128$47,666$49,204$50,742$52,280$53,818$55,356$56,894$58,432$59,970
GS-9 $50,949$52,647$54,345$56,044$57,742$59,441$61,139$62,838$64,536$66,234
GS-10 $56,107$57,977$59,847$61,718$63,588$65,458$67,329$69,199$71,069$72,940
GS-11 $61,642$63,697$65,752$67,807$69,862$71,917$73,972$76,027$78,083$80,138
GS-12 $73,884$76,347$78,810$81,273$83,735$86,198$88,661$91,124$93,587$96,049
GS-13 $87,857$90,786$93,714$96,643$99,572$102,500$105,429$108,358$111,286$114,215
GS-14 $103,821$107,282$110,743$114,203$117,664$121,125$124,585$128,046$131,507$134,967
GS-15 $122,121$126,192$130,263$134,333$138,404$142,474$146,545$150,616$154,686$158,757
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About the 2018 TUCSON table

The TUCSON Locality Area used the official OPM Tucson-Nogales, 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 16.17%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $21,823, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $158,757.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ.

2018 TUCSON questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for TUCSON?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Tucson-Nogales, AZ was 16.17%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in TUCSON in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in TUCSON earned $73,884 in 2018, rising to $96,049 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 TUCSON page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest TUCSON page.