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2018 Washington DC GS Pay Table

The Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA GS locality table for 2018. The 2018 locality adjustment was 28.22%, applied on top of the 2018 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2018 table for Washington DC. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.
28.22% 2018 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,086 to $164,200 2018 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
55 Counties covered by this pay area
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2018 Washington DC GS Pay Table

Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA.

28.22% locality adjustment
55 covered counties
$24,086 to $164,200 salary range

Covered area: District of Columbia, DC, Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, and more.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,086$24,893$25,694$26,490$27,292$27,760$28,551$29,351$29,382$30,134
GS-2 $27,081$27,726$28,623$29,382$29,715$30,589$31,464$32,338$33,213$34,087
GS-3 $29,548$30,533$31,518$32,502$33,487$34,472$35,457$36,441$37,426$38,411
GS-4 $33,172$34,277$35,382$36,488$37,593$38,698$39,803$40,909$42,014$43,119
GS-5 $37,113$38,351$39,588$40,825$42,063$43,300$44,537$45,775$47,012$48,249
GS-6 $41,369$42,747$44,126$45,504$46,882$48,261$49,639$51,017$52,396$53,774
GS-7 $45,972$47,504$49,036$50,569$52,101$53,633$55,165$56,698$58,230$59,762
GS-8 $50,912$52,610$54,308$56,005$57,703$59,400$61,098$62,796$64,493$66,191
GS-9 $56,233$58,108$59,983$61,857$63,732$65,606$67,481$69,355$71,230$73,105
GS-10 $61,926$63,991$66,055$68,119$70,184$72,248$74,312$76,377$78,441$80,505
GS-11 $68,036$70,304$72,573$74,841$77,109$79,377$81,645$83,914$86,182$88,450
GS-12 $81,548$84,266$86,984$89,703$92,421$95,139$97,858$100,576$103,294$106,012
GS-13 $96,970$100,203$103,435$106,668$109,900$113,132$116,365$119,597$122,830$126,062
GS-14 $114,590$118,410$122,230$126,049$129,869$133,689$137,508$141,328$145,148$148,967
GS-15 $134,789$139,282$143,774$148,267$152,760$157,253$161,746$164,200$164,200$164,200
https://www.fedpayscale.org 2018 Washington DC GS Pay Table

2018 Washington DC full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 28.22% locality adjustment for 2018. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Washington DC.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,086$24,893$25,694$26,490$27,292$27,760$28,551$29,351$29,382$30,134
GS-2 $27,081$27,726$28,623$29,382$29,715$30,589$31,464$32,338$33,213$34,087
GS-3 $29,548$30,533$31,518$32,502$33,487$34,472$35,457$36,441$37,426$38,411
GS-4 $33,172$34,277$35,382$36,488$37,593$38,698$39,803$40,909$42,014$43,119
GS-5 $37,113$38,351$39,588$40,825$42,063$43,300$44,537$45,775$47,012$48,249
GS-6 $41,369$42,747$44,126$45,504$46,882$48,261$49,639$51,017$52,396$53,774
GS-7 $45,972$47,504$49,036$50,569$52,101$53,633$55,165$56,698$58,230$59,762
GS-8 $50,912$52,610$54,308$56,005$57,703$59,400$61,098$62,796$64,493$66,191
GS-9 $56,233$58,108$59,983$61,857$63,732$65,606$67,481$69,355$71,230$73,105
GS-10 $61,926$63,991$66,055$68,119$70,184$72,248$74,312$76,377$78,441$80,505
GS-11 $68,036$70,304$72,573$74,841$77,109$79,377$81,645$83,914$86,182$88,450
GS-12 $81,548$84,266$86,984$89,703$92,421$95,139$97,858$100,576$103,294$106,012
GS-13 $96,970$100,203$103,435$106,668$109,900$113,132$116,365$119,597$122,830$126,062
GS-14 $114,590$118,410$122,230$126,049$129,869$133,689$137,508$141,328$145,148$148,967
GS-15 $134,789$139,282$143,774$148,267$152,760$157,253$161,746$164,200$164,200$164,200
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GS-1 $24,086 GS-2 $27,081 GS-3 $29,548 GS-4 $33,172 GS-5 $37,113 GS-6 $41,369 GS-7 $45,972 GS-8 $50,912 GS-9 $56,233 GS-10 $61,926 GS-11 $68,036 GS-12 $81,548 GS-13 $96,970 GS-14 $114,590 GS-15 $134,789

About the 2018 Washington DC table

The Washington DC Locality Area used the official OPM Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA 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 28.22%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,086, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $164,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 55 counties and cities across District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Some of the included jurisdictions include District of Columbia, DC, Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, and more.

2018 Washington DC questions

  • What was the 2018 locality adjustment for Washington DC?
    In 2018, the locality pay adjustment for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA was 28.22%, added on top of the 2018 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Washington DC in 2018?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Washington DC earned $81,548 in 2018, rising to $106,012 at Step 10. See the 2018 GS-12 Washington DC page.
  • Is the 2018 table still current?
    No. 2018 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.