2019 General Schedule Base Pay Table
The nationwide 2019 GS base schedule. Every grade, every step. If your duty station receives locality pay, open the matching locality pay area instead. Your actual salary will be higher than the base numbers below.
Archive year. This is the 2019 GS base table.
The current year is 2026.
1.4% 2019 across-the-board base raise
$19,048 to $138,572 2019 base range
21.48% Average locality adjustment
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GS locality rates
2019 Base GS Pay Scale
Official General Schedule base rates for 2019. Every grade and every step on one printable sheet.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $19,048 | $19,686 | $20,320 | $20,949 | $21,583 | $21,953 | $22,579 | $23,211 | $23,236 | $23,827 |
| GS-2 | $21,417 | $21,927 | $22,636 | $23,236 | $23,497 | $24,188 | $24,879 | $25,570 | $26,261 | $26,952 |
| GS-3 | $23,368 | $24,147 | $24,926 | $25,705 | $26,484 | $27,263 | $28,042 | $28,821 | $29,600 | $30,379 |
| GS-4 | $26,233 | $27,107 | $27,981 | $28,855 | $29,729 | $30,603 | $31,477 | $32,351 | $33,225 | $34,099 |
| GS-5 | $29,350 | $30,328 | $31,306 | $32,284 | $33,262 | $34,240 | $35,218 | $36,196 | $37,174 | $38,152 |
| GS-6 | $32,716 | $33,807 | $34,898 | $35,989 | $37,080 | $38,171 | $39,262 | $40,353 | $41,444 | $42,535 |
| GS-7 | $36,356 | $37,568 | $38,780 | $39,992 | $41,204 | $42,416 | $43,628 | $44,840 | $46,052 | $47,264 |
| GS-8 | $40,263 | $41,605 | $42,947 | $44,289 | $45,631 | $46,973 | $48,315 | $49,657 | $50,999 | $52,341 |
| GS-9 | $44,471 | $45,953 | $47,435 | $48,917 | $50,399 | $51,881 | $53,363 | $54,845 | $56,327 | $57,809 |
| GS-10 | $48,973 | $50,605 | $52,237 | $53,869 | $55,501 | $57,133 | $58,765 | $60,397 | $62,029 | $63,661 |
| GS-11 | $53,805 | $55,599 | $57,393 | $59,187 | $60,981 | $62,775 | $64,569 | $66,363 | $68,157 | $69,951 |
| GS-12 | $64,490 | $66,640 | $68,790 | $70,940 | $73,090 | $75,240 | $77,390 | $79,540 | $81,690 | $83,840 |
| GS-13 | $76,687 | $79,243 | $81,799 | $84,355 | $86,911 | $89,467 | $92,023 | $94,579 | $97,135 | $99,691 |
| GS-14 | $90,621 | $93,642 | $96,663 | $99,684 | $102,705 | $105,726 | $108,747 | $111,768 | $114,789 | $117,810 |
| GS-15 | $106,595 | $110,148 | $113,701 | $117,254 | $120,807 | $124,360 | $127,913 | $131,466 | $135,019 | $138,572 |
2019 GS base pay table
Every row is a GS grade. Every column is a step inside that grade. Click a grade to open its dedicated pay scale page with all 10 steps, biweekly and hourly pay, and the locality version for every pay area.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $19,048 | $19,686 | $20,320 | $20,949 | $21,583 | $21,953 | $22,579 | $23,211 | $23,236 | $23,827 |
| GS-2 | $21,417 | $21,927 | $22,636 | $23,236 | $23,497 | $24,188 | $24,879 | $25,570 | $26,261 | $26,952 |
| GS-3 | $23,368 | $24,147 | $24,926 | $25,705 | $26,484 | $27,263 | $28,042 | $28,821 | $29,600 | $30,379 |
| GS-4 | $26,233 | $27,107 | $27,981 | $28,855 | $29,729 | $30,603 | $31,477 | $32,351 | $33,225 | $34,099 |
| GS-5 | $29,350 | $30,328 | $31,306 | $32,284 | $33,262 | $34,240 | $35,218 | $36,196 | $37,174 | $38,152 |
| GS-6 | $32,716 | $33,807 | $34,898 | $35,989 | $37,080 | $38,171 | $39,262 | $40,353 | $41,444 | $42,535 |
| GS-7 | $36,356 | $37,568 | $38,780 | $39,992 | $41,204 | $42,416 | $43,628 | $44,840 | $46,052 | $47,264 |
| GS-8 | $40,263 | $41,605 | $42,947 | $44,289 | $45,631 | $46,973 | $48,315 | $49,657 | $50,999 | $52,341 |
| GS-9 | $44,471 | $45,953 | $47,435 | $48,917 | $50,399 | $51,881 | $53,363 | $54,845 | $56,327 | $57,809 |
| GS-10 | $48,973 | $50,605 | $52,237 | $53,869 | $55,501 | $57,133 | $58,765 | $60,397 | $62,029 | $63,661 |
| GS-11 | $53,805 | $55,599 | $57,393 | $59,187 | $60,981 | $62,775 | $64,569 | $66,363 | $68,157 | $69,951 |
| GS-12 | $64,490 | $66,640 | $68,790 | $70,940 | $73,090 | $75,240 | $77,390 | $79,540 | $81,690 | $83,840 |
| GS-13 | $76,687 | $79,243 | $81,799 | $84,355 | $86,911 | $89,467 | $92,023 | $94,579 | $97,135 | $99,691 |
| GS-14 | $90,621 | $93,642 | $96,663 | $99,684 | $102,705 | $105,726 | $108,747 | $111,768 | $114,789 | $117,810 |
| GS-15 | $106,595 | $110,148 | $113,701 | $117,254 | $120,807 | $124,360 | $127,913 | $131,466 | $135,019 | $138,572 |
Jump to a specific 2019 grade
Each grade has its own page with all 10 steps, step-increase timing and typical job roles. The salary below each grade is the 2019 nationwide Step 1 base rate for that grade.
GS-1 $19,048
GS-2 $21,417
GS-3 $23,368
GS-4 $26,233
GS-5 $29,350
GS-6 $32,716
GS-7 $36,356
GS-8 $40,263
GS-9 $44,471
GS-10 $48,973
GS-11 $53,805
GS-12 $64,490
GS-13 $76,687
GS-14 $90,621
GS-15 $106,595
Top localities in 2019
Highest locality adjustments
Lowest locality adjustments
About the 2019 GS table
The 2019 base General Schedule applied the 1.4% across-the-board raise set by the annual pay plan. The base table is the starting point. Most civilian federal employees are paid from a locality-adjusted version that adds a geographic percentage on top.
When to use the base table
- Comparing GS raises across years without locality noise.
- Checking historical pay for back-pay or service credit questions.
- Printing a clean reference sheet for a specific year.
When to use a locality table instead
- Your duty station is inside a named pay area. Use the matching locality page.
- Your duty station is not in a named area. Use the Rest of U.S. table.
- You need the actual salary for a promotion, step increase or job offer.
2019 GS pay questions
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What was the 2019 GS pay raise?
The 2019 across-the-board General Schedule raise was 1.4%. This applied to the nationwide base table before any locality adjustment. See raise history for year-over-year context. -
How did locality pay work in 2019?
2019 had 53 GS locality pay areas including Rest of U.S. Adjustments ranged from 15.67% in Rest of U.S. to 40.35% in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland. -
What was the highest GS salary in 2019?
For the base table, GS-15 Step 10 was $138,572. In a high-paying locality such as San Francisco, GS-15 Step 10 could exceed that, though some combinations are capped at the Executive Schedule Level 4 limit. -
Where can I find my 2019 locality-adjusted table?
Every 2019 locality table is linked from the locality directory. Pick the pay area tied to your duty station to see all grades and steps with the locality percentage applied.