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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for ALBUQUERQUE. For current pay, see the latest ALBUQUERQUE page.
16.20% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,134 to $161,021 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
11 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 ALBUQUERQUE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.20% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ALBUQUERQUE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,134$22,875$23,612$24,343$25,079$25,509$26,237$26,971$27,000$27,687
GS-2 $24,887$25,479$26,303$27,000$27,304$28,106$28,909$29,712$30,515$31,318
GS-3 $27,154$28,059$28,964$29,869$30,774$31,680$32,585$33,490$34,395$35,300
GS-4 $30,483$31,498$32,514$33,530$34,545$35,561$36,576$37,592$38,607$39,623
GS-5 $34,105$35,241$36,378$37,514$38,650$39,787$40,923$42,060$43,196$44,333
GS-6 $38,016$39,284$40,551$41,819$43,087$44,355$45,622$46,890$48,158$49,426
GS-7 $42,246$43,654$45,062$46,471$47,879$49,287$50,696$52,104$53,512$54,921
GS-8 $46,786$48,345$49,904$51,464$53,023$54,583$56,142$57,701$59,261$60,820
GS-9 $51,675$53,397$55,119$56,842$58,564$60,286$62,008$63,730$65,452$67,174
GS-10 $56,907$58,803$60,699$62,596$64,492$66,389$68,285$70,181$72,078$73,974
GS-11 $62,521$64,606$66,691$68,775$70,860$72,945$75,029$77,114$79,198$81,283
GS-12 $74,937$77,436$79,934$82,432$84,931$87,429$89,927$92,425$94,924$97,422
GS-13 $89,110$92,080$95,050$98,021$100,991$103,961$106,931$109,901$112,871$115,841
GS-14 $105,302$108,812$112,322$115,833$119,343$122,854$126,364$129,874$133,385$136,895
GS-15 $123,863$127,992$132,121$136,249$140,378$144,506$148,635$152,763$156,892$161,021
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About the 2019 ALBUQUERQUE table

The ALBUQUERQUE Locality Area used the official OPM Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM boundary in 2019. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2019 nationwide base GS table.

In 2019, the locality adjustment was 16.20%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,134, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,021.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 11 counties and cities across New Mexico. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM.

2019 ALBUQUERQUE questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for ALBUQUERQUE?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM was 16.20%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ALBUQUERQUE in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBUQUERQUE earned $74,937 in 2019, rising to $97,422 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 ALBUQUERQUE page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBUQUERQUE page.