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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for ATLANTA. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.
21.64% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,170 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
64 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 ATLANTA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.64% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ATLANTA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,170$23,946$24,717$25,482$26,254$26,704$27,465$28,234$28,264$28,983
GS-2 $26,052$26,672$27,534$28,264$28,582$29,422$30,263$31,103$31,944$32,784
GS-3 $28,425$29,372$30,320$31,268$32,215$33,163$34,110$35,058$36,005$36,953
GS-4 $31,910$32,973$34,036$35,099$36,162$37,225$38,289$39,352$40,415$41,478
GS-5 $35,701$36,891$38,081$39,270$40,460$41,650$42,839$44,029$45,218$46,408
GS-6 $39,796$41,123$42,450$43,777$45,104$46,431$47,758$49,085$50,412$51,740
GS-7 $44,223$45,698$47,172$48,646$50,121$51,595$53,069$54,543$56,018$57,492
GS-8 $48,976$50,608$52,241$53,873$55,506$57,138$58,770$60,403$62,035$63,668
GS-9 $54,095$55,897$57,700$59,503$61,305$63,108$64,911$66,713$68,516$70,319
GS-10 $59,571$61,556$63,541$65,526$67,511$69,497$71,482$73,467$75,452$77,437
GS-11 $65,448$67,631$69,813$71,995$74,177$76,360$78,542$80,724$82,906$85,088
GS-12 $78,446$81,061$83,676$86,291$88,907$91,522$94,137$96,752$99,368$101,983
GS-13 $93,282$96,391$99,500$102,609$105,719$108,828$111,937$115,046$118,155$121,264
GS-14 $110,231$113,906$117,581$121,256$124,930$128,605$132,280$135,955$139,629$143,304
GS-15 $129,662$133,984$138,306$142,628$146,950$151,272$155,593$159,915$164,237$166,500
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About the 2019 ATLANTA table

The ATLANTA Locality Area used the official OPM Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL 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 21.64%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,170, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 64 counties and cities across Georgia, Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dawson County, GA, and more.

2019 ATLANTA questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for ATLANTA?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL was 21.64%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ATLANTA in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ATLANTA earned $78,446 in 2019, rising to $101,983 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 ATLANTA page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.