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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for BIRMINGHAM. For current pay, see the latest BIRMINGHAM page.
15.77% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,052 to $160,425 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 BIRMINGHAM full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 15.77% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for BIRMINGHAM.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,052$22,790$23,524$24,253$24,987$25,415$26,140$26,871$26,900$27,585
GS-2 $24,794$25,385$26,206$26,900$27,202$28,002$28,802$29,602$30,402$31,202
GS-3 $27,053$27,955$28,857$29,759$30,661$31,562$32,464$33,366$34,268$35,170
GS-4 $30,370$31,382$32,394$33,405$34,417$35,429$36,441$37,453$38,465$39,476
GS-5 $33,978$35,111$36,243$37,375$38,507$39,640$40,772$41,904$43,036$44,169
GS-6 $37,875$39,138$40,401$41,664$42,928$44,191$45,454$46,717$47,980$49,243
GS-7 $42,089$43,492$44,896$46,299$47,702$49,105$50,508$51,911$53,314$54,718
GS-8 $46,612$48,166$49,720$51,273$52,827$54,381$55,934$57,488$59,042$60,595
GS-9 $51,484$53,200$54,915$56,631$58,347$60,063$61,778$63,494$65,210$66,925
GS-10 $56,696$58,585$60,475$62,364$64,254$66,143$68,032$69,922$71,811$73,700
GS-11 $62,290$64,367$66,444$68,521$70,598$72,675$74,752$76,828$78,905$80,982
GS-12 $74,660$77,149$79,638$82,127$84,616$87,105$89,594$92,083$94,573$97,062
GS-13 $88,781$91,740$94,699$97,658$100,617$103,576$106,535$109,494$112,453$115,412
GS-14 $104,912$108,409$111,907$115,404$118,902$122,399$125,896$129,394$132,891$136,389
GS-15 $123,405$127,518$131,632$135,745$139,858$143,972$148,085$152,198$156,311$160,425
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About the 2019 BIRMINGHAM table

The BIRMINGHAM Locality Area used the official OPM Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, 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 15.77%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,052, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $160,425.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 19 counties and cities across Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Pickens County, AL, and more.

2019 BIRMINGHAM questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for BIRMINGHAM?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL was 15.77%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in BIRMINGHAM in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BIRMINGHAM earned $74,660 in 2019, rising to $97,062 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 BIRMINGHAM page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BIRMINGHAM page.