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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for BOSTON. For current pay, see the latest BOSTON page.
28.27% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,433 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
31 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 BOSTON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 28.27% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for BOSTON.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,433$25,251$26,064$26,871$27,685$28,159$28,962$29,773$29,805$30,563
GS-2 $27,472$28,126$29,035$29,805$30,140$31,026$31,912$32,799$33,685$34,571
GS-3 $29,974$30,973$31,973$32,972$33,971$34,970$35,969$36,969$37,968$38,967
GS-4 $33,649$34,770$35,891$37,012$38,133$39,254$40,376$41,497$42,618$43,739
GS-5 $37,647$38,902$40,156$41,411$42,665$43,920$45,174$46,429$47,683$48,938
GS-6 $41,965$43,364$44,764$46,163$47,563$48,962$50,361$51,761$53,160$54,560
GS-7 $46,634$48,188$49,743$51,298$52,852$54,407$55,962$57,516$59,071$60,626
GS-8 $51,645$53,367$55,088$56,810$58,531$60,252$61,974$63,695$65,416$67,138
GS-9 $57,043$58,944$60,845$62,746$64,647$66,548$68,449$70,350$72,251$74,152
GS-10 $62,818$64,911$67,004$69,098$71,191$73,284$75,378$77,471$79,565$81,658
GS-11 $69,016$71,317$73,618$75,919$78,220$80,521$82,823$85,124$87,425$89,726
GS-12 $82,721$85,479$88,237$90,995$93,753$96,510$99,268$102,026$104,784$107,542
GS-13 $98,366$101,645$104,924$108,202$111,481$114,759$118,038$121,316$124,595$127,874
GS-14 $116,240$120,115$123,990$127,865$131,740$135,615$139,490$143,365$147,240$151,115
GS-15 $136,729$141,287$145,844$150,402$154,959$159,517$164,074$166,500$166,500$166,500
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About the 2019 BOSTON table

The BOSTON Locality Area used the official OPM Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT 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 28.27%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,433, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 31 counties and cities across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont. Some of the included jurisdictions include Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, and more.

2019 BOSTON questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for BOSTON?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT was 28.27%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in BOSTON in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BOSTON earned $82,721 in 2019, rising to $107,542 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 BOSTON page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BOSTON page.