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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for CHARLOTTE. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.
16.79% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,246 to $161,838 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 CHARLOTTE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.79% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for CHARLOTTE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,246$22,991$23,732$24,466$25,207$25,639$26,370$27,108$27,137$27,828
GS-2 $25,013$25,609$26,437$27,137$27,442$28,249$29,056$29,863$30,670$31,477
GS-3 $27,291$28,201$29,111$30,021$30,931$31,840$32,750$33,660$34,570$35,480
GS-4 $30,638$31,658$32,679$33,700$34,720$35,741$36,762$37,783$38,803$39,824
GS-5 $34,278$35,420$36,562$37,704$38,847$39,989$41,131$42,273$43,416$44,558
GS-6 $38,209$39,483$40,757$42,032$43,306$44,580$45,854$47,128$48,402$49,677
GS-7 $42,460$43,876$45,291$46,707$48,122$49,538$50,953$52,369$53,784$55,200
GS-8 $47,023$48,590$50,158$51,725$53,292$54,860$56,427$57,994$59,562$61,129
GS-9 $51,938$53,669$55,399$57,130$58,861$60,592$62,323$64,053$65,784$67,515
GS-10 $57,196$59,102$61,008$62,914$64,820$66,726$68,632$70,538$72,444$74,350
GS-11 $62,839$64,934$67,029$69,124$71,220$73,315$75,410$77,505$79,601$81,696
GS-12 $75,318$77,829$80,340$82,851$85,362$87,873$90,384$92,895$95,406$97,917
GS-13 $89,563$92,548$95,533$98,518$101,503$104,489$107,474$110,459$113,444$116,429
GS-14 $105,836$109,364$112,893$116,421$119,949$123,477$127,006$130,534$134,062$137,590
GS-15 $124,492$128,642$132,791$136,941$141,090$145,240$149,390$153,539$157,689$161,838
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About the 2019 CHARLOTTE table

The CHARLOTTE Locality Area used the official OPM Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 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 16.79%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,246, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $161,838.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across North Carolina, South Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alexander County, NC, Anson County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, and more.

2019 CHARLOTTE questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for CHARLOTTE?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC was 16.79%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CHARLOTTE in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CHARLOTTE earned $75,318 in 2019, rising to $97,917 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 CHARLOTTE page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.