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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for DENVER. For current pay, see the latest DENVER page.
26.30% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,058 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
14 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 DENVER full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.30% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for DENVER.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,058$24,863$25,664$26,459$27,259$27,727$28,517$29,315$29,347$30,094
GS-2 $27,050$27,694$28,589$29,347$29,677$30,549$31,422$32,295$33,168$34,040
GS-3 $29,514$30,498$31,482$32,465$33,449$34,433$35,417$36,401$37,385$38,369
GS-4 $33,132$34,236$35,340$36,444$37,548$38,652$39,755$40,859$41,963$43,067
GS-5 $37,069$38,304$39,539$40,775$42,010$43,245$44,480$45,716$46,951$48,186
GS-6 $41,320$42,698$44,076$45,454$46,832$48,210$49,588$50,966$52,344$53,722
GS-7 $45,918$47,448$48,979$50,510$52,041$53,571$55,102$56,633$58,164$59,694
GS-8 $50,852$52,547$54,242$55,937$57,632$59,327$61,022$62,717$64,412$66,107
GS-9 $56,167$58,039$59,910$61,782$63,654$65,526$67,397$69,269$71,141$73,013
GS-10 $61,853$63,914$65,975$68,037$70,098$72,159$74,220$76,281$78,343$80,404
GS-11 $67,956$70,222$72,487$74,753$77,019$79,285$81,551$83,816$86,082$88,348
GS-12 $81,451$84,166$86,882$89,597$92,313$95,028$97,744$100,459$103,174$105,890
GS-13 $96,856$100,084$103,312$106,540$109,769$112,997$116,225$119,453$122,682$125,910
GS-14 $114,454$118,270$122,085$125,901$129,716$133,532$137,347$141,163$144,979$148,794
GS-15 $134,629$139,117$143,604$148,092$152,579$157,067$161,554$166,042$166,500$166,500
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About the 2019 DENVER table

The DENVER Locality Area used the official OPM Denver-Aurora, CO 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 26.30%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,058, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 14 counties and cities across Colorado. Some of the included jurisdictions include Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, and more.

2019 DENVER questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for DENVER?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Denver-Aurora, CO was 26.30%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in DENVER in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in DENVER earned $81,451 in 2019, rising to $105,890 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 DENVER page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest DENVER page.