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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for PHILADELPHIA. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.
25.30% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,867 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
21 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 PHILADELPHIA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 25.30% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHILADELPHIA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,867$24,667$25,461$26,249$27,043$27,507$28,291$29,083$29,115$29,855
GS-2 $26,836$27,475$28,363$29,115$29,442$30,308$31,173$32,039$32,905$33,771
GS-3 $29,280$30,256$31,232$32,208$33,184$34,161$35,137$36,113$37,089$38,065
GS-4 $32,870$33,965$35,060$36,155$37,250$38,346$39,441$40,536$41,631$42,726
GS-5 $36,776$38,001$39,226$40,452$41,677$42,903$44,128$45,354$46,579$47,804
GS-6 $40,993$42,360$43,727$45,094$46,461$47,828$49,195$50,562$51,929$53,296
GS-7 $45,554$47,073$48,591$50,110$51,629$53,147$54,666$56,185$57,703$59,222
GS-8 $50,450$52,131$53,813$55,494$57,176$58,857$60,539$62,220$63,902$65,583
GS-9 $55,722$57,579$59,436$61,293$63,150$65,007$66,864$68,721$70,578$72,435
GS-10 $61,363$63,408$65,453$67,498$69,543$71,588$73,633$75,677$77,722$79,767
GS-11 $67,418$69,666$71,913$74,161$76,409$78,657$80,905$83,153$85,401$87,649
GS-12 $80,806$83,500$86,194$88,888$91,582$94,276$96,970$99,664$102,358$105,052
GS-13 $96,089$99,291$102,494$105,697$108,899$112,102$115,305$118,507$121,710$124,913
GS-14 $113,548$117,333$121,119$124,904$128,689$132,475$136,260$140,045$143,831$147,616
GS-15 $133,564$138,015$142,467$146,919$151,371$155,823$160,275$164,727$166,500$166,500
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About the 2019 PHILADELPHIA table

The PHILADELPHIA Locality Area used the official OPM Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 25.30%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,867, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 21 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. Some of the included jurisdictions include Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, and more.

2019 PHILADELPHIA questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for PHILADELPHIA?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 25.30%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHILADELPHIA in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHILADELPHIA earned $80,806 in 2019, rising to $105,052 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 PHILADELPHIA page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.