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Archive year. This is the 2019 table for PHOENIX. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.
19.60% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,781 to $165,732 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2019 PHOENIX full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.60% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHOENIX.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,781$23,544$24,303$25,055$25,813$26,256$27,004$27,760$27,790$28,497
GS-2 $25,615$26,225$27,073$27,790$28,102$28,929$29,755$30,582$31,408$32,235
GS-3 $27,948$28,880$29,811$30,743$31,675$32,607$33,538$34,470$35,402$36,333
GS-4 $31,375$32,420$33,465$34,511$35,556$36,601$37,646$38,692$39,737$40,782
GS-5 $35,103$36,272$37,442$38,612$39,781$40,951$42,121$43,290$44,460$45,630
GS-6 $39,128$40,433$41,738$43,043$44,348$45,653$46,957$48,262$49,567$50,872
GS-7 $43,482$44,931$46,381$47,830$49,280$50,730$52,179$53,629$55,078$56,528
GS-8 $48,155$49,760$51,365$52,970$54,575$56,180$57,785$59,390$60,995$62,600
GS-9 $53,187$54,960$56,732$58,505$60,277$62,050$63,822$65,595$67,367$69,140
GS-10 $58,572$60,524$62,475$64,427$66,379$68,331$70,283$72,235$74,187$76,139
GS-11 $64,351$66,496$68,642$70,788$72,933$75,079$77,225$79,370$81,516$83,661
GS-12 $77,130$79,701$82,273$84,844$87,416$89,987$92,558$95,130$97,701$100,273
GS-13 $91,718$94,775$97,832$100,889$103,946$107,003$110,060$113,116$116,173$119,230
GS-14 $108,383$111,996$115,609$119,222$122,835$126,448$130,061$133,675$137,288$140,901
GS-15 $127,488$131,737$135,986$140,236$144,485$148,735$152,984$157,233$161,483$165,732
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About the 2019 PHOENIX table

The PHOENIX Locality Area used the official OPM Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 19.60%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,781, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $165,732.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gila County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ.

2019 PHOENIX questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for PHOENIX?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa, AZ was 19.60%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHOENIX in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHOENIX earned $77,130 in 2019, rising to $100,273 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 PHOENIX page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.