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2019 Washington DC GS Pay Table

The Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA GS locality table for 2019. The 2019 locality adjustment was 29.32%, applied on top of the 2019 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.

Archive year. This is the 2019 table for Washington DC. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.
29.32% 2019 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,633 to $166,500 2019 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
55 Counties covered by this pay area
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2019 Washington DC GS Pay Table

Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA.

29.32% locality adjustment
55 covered counties
$24,633 to $166,500 salary range

Covered area: District of Columbia, DC, Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, and more.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,633$25,458$26,278$27,091$27,911$28,390$29,199$30,016$30,049$30,813
GS-2 $27,696$28,356$29,273$30,049$30,386$31,280$32,174$33,067$33,961$34,854
GS-3 $30,219$31,227$32,234$33,242$34,249$35,257$36,264$37,271$38,279$39,286
GS-4 $33,925$35,055$36,185$37,315$38,446$39,576$40,706$41,836$42,967$44,097
GS-5 $37,955$39,220$40,485$41,750$43,014$44,279$45,544$46,809$48,073$49,338
GS-6 $42,308$43,719$45,130$46,541$47,952$49,363$50,774$52,184$53,595$55,006
GS-7 $47,016$48,583$50,150$51,718$53,285$54,852$56,420$57,987$59,554$61,122
GS-8 $52,068$53,804$55,539$57,275$59,010$60,745$62,481$64,216$65,952$67,687
GS-9 $57,510$59,426$61,343$63,259$65,176$67,093$69,009$70,926$72,842$74,759
GS-10 $63,332$65,442$67,553$69,663$71,774$73,884$75,995$78,105$80,216$82,326
GS-11 $69,581$71,901$74,221$76,541$78,861$81,181$83,501$85,821$88,141$90,461
GS-12 $83,398$86,179$88,959$91,740$94,520$97,300$100,081$102,861$105,642$108,422
GS-13 $99,172$102,477$105,782$109,088$112,393$115,699$119,004$122,310$125,615$128,920
GS-14 $117,191$121,098$125,005$128,911$132,818$136,725$140,632$144,538$148,445$152,352
GS-15 $137,849$142,443$147,038$151,633$156,228$160,822$165,417$166,500$166,500$166,500
https://www.fedpayscale.org 2019 Washington DC GS Pay Table

2019 Washington DC full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 29.32% locality adjustment for 2019. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Washington DC.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,633$25,458$26,278$27,091$27,911$28,390$29,199$30,016$30,049$30,813
GS-2 $27,696$28,356$29,273$30,049$30,386$31,280$32,174$33,067$33,961$34,854
GS-3 $30,219$31,227$32,234$33,242$34,249$35,257$36,264$37,271$38,279$39,286
GS-4 $33,925$35,055$36,185$37,315$38,446$39,576$40,706$41,836$42,967$44,097
GS-5 $37,955$39,220$40,485$41,750$43,014$44,279$45,544$46,809$48,073$49,338
GS-6 $42,308$43,719$45,130$46,541$47,952$49,363$50,774$52,184$53,595$55,006
GS-7 $47,016$48,583$50,150$51,718$53,285$54,852$56,420$57,987$59,554$61,122
GS-8 $52,068$53,804$55,539$57,275$59,010$60,745$62,481$64,216$65,952$67,687
GS-9 $57,510$59,426$61,343$63,259$65,176$67,093$69,009$70,926$72,842$74,759
GS-10 $63,332$65,442$67,553$69,663$71,774$73,884$75,995$78,105$80,216$82,326
GS-11 $69,581$71,901$74,221$76,541$78,861$81,181$83,501$85,821$88,141$90,461
GS-12 $83,398$86,179$88,959$91,740$94,520$97,300$100,081$102,861$105,642$108,422
GS-13 $99,172$102,477$105,782$109,088$112,393$115,699$119,004$122,310$125,615$128,920
GS-14 $117,191$121,098$125,005$128,911$132,818$136,725$140,632$144,538$148,445$152,352
GS-15 $137,849$142,443$147,038$151,633$156,228$160,822$165,417$166,500$166,500$166,500
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GS-1 $24,633 GS-2 $27,696 GS-3 $30,219 GS-4 $33,925 GS-5 $37,955 GS-6 $42,308 GS-7 $47,016 GS-8 $52,068 GS-9 $57,510 GS-10 $63,332 GS-11 $69,581 GS-12 $83,398 GS-13 $99,172 GS-14 $117,191 GS-15 $137,849

About the 2019 Washington DC table

The Washington DC Locality Area used the official OPM Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA 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 29.32%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,633, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 55 counties and cities across District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Some of the included jurisdictions include District of Columbia, DC, Allegany County, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, and more.

2019 Washington DC questions

  • What was the 2019 locality adjustment for Washington DC?
    In 2019, the locality pay adjustment for Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA was 29.32%, added on top of the 2019 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Washington DC in 2019?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Washington DC earned $83,398 in 2019, rising to $108,422 at Step 10. See the 2019 GS-12 Washington DC page.
  • Is the 2019 table still current?
    No. 2019 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Washington DC page.