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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for ALBUQUERQUE. For current pay, see the latest ALBUQUERQUE page.
16.68% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,803 to $165,896 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
11 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 ALBUQUERQUE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.68% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ALBUQUERQUE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,803$23,567$24,325$25,079$25,838$26,281$27,030$27,786$27,817$28,526
GS-2 $25,639$26,249$27,099$27,817$28,129$28,956$29,784$30,611$31,438$32,266
GS-3 $27,975$28,907$29,840$30,772$31,704$32,637$33,569$34,501$35,433$36,366
GS-4 $31,404$32,451$33,498$34,544$35,591$36,638$37,684$38,731$39,777$40,824
GS-5 $35,136$36,307$37,479$38,650$39,822$40,993$42,165$43,336$44,508$45,679
GS-6 $39,166$40,472$41,777$43,083$44,389$45,694$47,000$48,306$49,611$50,917
GS-7 $43,523$44,973$46,423$47,874$49,324$50,774$52,225$53,675$55,125$56,576
GS-8 $48,201$49,807$51,414$53,021$54,627$56,234$57,841$59,447$61,054$62,661
GS-9 $53,238$55,012$56,787$58,562$60,336$62,111$63,886$65,661$67,435$69,210
GS-10 $58,627$60,581$62,536$64,490$66,445$68,399$70,353$72,308$74,262$76,217
GS-11 $64,412$66,559$68,706$70,853$73,000$75,147$77,293$79,440$81,587$83,734
GS-12 $77,204$79,778$82,352$84,926$87,499$90,073$92,647$95,221$97,795$100,369
GS-13 $91,805$94,866$97,926$100,987$104,047$107,108$110,168$113,229$116,289$119,350
GS-14 $108,486$112,101$115,717$119,333$122,949$126,565$130,181$133,797$137,413$141,029
GS-15 $127,608$131,862$136,117$140,371$144,625$148,879$153,133$157,387$161,641$165,896
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About the 2020 ALBUQUERQUE table

The ALBUQUERQUE Locality Area used the official OPM Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM boundary in 2020. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2020 nationwide base GS table.

In 2020, the locality adjustment was 16.68%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,803, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $165,896.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 11 counties and cities across New Mexico. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM.

2020 ALBUQUERQUE questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for ALBUQUERQUE?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM was 16.68%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ALBUQUERQUE in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBUQUERQUE earned $77,204 in 2020, rising to $100,369 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 ALBUQUERQUE page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBUQUERQUE page.