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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for ATLANTA. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.
22.16% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,874 to $170,800 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
64 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 ATLANTA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 22.16% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ATLANTA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,874$24,674$25,468$26,257$27,051$27,515$28,300$29,091$29,123$29,866
GS-2 $26,843$27,482$28,372$29,123$29,450$30,316$31,183$32,049$32,915$33,781
GS-3 $29,289$30,265$31,241$32,217$33,193$34,169$35,145$36,121$37,098$38,074
GS-4 $32,879$33,975$35,071$36,167$37,262$38,358$39,454$40,550$41,646$42,741
GS-5 $36,786$38,013$39,239$40,466$41,692$42,918$44,145$45,371$46,598$47,824
GS-6 $41,005$42,372$43,739$45,106$46,473$47,840$49,207$50,574$51,941$53,308
GS-7 $45,567$47,085$48,604$50,122$51,641$53,159$54,678$56,196$57,714$59,233
GS-8 $50,464$52,146$53,829$55,511$57,193$58,875$60,557$62,239$63,921$65,604
GS-9 $55,738$57,596$59,454$61,312$63,170$65,028$66,886$68,744$70,602$72,460
GS-10 $61,381$63,427$65,473$67,519$69,565$71,611$73,658$75,704$77,750$79,796
GS-11 $67,437$69,685$71,933$74,180$76,428$78,676$80,924$83,171$85,419$87,667
GS-12 $80,830$83,524$86,219$88,914$91,609$94,304$96,999$99,694$102,388$105,083
GS-13 $96,117$99,321$102,525$105,729$108,934$112,138$115,342$118,547$121,751$124,955
GS-14 $113,581$117,366$121,152$124,938$128,724$132,509$136,295$140,081$143,867$147,652
GS-15 $133,602$138,055$142,509$146,963$151,417$155,871$160,325$164,779$169,233$170,800
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About the 2020 ATLANTA table

The ATLANTA Locality Area used the official OPM Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL 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 22.16%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,874, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 64 counties and cities across Georgia, Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dawson County, GA, and more.

2020 ATLANTA questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for ATLANTA?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL was 22.16%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ATLANTA in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ATLANTA earned $80,830 in 2020, rising to $105,083 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 ATLANTA page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ATLANTA page.