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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for BIRMINGHAM. For current pay, see the latest BIRMINGHAM page.
16.26% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,721 to $165,298 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 BIRMINGHAM full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.26% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for BIRMINGHAM.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,721$23,482$24,238$24,989$25,745$26,186$26,933$27,686$27,716$28,423
GS-2 $25,547$26,155$27,001$27,716$28,028$28,852$29,677$30,501$31,325$32,149
GS-3 $27,874$28,803$29,732$30,661$31,590$32,519$33,448$34,377$35,306$36,235
GS-4 $31,291$32,334$33,377$34,420$35,463$36,506$37,548$38,591$39,634$40,677
GS-5 $35,009$36,177$37,344$38,511$39,678$40,846$42,013$43,180$44,347$45,515
GS-6 $39,025$40,326$41,627$42,928$44,229$45,530$46,831$48,132$49,433$50,734
GS-7 $43,366$44,811$46,256$47,701$49,147$50,592$52,037$53,482$54,927$56,372
GS-8 $48,027$49,628$51,229$52,830$54,431$56,032$57,632$59,233$60,834$62,435
GS-9 $53,046$54,814$56,583$58,351$60,119$61,888$63,656$65,424$67,192$68,961
GS-10 $58,416$60,363$62,311$64,258$66,205$68,153$70,100$72,047$73,995$75,942
GS-11 $64,180$66,319$68,459$70,598$72,737$74,876$77,015$79,154$81,294$83,433
GS-12 $76,926$79,490$82,055$84,620$87,185$89,749$92,314$94,879$97,443$100,008
GS-13 $91,475$94,524$97,574$100,623$103,673$106,722$109,772$112,821$115,871$118,920
GS-14 $108,095$111,698$115,301$118,904$122,507$126,110$129,712$133,315$136,918$140,521
GS-15 $127,149$131,388$135,627$139,865$144,104$148,343$152,582$156,821$161,060$165,298
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About the 2020 BIRMINGHAM table

The BIRMINGHAM Locality Area used the official OPM Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, 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 16.26%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,721, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $165,298.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 19 counties and cities across Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Pickens County, AL, and more.

2020 BIRMINGHAM questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for BIRMINGHAM?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL was 16.26%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in BIRMINGHAM in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BIRMINGHAM earned $76,926 in 2020, rising to $100,008 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 BIRMINGHAM page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BIRMINGHAM page.