2020 BOSTON GS Pay Table
The Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT GS locality table for 2020. The 2020 locality adjustment was 29.11%, applied on top of the 2020 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2020 BOSTON GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT.
Covered area: Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, 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 | $25,232 | $26,078 | $26,917 | $27,751 | $28,590 | $29,081 | $29,910 | $30,746 | $30,780 | $31,565 |
| GS-2 | $28,371 | $29,046 | $29,986 | $30,780 | $31,126 | $32,041 | $32,957 | $33,872 | $34,787 | $35,703 |
| GS-3 | $30,955 | $31,987 | $33,019 | $34,050 | $35,082 | $36,113 | $37,145 | $38,177 | $39,208 | $40,240 |
| GS-4 | $34,750 | $35,908 | $37,066 | $38,224 | $39,382 | $40,541 | $41,699 | $42,857 | $44,015 | $45,173 |
| GS-5 | $38,879 | $40,175 | $41,471 | $42,768 | $44,064 | $45,360 | $46,656 | $47,953 | $49,249 | $50,545 |
| GS-6 | $43,338 | $44,783 | $46,228 | $47,673 | $49,117 | $50,562 | $52,007 | $53,452 | $54,896 | $56,341 |
| GS-7 | $48,159 | $49,764 | $51,369 | $52,974 | $54,579 | $56,184 | $57,788 | $59,393 | $60,998 | $62,603 |
| GS-8 | $53,335 | $55,113 | $56,891 | $58,669 | $60,447 | $62,225 | $64,002 | $65,780 | $67,558 | $69,336 |
| GS-9 | $58,909 | $60,873 | $62,837 | $64,800 | $66,764 | $68,728 | $70,692 | $72,655 | $74,619 | $76,583 |
| GS-10 | $64,873 | $67,035 | $69,198 | $71,360 | $73,523 | $75,686 | $77,848 | $80,011 | $82,173 | $84,336 |
| GS-11 | $71,274 | $73,650 | $76,025 | $78,401 | $80,776 | $83,152 | $85,528 | $87,903 | $90,279 | $92,655 |
| GS-12 | $85,428 | $88,276 | $91,125 | $93,973 | $96,821 | $99,669 | $102,517 | $105,365 | $108,214 | $111,062 |
| GS-13 | $101,585 | $104,972 | $108,358 | $111,745 | $115,131 | $118,518 | $121,904 | $125,291 | $128,677 | $132,064 |
| GS-14 | $120,043 | $124,044 | $128,045 | $132,046 | $136,047 | $140,048 | $144,049 | $148,050 | $152,052 | $156,053 |
| GS-15 | $141,202 | $145,910 | $150,617 | $155,324 | $160,032 | $164,739 | $169,447 | $170,800 | $170,800 | $170,800 |
2020 BOSTON full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 29.11% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for BOSTON.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $25,232 | $26,078 | $26,917 | $27,751 | $28,590 | $29,081 | $29,910 | $30,746 | $30,780 | $31,565 |
| GS-2 | $28,371 | $29,046 | $29,986 | $30,780 | $31,126 | $32,041 | $32,957 | $33,872 | $34,787 | $35,703 |
| GS-3 | $30,955 | $31,987 | $33,019 | $34,050 | $35,082 | $36,113 | $37,145 | $38,177 | $39,208 | $40,240 |
| GS-4 | $34,750 | $35,908 | $37,066 | $38,224 | $39,382 | $40,541 | $41,699 | $42,857 | $44,015 | $45,173 |
| GS-5 | $38,879 | $40,175 | $41,471 | $42,768 | $44,064 | $45,360 | $46,656 | $47,953 | $49,249 | $50,545 |
| GS-6 | $43,338 | $44,783 | $46,228 | $47,673 | $49,117 | $50,562 | $52,007 | $53,452 | $54,896 | $56,341 |
| GS-7 | $48,159 | $49,764 | $51,369 | $52,974 | $54,579 | $56,184 | $57,788 | $59,393 | $60,998 | $62,603 |
| GS-8 | $53,335 | $55,113 | $56,891 | $58,669 | $60,447 | $62,225 | $64,002 | $65,780 | $67,558 | $69,336 |
| GS-9 | $58,909 | $60,873 | $62,837 | $64,800 | $66,764 | $68,728 | $70,692 | $72,655 | $74,619 | $76,583 |
| GS-10 | $64,873 | $67,035 | $69,198 | $71,360 | $73,523 | $75,686 | $77,848 | $80,011 | $82,173 | $84,336 |
| GS-11 | $71,274 | $73,650 | $76,025 | $78,401 | $80,776 | $83,152 | $85,528 | $87,903 | $90,279 | $92,655 |
| GS-12 | $85,428 | $88,276 | $91,125 | $93,973 | $96,821 | $99,669 | $102,517 | $105,365 | $108,214 | $111,062 |
| GS-13 | $101,585 | $104,972 | $108,358 | $111,745 | $115,131 | $118,518 | $121,904 | $125,291 | $128,677 | $132,064 |
| GS-14 | $120,043 | $124,044 | $128,045 | $132,046 | $136,047 | $140,048 | $144,049 | $148,050 | $152,052 | $156,053 |
| GS-15 | $141,202 | $145,910 | $150,617 | $155,324 | $160,032 | $164,739 | $169,447 | $170,800 | $170,800 | $170,800 |
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About the 2020 BOSTON table
The BOSTON Locality Area used the official OPM Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT 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 29.11%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,232, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 31 counties and cities across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont. Some of the included jurisdictions include Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, and more.
2020 BOSTON questions
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What was the 2020 locality adjustment for BOSTON?
In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT was 29.11%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in BOSTON in 2020?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BOSTON earned $85,428 in 2020, rising to $111,062 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 BOSTON page. -
Is the 2020 table still current?
No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BOSTON page.