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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for COLORADO SPRINGS. For current pay, see the latest COLORADO SPRINGS page.
17.78% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,018 to $167,460 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
4 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 COLORADO SPRINGS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.78% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for COLORADO SPRINGS.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,018$23,789$24,555$25,316$26,081$26,529$27,285$28,048$28,079$28,795
GS-2 $25,881$26,497$27,354$28,079$28,394$29,229$30,065$30,900$31,735$32,570
GS-3 $28,239$29,180$30,121$31,062$32,003$32,944$33,885$34,826$35,767$36,708
GS-4 $31,700$32,757$33,813$34,870$35,926$36,983$38,039$39,096$40,152$41,209
GS-5 $35,467$36,650$37,832$39,015$40,197$41,380$42,562$43,745$44,927$46,110
GS-6 $39,535$40,853$42,171$43,489$44,807$46,125$47,443$48,761$50,079$51,397
GS-7 $43,933$45,397$46,861$48,325$49,789$51,253$52,717$54,181$55,645$57,109
GS-8 $48,655$50,277$51,899$53,520$55,142$56,764$58,386$60,008$61,630$63,251
GS-9 $53,739$55,531$57,322$59,114$60,905$62,697$64,488$66,280$68,071$69,862
GS-10 $59,180$61,153$63,125$65,098$67,071$69,044$71,017$72,989$74,962$76,935
GS-11 $65,019$67,186$69,354$71,521$73,688$75,855$78,022$80,189$82,356$84,524
GS-12 $77,931$80,530$83,128$85,726$88,324$90,923$93,521$96,119$98,717$101,316
GS-13 $92,670$95,760$98,849$101,939$105,028$108,117$111,207$114,296$117,385$120,475
GS-14 $109,508$113,158$116,808$120,458$124,108$127,758$131,408$135,058$138,708$142,358
GS-15 $128,811$133,106$137,400$141,694$145,988$150,283$154,577$158,871$163,165$167,460
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About the 2020 COLORADO SPRINGS table

The COLORADO SPRINGS Locality Area used the official OPM Colorado Springs, CO 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 17.78%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,018, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $167,460.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 4 counties and cities across Colorado. Some of the included jurisdictions include El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO.

2020 COLORADO SPRINGS questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for COLORADO SPRINGS?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Colorado Springs, CO was 17.78%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in COLORADO SPRINGS in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in COLORADO SPRINGS earned $77,931 in 2020, rising to $101,316 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 COLORADO SPRINGS page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest COLORADO SPRINGS page.