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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for PHILADELPHIA. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.
26.04% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,632 to $170,800 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
21 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 PHILADELPHIA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.04% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHILADELPHIA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,632$25,458$26,277$27,091$27,910$28,389$29,198$30,015$30,048$30,814
GS-2 $27,696$28,355$29,273$30,048$30,386$31,279$32,173$33,067$33,960$34,854
GS-3 $30,219$31,226$32,233$33,241$34,248$35,255$36,262$37,269$38,276$39,283
GS-4 $33,924$35,054$36,185$37,315$38,446$39,577$40,707$41,838$42,968$44,099
GS-5 $37,954$39,220$40,485$41,751$43,016$44,282$45,547$46,813$48,078$49,343
GS-6 $42,308$43,718$45,129$46,539$47,949$49,360$50,770$52,181$53,591$55,001
GS-7 $47,014$48,581$50,148$51,714$53,281$54,848$56,414$57,981$59,548$61,114
GS-8 $52,067$53,803$55,538$57,274$59,009$60,745$62,481$64,216$65,952$67,687
GS-9 $57,508$59,425$61,342$63,259$65,177$67,094$69,011$70,928$72,845$74,762
GS-10 $63,330$65,441$67,552$69,664$71,775$73,886$75,997$78,108$80,219$82,331
GS-11 $69,579$71,898$74,217$76,537$78,856$81,175$83,494$85,813$88,132$90,451
GS-12 $83,397$86,177$88,958$91,738$94,519$97,299$100,080$102,860$105,640$108,421
GS-13 $99,170$102,476$105,782$109,088$112,394$115,700$119,006$122,312$125,618$128,924
GS-14 $117,188$121,094$125,000$128,906$132,812$136,718$140,624$144,530$148,436$152,342
GS-15 $137,845$142,440$147,036$151,631$156,227$160,822$165,417$170,013$170,800$170,800
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About the 2020 PHILADELPHIA table

The PHILADELPHIA Locality Area used the official OPM Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 26.04%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,632, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 21 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. Some of the included jurisdictions include Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, and more.

2020 PHILADELPHIA questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for PHILADELPHIA?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 26.04%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHILADELPHIA in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHILADELPHIA earned $83,397 in 2020, rising to $108,421 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 PHILADELPHIA page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHILADELPHIA page.