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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for PHOENIX. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.
20.12% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,475 to $170,787 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 PHOENIX full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.12% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHOENIX.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,475$24,262$25,043$25,819$26,599$27,056$27,827$28,605$28,637$29,367
GS-2 $26,395$27,023$27,898$28,637$28,959$29,810$30,662$31,513$32,365$33,217
GS-3 $28,800$29,760$30,719$31,679$32,639$33,599$34,559$35,518$36,478$37,438
GS-4 $32,330$33,408$34,485$35,563$36,640$37,718$38,795$39,873$40,950$42,028
GS-5 $36,172$37,378$38,584$39,790$40,996$42,202$43,408$44,614$45,820$47,026
GS-6 $40,321$41,665$43,009$44,353$45,697$47,041$48,386$49,730$51,074$52,418
GS-7 $44,806$46,299$47,792$49,285$50,778$52,271$53,765$55,258$56,751$58,244
GS-8 $49,622$51,276$52,930$54,584$56,238$57,892$59,546$61,200$62,854$64,508
GS-9 $54,807$56,634$58,461$60,288$62,115$63,942$65,769$67,596$69,423$71,250
GS-10 $60,355$62,368$64,380$66,392$68,404$70,416$72,428$74,440$76,452$78,464
GS-11 $66,311$68,521$70,731$72,942$75,152$77,362$79,572$81,783$83,993$86,203
GS-12 $79,480$82,130$84,779$87,429$90,079$92,729$95,379$98,029$100,679$103,328
GS-13 $94,512$97,662$100,813$103,964$107,115$110,265$113,416$116,567$119,718$122,868
GS-14 $111,684$115,406$119,129$122,852$126,574$130,297$134,019$137,742$141,464$145,187
GS-15 $131,370$135,750$140,130$144,509$148,889$153,268$157,648$162,027$166,407$170,787
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About the 2020 PHOENIX table

The PHOENIX Locality Area used the official OPM Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 20.12%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,475, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,787.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gila County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ.

2020 PHOENIX questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for PHOENIX?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa, AZ was 20.12%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHOENIX in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHOENIX earned $79,480 in 2020, rising to $103,328 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 PHOENIX page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.