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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for RALEIGH. For current pay, see the latest RALEIGH page.
20.49% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,547 to $170,800 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
24 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 RALEIGH full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.49% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for RALEIGH.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,547$24,337$25,120$25,898$26,681$27,139$27,913$28,693$28,725$29,457
GS-2 $26,476$27,107$27,984$28,725$29,048$29,902$30,756$31,611$32,465$33,319
GS-3 $28,889$29,851$30,814$31,777$32,740$33,702$34,665$35,628$36,590$37,553
GS-4 $32,430$33,511$34,591$35,672$36,753$37,834$38,915$39,995$41,076$42,157
GS-5 $36,283$37,493$38,703$39,912$41,122$42,332$43,541$44,751$45,961$47,171
GS-6 $40,445$41,793$43,141$44,490$45,838$47,186$48,535$49,883$51,231$52,579
GS-7 $44,944$46,442$47,939$49,437$50,935$52,432$53,930$55,428$56,926$58,423
GS-8 $49,774$51,434$53,093$54,752$56,411$58,070$59,729$61,388$63,048$64,707
GS-9 $54,976$56,809$58,641$60,474$62,307$64,139$65,972$67,805$69,637$71,470
GS-10 $60,541$62,560$64,578$66,596$68,614$70,632$72,651$74,669$76,687$78,705
GS-11 $66,515$68,732$70,949$73,166$75,383$77,600$79,817$82,034$84,251$86,468
GS-12 $79,725$82,383$85,041$87,699$90,357$93,015$95,673$98,331$100,989$103,647
GS-13 $94,803$97,963$101,124$104,284$107,445$110,605$113,765$116,926$120,086$123,247
GS-14 $112,028$115,762$119,496$123,230$126,964$130,698$134,432$138,166$141,900$145,634
GS-15 $131,775$136,168$140,561$144,954$149,347$153,740$158,133$162,527$166,920$170,800
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About the 2020 RALEIGH table

The RALEIGH Locality Area used the official OPM Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC 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 20.49%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,547, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $170,800.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 24 counties and cities across North Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Caswell County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, and more.

2020 RALEIGH questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for RALEIGH?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC was 20.49%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in RALEIGH in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in RALEIGH earned $79,725 in 2020, rising to $103,647 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 RALEIGH page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest RALEIGH page.