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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for ST. LOUIS. For current pay, see the latest ST. LOUIS page.
17.65% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,992 to $167,275 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
30 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 ST. LOUIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.65% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ST. LOUIS.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,992$23,763$24,528$25,288$26,052$26,499$27,255$28,017$28,048$28,763
GS-2 $25,852$26,468$27,324$28,048$28,363$29,197$30,031$30,865$31,700$32,534
GS-3 $28,208$29,148$30,088$31,028$31,968$32,908$33,848$34,788$35,728$36,668
GS-4 $31,665$32,721$33,776$34,831$35,887$36,942$37,997$39,053$40,108$41,163
GS-5 $35,428$36,609$37,790$38,972$40,153$41,334$42,515$43,696$44,878$46,059
GS-6 $39,492$40,808$42,125$43,441$44,758$46,074$47,391$48,707$50,024$51,340
GS-7 $43,885$45,347$46,809$48,272$49,734$51,197$52,659$54,121$55,584$57,046
GS-8 $48,601$50,221$51,841$53,461$55,081$56,701$58,321$59,941$61,562$63,182
GS-9 $53,680$55,470$57,259$59,049$60,838$62,627$64,417$66,206$67,996$69,785
GS-10 $59,114$61,085$63,056$65,026$66,997$68,968$70,938$72,909$74,880$76,850
GS-11 $64,948$67,112$69,277$71,442$73,607$75,771$77,936$80,101$82,266$84,430
GS-12 $77,845$80,441$83,036$85,632$88,227$90,822$93,418$96,013$98,608$101,204
GS-13 $92,568$95,654$98,740$101,826$104,912$107,998$111,084$114,170$117,256$120,342
GS-14 $109,387$113,033$116,679$120,325$123,971$127,617$131,263$134,909$138,555$142,201
GS-15 $128,669$132,959$137,248$141,538$145,827$150,117$154,406$158,696$162,985$167,275
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About the 2020 ST. LOUIS table

The ST. LOUIS Locality Area used the official OPM St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 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 17.65%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,992, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $167,275.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 30 counties and cities across Missouri, Illinois. Some of the included jurisdictions include Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, St. Charles County, MO, Ste. Genevieve County, MO, St. Francois County, MO, and more.

2020 ST. LOUIS questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for ST. LOUIS?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL was 17.65%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ST. LOUIS in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ST. LOUIS earned $77,845 in 2020, rising to $101,204 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 ST. LOUIS page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ST. LOUIS page.