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Archive year. This is the 2020 table for TUCSON. For current pay, see the latest TUCSON page.
17.19% 2020 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,902 to $166,621 2020 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2020 TUCSON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.19% locality adjustment for 2020. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for TUCSON.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,902$23,670$24,432$25,189$25,951$26,396$27,148$27,908$27,938$28,651
GS-2 $25,751$26,364$27,217$27,938$28,252$29,083$29,914$30,745$31,576$32,407
GS-3 $28,097$29,034$29,970$30,907$31,843$32,779$33,716$34,652$35,588$36,525
GS-4 $31,542$32,593$33,644$34,695$35,746$36,798$37,849$38,900$39,951$41,002
GS-5 $35,289$36,466$37,643$38,819$39,996$41,172$42,349$43,526$44,702$45,879
GS-6 $39,337$40,649$41,960$43,271$44,583$45,894$47,205$48,517$49,828$51,139
GS-7 $43,713$45,170$46,626$48,083$49,540$50,996$52,453$53,910$55,366$56,823
GS-8 $48,411$50,025$51,639$53,252$54,866$56,480$58,093$59,707$61,321$62,935
GS-9 $53,470$55,253$57,035$58,818$60,600$62,383$64,165$65,948$67,730$69,512
GS-10 $58,883$60,846$62,809$64,772$66,735$68,698$70,661$72,624$74,587$76,550
GS-11 $64,694$66,850$69,006$71,162$73,319$75,475$77,631$79,788$81,944$84,100
GS-12 $77,541$80,126$82,712$85,297$87,882$90,467$93,052$95,638$98,223$100,808
GS-13 $92,206$95,280$98,354$101,428$104,502$107,576$110,650$113,724$116,797$119,871
GS-14 $108,960$112,591$116,223$119,855$123,487$127,118$130,750$134,382$138,013$141,645
GS-15 $128,166$132,439$136,712$140,984$145,257$149,530$153,802$158,075$162,348$166,621
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About the 2020 TUCSON table

The TUCSON Locality Area used the official OPM Tucson-Nogales, 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 17.19%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,902, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,621.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ.

2020 TUCSON questions

  • What was the 2020 locality adjustment for TUCSON?
    In 2020, the locality pay adjustment for Tucson-Nogales, AZ was 17.19%, added on top of the 2020 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in TUCSON in 2020?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in TUCSON earned $77,541 in 2020, rising to $100,808 at Step 10. See the 2020 GS-12 TUCSON page.
  • Is the 2020 table still current?
    No. 2020 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest TUCSON page.