2021 ALBUQUERQUE GS Pay Table
The Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM GS locality table for 2021. The 2021 locality adjustment was 16.68%, applied on top of the 2021 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2021 ALBUQUERQUE GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM.
Covered area: Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $23,030 | $23,803 | $24,568 | $25,330 | $26,095 | $26,544 | $27,301 | $28,064 | $28,094 | $28,808 |
| GS-2 | $25,896 | $26,512 | $27,370 | $28,094 | $28,410 | $29,246 | $30,081 | $30,917 | $31,752 | $32,588 |
| GS-3 | $28,255 | $29,197 | $30,138 | $31,080 | $32,022 | $32,963 | $33,905 | $34,846 | $35,788 | $36,730 |
| GS-4 | $31,718 | $32,775 | $33,833 | $34,890 | $35,947 | $37,004 | $38,061 | $39,118 | $40,175 | $41,232 |
| GS-5 | $35,487 | $36,670 | $37,853 | $39,036 | $40,220 | $41,403 | $42,586 | $43,769 | $44,952 | $46,135 |
| GS-6 | $39,558 | $40,877 | $42,195 | $43,513 | $44,832 | $46,150 | $47,469 | $48,787 | $50,106 | $51,424 |
| GS-7 | $43,958 | $45,424 | $46,889 | $48,355 | $49,820 | $51,286 | $52,751 | $54,217 | $55,682 | $57,148 |
| GS-8 | $48,682 | $50,305 | $51,928 | $53,551 | $55,174 | $56,797 | $58,421 | $60,044 | $61,667 | $63,290 |
| GS-9 | $53,770 | $55,562 | $57,354 | $59,146 | $60,938 | $62,731 | $64,523 | $66,315 | $68,107 | $69,899 |
| GS-10 | $59,213 | $61,187 | $63,161 | $65,135 | $67,110 | $69,084 | $71,058 | $73,032 | $75,007 | $76,981 |
| GS-11 | $65,056 | $67,225 | $69,394 | $71,563 | $73,732 | $75,902 | $78,071 | $80,240 | $82,409 | $84,578 |
| GS-12 | $77,976 | $80,576 | $83,175 | $85,775 | $88,375 | $90,974 | $93,574 | $96,173 | $98,773 | $101,373 |
| GS-13 | $92,723 | $95,814 | $98,905 | $101,996 | $105,087 | $108,178 | $111,268 | $114,359 | $117,450 | $120,541 |
| GS-14 | $109,571 | $113,223 | $116,875 | $120,527 | $124,179 | $127,831 | $131,483 | $135,135 | $138,787 | $142,439 |
| GS-15 | $128,885 | $133,181 | $137,477 | $141,773 | $146,069 | $150,366 | $154,662 | $158,958 | $163,254 | $167,550 |
2021 ALBUQUERQUE full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 16.68% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ALBUQUERQUE.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $23,030 | $23,803 | $24,568 | $25,330 | $26,095 | $26,544 | $27,301 | $28,064 | $28,094 | $28,808 |
| GS-2 | $25,896 | $26,512 | $27,370 | $28,094 | $28,410 | $29,246 | $30,081 | $30,917 | $31,752 | $32,588 |
| GS-3 | $28,255 | $29,197 | $30,138 | $31,080 | $32,022 | $32,963 | $33,905 | $34,846 | $35,788 | $36,730 |
| GS-4 | $31,718 | $32,775 | $33,833 | $34,890 | $35,947 | $37,004 | $38,061 | $39,118 | $40,175 | $41,232 |
| GS-5 | $35,487 | $36,670 | $37,853 | $39,036 | $40,220 | $41,403 | $42,586 | $43,769 | $44,952 | $46,135 |
| GS-6 | $39,558 | $40,877 | $42,195 | $43,513 | $44,832 | $46,150 | $47,469 | $48,787 | $50,106 | $51,424 |
| GS-7 | $43,958 | $45,424 | $46,889 | $48,355 | $49,820 | $51,286 | $52,751 | $54,217 | $55,682 | $57,148 |
| GS-8 | $48,682 | $50,305 | $51,928 | $53,551 | $55,174 | $56,797 | $58,421 | $60,044 | $61,667 | $63,290 |
| GS-9 | $53,770 | $55,562 | $57,354 | $59,146 | $60,938 | $62,731 | $64,523 | $66,315 | $68,107 | $69,899 |
| GS-10 | $59,213 | $61,187 | $63,161 | $65,135 | $67,110 | $69,084 | $71,058 | $73,032 | $75,007 | $76,981 |
| GS-11 | $65,056 | $67,225 | $69,394 | $71,563 | $73,732 | $75,902 | $78,071 | $80,240 | $82,409 | $84,578 |
| GS-12 | $77,976 | $80,576 | $83,175 | $85,775 | $88,375 | $90,974 | $93,574 | $96,173 | $98,773 | $101,373 |
| GS-13 | $92,723 | $95,814 | $98,905 | $101,996 | $105,087 | $108,178 | $111,268 | $114,359 | $117,450 | $120,541 |
| GS-14 | $109,571 | $113,223 | $116,875 | $120,527 | $124,179 | $127,831 | $131,483 | $135,135 | $138,787 | $142,439 |
| GS-15 | $128,885 | $133,181 | $137,477 | $141,773 | $146,069 | $150,366 | $154,662 | $158,958 | $163,254 | $167,550 |
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About the 2021 ALBUQUERQUE table
The ALBUQUERQUE Locality Area used the official OPM Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM boundary in 2021. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2021 nationwide base GS table.
In 2021, the locality adjustment was 16.68%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,030, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $167,550.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 11 counties and cities across New Mexico. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM.
2021 ALBUQUERQUE questions
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What was the 2021 locality adjustment for ALBUQUERQUE?
In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM was 16.68%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in ALBUQUERQUE in 2021?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ALBUQUERQUE earned $77,976 in 2021, rising to $101,373 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 ALBUQUERQUE page. -
Is the 2021 table still current?
No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ALBUQUERQUE page.