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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for BIRMINGHAM. For current pay, see the latest BIRMINGHAM page.
16.26% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,947 to $166,947 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 BIRMINGHAM full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.26% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for BIRMINGHAM.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,947$23,717$24,480$25,239$26,002$26,448$27,203$27,963$27,993$28,705
GS-2 $25,803$26,417$27,271$27,993$28,308$29,141$29,973$30,805$31,638$32,470
GS-3 $28,154$29,092$30,030$30,968$31,906$32,845$33,783$34,721$35,659$36,597
GS-4 $31,604$32,657$33,711$34,764$35,817$36,871$37,924$38,977$40,031$41,084
GS-5 $35,359$36,538$37,717$38,896$40,075$41,254$42,433$43,611$44,790$45,969
GS-6 $39,416$40,729$42,043$43,357$44,671$45,984$47,298$48,612$49,926$51,239
GS-7 $43,800$45,260$46,720$48,180$49,641$51,101$52,561$54,021$55,482$56,942
GS-8 $48,507$50,124$51,742$53,359$54,976$56,593$58,210$59,827$61,445$63,062
GS-9 $53,576$55,362$57,148$58,933$60,719$62,505$64,291$66,076$67,862$69,648
GS-10 $59,000$60,967$62,934$64,901$66,868$68,835$70,802$72,769$74,737$76,704
GS-11 $64,822$66,983$69,144$71,306$73,467$75,628$77,790$79,951$82,112$84,273
GS-12 $77,695$80,286$82,876$85,466$88,056$90,647$93,237$95,827$98,418$101,008
GS-13 $92,389$95,469$98,549$101,629$104,708$107,788$110,868$113,948$117,027$120,107
GS-14 $109,176$112,815$116,454$120,093$123,732$127,371$131,010$134,649$138,288$141,927
GS-15 $128,421$132,701$136,982$141,263$145,544$149,824$154,105$158,386$162,666$166,947
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About the 2021 BIRMINGHAM table

The BIRMINGHAM Locality Area used the official OPM Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL 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 16.26%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,947, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $166,947.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 19 counties and cities across Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Pickens County, AL, and more.

2021 BIRMINGHAM questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for BIRMINGHAM?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL was 16.26%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in BIRMINGHAM in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in BIRMINGHAM earned $77,695 in 2021, rising to $101,008 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 BIRMINGHAM page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest BIRMINGHAM page.