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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for CHARLOTTE. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.
17.44% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,180 to $168,641 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 CHARLOTTE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.44% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for CHARLOTTE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,180$23,958$24,728$25,495$26,265$26,716$27,479$28,247$28,277$28,996
GS-2 $26,065$26,685$27,548$28,277$28,595$29,436$30,277$31,118$31,959$32,800
GS-3 $28,439$29,387$30,335$31,282$32,230$33,178$34,126$35,073$36,021$36,969
GS-4 $31,925$32,989$34,053$35,117$36,181$37,245$38,309$39,373$40,437$41,501
GS-5 $35,718$36,909$38,100$39,291$40,482$41,672$42,863$44,054$45,245$46,436
GS-6 $39,816$41,143$42,470$43,797$45,124$46,451$47,778$49,105$50,432$51,759
GS-7 $44,244$45,719$47,194$48,669$50,145$51,620$53,095$54,570$56,045$57,520
GS-8 $48,999$50,633$52,267$53,900$55,534$57,167$58,801$60,435$62,068$63,702
GS-9 $54,120$55,924$57,728$59,532$61,335$63,139$64,943$66,747$68,551$70,355
GS-10 $59,598$61,586$63,573$65,560$67,547$69,534$71,521$73,508$75,495$77,482
GS-11 $65,480$67,663$69,846$72,029$74,213$76,396$78,579$80,762$82,946$85,129
GS-12 $78,484$81,101$83,717$86,334$88,950$91,567$94,183$96,800$99,416$102,033
GS-13 $93,327$96,438$99,549$102,660$105,771$108,882$111,993$115,104$118,215$121,326
GS-14 $110,284$113,960$117,636$121,312$124,988$128,664$132,340$136,015$139,691$143,367
GS-15 $129,724$134,048$138,373$142,697$147,021$151,345$155,669$159,993$164,317$168,641
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About the 2021 CHARLOTTE table

The CHARLOTTE Locality Area used the official OPM Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 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 17.44%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,180, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $168,641.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across North Carolina, South Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alexander County, NC, Anson County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, and more.

2021 CHARLOTTE questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for CHARLOTTE?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC was 17.44%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in CHARLOTTE in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in CHARLOTTE earned $78,484 in 2021, rising to $102,033 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 CHARLOTTE page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest CHARLOTTE page.