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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for HARRISBURG. For current pay, see the latest HARRISBURG page.
17.20% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,133 to $168,297 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
6 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 HARRISBURG full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.20% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for HARRISBURG.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,133$23,909$24,678$25,443$26,212$26,662$27,422$28,189$28,219$28,937
GS-2 $26,011$26,630$27,492$28,219$28,537$29,376$30,215$31,054$31,894$32,733
GS-3 $28,381$29,327$30,273$31,219$32,164$33,110$34,056$35,002$35,948$36,893
GS-4 $31,860$32,921$33,983$35,045$36,107$37,169$38,231$39,292$40,354$41,416
GS-5 $35,645$36,834$38,022$39,210$40,399$41,587$42,776$43,964$45,152$46,341
GS-6 $39,734$41,059$42,383$43,707$45,032$46,356$47,680$49,005$50,329$51,654
GS-7 $44,154$45,626$47,098$48,570$50,042$51,514$52,986$54,458$55,930$57,402
GS-8 $48,899$50,530$52,160$53,790$55,420$57,051$58,681$60,311$61,941$63,572
GS-9 $54,009$55,809$57,610$59,410$61,210$63,010$64,810$66,611$68,411$70,211
GS-10 $59,477$61,460$63,443$65,426$67,409$69,392$71,375$73,358$75,341$77,324
GS-11 $65,346$67,525$69,704$71,882$74,061$76,240$78,419$80,597$82,776$84,955
GS-12 $78,324$80,935$83,546$86,157$88,768$91,380$93,991$96,602$99,213$101,825
GS-13 $93,136$96,241$99,346$102,450$105,555$108,660$111,764$114,869$117,974$121,078
GS-14 $110,059$113,727$117,396$121,064$124,732$128,401$132,069$135,738$139,406$143,074
GS-15 $129,459$133,774$138,090$142,405$146,720$151,036$155,351$159,666$163,982$168,297
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About the 2021 HARRISBURG table

The HARRISBURG Locality Area used the official OPM Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA 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 17.20%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,133, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $168,297.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 6 counties and cities across Pennsylvania. Some of the included jurisdictions include Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Juniata County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Lebanon County, PA, Perry County, PA.

2021 HARRISBURG questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for HARRISBURG?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Harrisburg-Lebanon, PA was 17.20%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in HARRISBURG in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in HARRISBURG earned $78,324 in 2021, rising to $101,825 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 HARRISBURG page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest HARRISBURG page.