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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for HARTFORD. For current pay, see the latest HARTFORD page.
29.49% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,559 to $172,500 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
7 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 HARTFORD full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 29.49% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for HARTFORD.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,559$26,416$27,265$28,111$28,960$29,458$30,298$31,145$31,179$31,971
GS-2 $28,739$29,423$30,374$31,179$31,530$32,457$33,384$34,311$35,238$36,165
GS-3 $31,357$32,402$33,447$34,492$35,537$36,582$37,627$38,672$39,717$40,762
GS-4 $35,201$36,374$37,547$38,720$39,893$41,066$42,240$43,413$44,586$45,759
GS-5 $39,383$40,696$42,009$43,322$44,635$45,948$47,261$48,574$49,887$51,200
GS-6 $43,901$45,364$46,827$48,291$49,754$51,217$52,680$54,144$55,607$57,070
GS-7 $48,784$50,410$52,037$53,663$55,290$56,916$58,542$60,169$61,795$63,422
GS-8 $54,027$55,828$57,630$59,431$61,232$63,033$64,834$66,636$68,437$70,238
GS-9 $59,673$61,662$63,651$65,640$67,629$69,618$71,607$73,596$75,585$77,574
GS-10 $65,714$67,905$70,096$72,286$74,477$76,668$78,859$81,050$83,241$85,432
GS-11 $72,198$74,606$77,013$79,420$81,827$84,235$86,642$89,049$91,456$93,863
GS-12 $86,537$89,422$92,307$95,192$98,077$100,962$103,847$106,732$109,617$112,502
GS-13 $102,903$106,333$109,763$113,194$116,624$120,054$123,484$126,914$130,345$133,775
GS-14 $121,600$125,653$129,706$133,759$137,812$141,865$145,918$149,971$154,024$158,078
GS-15 $143,035$147,802$152,570$157,338$162,106$166,874$171,642$172,500$172,500$172,500
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About the 2021 HARTFORD table

The HARTFORD Locality Area used the official OPM Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA 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 29.49%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,559, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 7 counties and cities across Connecticut, Massachusetts. Some of the included jurisdictions include Hartford County, CT, Middlesex County, CT, New London County, CT, Tolland County, CT, Franklin County, MA, Hampden County, MA, Hampshire County, MA.

2021 HARTFORD questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for HARTFORD?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Hartford-East Hartford, CT-MA was 29.49%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in HARTFORD in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in HARTFORD earned $86,537 in 2021, rising to $112,502 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 HARTFORD page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest HARTFORD page.