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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for HUNTSVILLE. For current pay, see the latest HUNTSVILLE page.
19.85% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,656 to $172,102 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 HUNTSVILLE full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.85% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for HUNTSVILLE.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,656$24,449$25,236$26,018$26,804$27,265$28,043$28,826$28,857$29,591
GS-2 $26,600$27,232$28,113$28,857$29,182$30,040$30,899$31,757$32,615$33,473
GS-3 $29,023$29,990$30,957$31,924$32,892$33,859$34,826$35,793$36,760$37,728
GS-4 $32,580$33,666$34,752$35,838$36,923$38,009$39,095$40,181$41,267$42,353
GS-5 $36,451$37,666$38,882$40,097$41,312$42,528$43,743$44,958$46,173$47,389
GS-6 $40,633$41,987$43,341$44,696$46,050$47,404$48,759$50,113$51,467$52,821
GS-7 $45,152$46,658$48,163$49,668$51,174$52,679$54,184$55,690$57,195$58,700
GS-8 $50,005$51,672$53,339$55,006$56,673$58,341$60,008$61,675$63,342$65,009
GS-9 $55,230$57,071$58,912$60,753$62,594$64,435$66,276$68,117$69,958$71,799
GS-10 $60,821$62,849$64,877$66,905$68,933$70,961$72,989$75,017$77,044$79,072
GS-11 $66,824$69,052$71,280$73,508$75,736$77,964$80,192$82,420$84,648$86,876
GS-12 $80,095$82,765$85,435$88,105$90,776$93,446$96,116$98,786$101,457$104,127
GS-13 $95,242$98,417$101,592$104,767$107,942$111,117$114,291$117,466$120,641$123,816
GS-14 $112,548$116,299$120,050$123,801$127,553$131,304$135,055$138,807$142,558$146,309
GS-15 $132,386$136,799$141,212$145,625$150,038$154,451$158,864$163,276$167,689$172,102
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About the 2021 HUNTSVILLE table

The HUNTSVILLE Locality Area used the official OPM Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN 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 19.85%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,656, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,102.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 9 counties and cities across Alabama, Tennessee. Some of the included jurisdictions include Colbert County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Lincoln County, TN.

2021 HUNTSVILLE questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for HUNTSVILLE?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN was 19.85%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in HUNTSVILLE in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in HUNTSVILLE earned $80,095 in 2021, rising to $104,127 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 HUNTSVILLE page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest HUNTSVILLE page.