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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for OMAHA. For current pay, see the latest OMAHA page.
16.33% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$22,961 to $167,048 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
12 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 OMAHA full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 16.33% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for OMAHA.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $22,961$23,731$24,494$25,254$26,017$26,464$27,219$27,980$28,010$28,722
GS-2 $25,818$26,433$27,288$28,010$28,325$29,158$29,991$30,824$31,657$32,490
GS-3 $28,170$29,109$30,048$30,987$31,926$32,864$33,803$34,742$35,681$36,620
GS-4 $31,623$32,677$33,731$34,785$35,839$36,893$37,947$39,001$40,055$41,109
GS-5 $35,381$36,560$37,740$38,919$40,099$41,279$42,458$43,638$44,817$45,997
GS-6 $39,439$40,754$42,068$43,383$44,697$46,012$47,327$48,641$49,956$51,270
GS-7 $43,826$45,287$46,748$48,209$49,671$51,132$52,593$54,054$55,515$56,976
GS-8 $48,536$50,155$51,773$53,391$55,009$56,627$58,245$59,863$61,482$63,100
GS-9 $53,608$55,395$57,182$58,969$60,756$62,542$64,329$66,116$67,903$69,690
GS-10 $59,035$61,003$62,972$64,940$66,908$68,877$70,845$72,813$74,782$76,750
GS-11 $64,861$67,024$69,186$71,349$73,511$75,674$77,836$79,999$82,162$84,324
GS-12 $77,742$80,334$82,926$85,518$88,110$90,701$93,293$95,885$98,477$101,069
GS-13 $92,445$95,527$98,608$101,690$104,771$107,853$110,935$114,016$117,098$120,179
GS-14 $109,242$112,883$116,524$120,165$123,807$127,448$131,089$134,730$138,371$142,012
GS-15 $128,498$132,781$137,065$141,348$145,631$149,914$154,198$158,481$162,764$167,048
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About the 2021 OMAHA table

The OMAHA Locality Area used the official OPM Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA 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 16.33%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $22,961, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $167,048.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 12 counties and cities across Nebraska, Iowa. Some of the included jurisdictions include Burt County, NE, Cass County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Washington County, NE, Fremont County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Mills County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Shelby County, IA.

2021 OMAHA questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for OMAHA?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA was 16.33%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in OMAHA in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in OMAHA earned $77,742 in 2021, rising to $101,069 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 OMAHA page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest OMAHA page.