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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for PHOENIX. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.
20.12% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,709 to $172,490 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 PHOENIX full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.12% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PHOENIX.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,709$24,504$25,292$26,077$26,865$27,326$28,106$28,891$28,922$29,658
GS-2 $26,659$27,294$28,177$28,922$29,248$30,108$30,968$31,828$32,688$33,548
GS-3 $29,088$30,058$31,027$31,996$32,966$33,935$34,904$35,874$36,843$37,813
GS-4 $32,653$33,742$34,830$35,918$37,007$38,095$39,183$40,271$41,360$42,448
GS-5 $36,533$37,751$38,969$40,187$41,405$42,623$43,841$45,059$46,277$47,495
GS-6 $40,724$42,082$43,439$44,796$46,154$47,511$48,868$50,226$51,583$52,940
GS-7 $45,254$46,763$48,271$49,780$51,289$52,798$54,306$55,815$57,324$58,832
GS-8 $50,118$51,789$53,459$55,130$56,801$58,472$60,143$61,814$63,485$65,155
GS-9 $55,355$57,200$59,045$60,890$62,735$64,580$66,425$68,270$70,115$71,960
GS-10 $60,958$62,991$65,023$67,056$69,088$71,121$73,153$75,186$77,218$79,250
GS-11 $66,974$69,207$71,440$73,673$75,906$78,139$80,372$82,605$84,838$87,071
GS-12 $80,275$82,951$85,628$88,304$90,980$93,656$96,333$99,009$101,685$104,361
GS-13 $95,457$98,639$101,821$105,003$108,185$111,367$114,549$117,731$120,913$124,095
GS-14 $112,801$116,561$120,321$124,080$127,840$131,600$135,360$139,119$142,879$146,639
GS-15 $132,685$137,107$141,530$145,953$150,376$154,799$159,221$163,644$168,067$172,490
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About the 2021 PHOENIX table

The PHOENIX Locality Area used the official OPM Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 20.12%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,709, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,490.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gila County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ.

2021 PHOENIX questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for PHOENIX?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa, AZ was 20.12%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PHOENIX in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PHOENIX earned $80,275 in 2021, rising to $104,361 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 PHOENIX page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PHOENIX page.