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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for PITTSBURGH. For current pay, see the latest PITTSBURGH page.
19.40% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,567 to $171,456 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 PITTSBURGH full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.40% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for PITTSBURGH.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,567$24,358$25,141$25,921$26,704$27,162$27,937$28,718$28,749$29,480
GS-2 $26,500$27,130$28,008$28,749$29,073$29,928$30,783$31,637$32,492$33,347
GS-3 $28,914$29,877$30,841$31,805$32,768$33,732$34,695$35,659$36,622$37,586
GS-4 $32,458$33,539$34,621$35,703$36,785$37,867$38,948$40,030$41,112$42,194
GS-5 $36,314$37,525$38,736$39,946$41,157$42,368$43,579$44,789$46,000$47,211
GS-6 $40,480$41,829$43,179$44,528$45,877$47,226$48,576$49,925$51,274$52,623
GS-7 $44,983$46,482$47,982$49,482$50,981$52,481$53,981$55,480$56,980$58,480
GS-8 $49,817$51,478$53,139$54,800$56,461$58,122$59,782$61,443$63,104$64,765
GS-9 $55,023$56,857$58,691$60,525$62,359$64,193$66,027$67,861$69,695$71,529
GS-10 $60,593$62,613$64,634$66,654$68,674$70,694$72,715$74,735$76,755$78,775
GS-11 $66,573$68,792$71,012$73,232$75,451$77,671$79,891$82,110$84,330$86,549
GS-12 $79,794$82,454$85,114$87,775$90,435$93,095$95,755$98,415$101,076$103,736
GS-13 $94,885$98,048$101,211$104,374$107,536$110,699$113,862$117,025$120,188$123,351
GS-14 $112,125$115,862$119,599$123,337$127,074$130,811$134,548$138,285$142,023$145,760
GS-15 $131,889$136,286$140,682$145,078$149,474$153,871$158,267$162,663$167,060$171,456
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About the 2021 PITTSBURGH table

The PITTSBURGH Locality Area used the official OPM Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV 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 19.40%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,567, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $171,456.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia. Some of the included jurisdictions include Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, and more.

2021 PITTSBURGH questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for PITTSBURGH?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV was 19.40%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in PITTSBURGH in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in PITTSBURGH earned $79,794 in 2021, rising to $103,736 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 PITTSBURGH page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest PITTSBURGH page.