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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for ST. LOUIS. For current pay, see the latest ST. LOUIS page.
17.65% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,222 to $168,943 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
30 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 ST. LOUIS full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.65% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for ST. LOUIS.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,222$24,001$24,772$25,541$26,312$26,764$27,528$28,297$28,328$29,048
GS-2 $26,111$26,732$27,597$28,328$28,647$29,489$30,331$31,174$32,016$32,858
GS-3 $28,490$29,440$30,389$31,338$32,288$33,237$34,187$35,136$36,086$37,035
GS-4 $31,982$33,048$34,114$35,180$36,246$37,312$38,377$39,443$40,509$41,575
GS-5 $35,782$36,975$38,168$39,361$40,554$41,747$42,940$44,133$45,326$46,519
GS-6 $39,887$41,216$42,546$43,875$45,205$46,534$47,864$49,193$50,522$51,852
GS-7 $44,323$45,801$47,279$48,757$50,234$51,712$53,190$54,667$56,145$57,623
GS-8 $49,087$50,724$52,360$53,997$55,633$57,270$58,906$60,543$62,179$63,816
GS-9 $54,217$56,024$57,831$59,638$61,445$63,252$65,059$66,866$68,673$70,481
GS-10 $59,705$61,696$63,686$65,677$67,668$69,658$71,649$73,639$75,630$77,621
GS-11 $65,597$67,784$69,971$72,158$74,345$76,533$78,720$80,907$83,094$85,281
GS-12 $78,624$81,246$83,867$86,488$89,109$91,731$94,352$96,973$99,594$102,215
GS-13 $93,494$96,611$99,727$102,844$105,960$109,077$112,193$115,310$118,426$121,543
GS-14 $110,482$114,164$117,846$121,529$125,211$128,894$132,576$136,259$139,941$143,624
GS-15 $129,956$134,288$138,620$142,952$147,284$151,616$155,947$160,279$164,611$168,943
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About the 2021 ST. LOUIS table

The ST. LOUIS Locality Area used the official OPM St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 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 17.65%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,222, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $168,943.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 30 counties and cities across Missouri, Illinois. Some of the included jurisdictions include Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, St. Charles County, MO, Ste. Genevieve County, MO, St. Francois County, MO, and more.

2021 ST. LOUIS questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for ST. LOUIS?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL was 17.65%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in ST. LOUIS in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in ST. LOUIS earned $78,624 in 2021, rising to $102,215 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 ST. LOUIS page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest ST. LOUIS page.