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Archive year. This is the 2021 table for TUCSON. For current pay, see the latest TUCSON page.
17.19% 2021 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,131 to $168,282 2021 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2021 TUCSON full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.19% locality adjustment for 2021. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for TUCSON.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,131$23,907$24,676$25,441$26,210$26,660$27,420$28,187$28,217$28,934
GS-2 $26,009$26,628$27,489$28,217$28,535$29,374$30,213$31,052$31,891$32,730
GS-3 $28,379$29,324$30,270$31,216$32,162$33,107$34,053$34,999$35,945$36,890
GS-4 $31,857$32,919$33,980$35,042$36,104$37,166$38,227$39,289$40,351$41,413
GS-5 $35,642$36,830$38,019$39,207$40,395$41,584$42,772$43,960$45,149$46,337
GS-6 $39,731$41,055$42,379$43,704$45,028$46,352$47,676$49,001$50,325$51,649
GS-7 $44,150$45,622$47,094$48,566$50,038$51,510$52,982$54,454$55,925$57,397
GS-8 $48,895$50,525$52,155$53,786$55,416$57,046$58,676$60,306$61,936$63,566
GS-9 $54,005$55,805$57,605$59,405$61,205$63,005$64,805$66,605$68,405$70,205
GS-10 $59,472$61,454$63,437$65,420$67,403$69,386$71,369$73,352$75,334$77,317
GS-11 $65,340$67,519$69,698$71,876$74,055$76,233$78,412$80,590$82,769$84,948
GS-12 $78,317$80,928$83,539$86,150$88,761$91,372$93,983$96,594$99,205$101,816
GS-13 $93,129$96,233$99,337$102,442$105,546$108,650$111,755$114,859$117,963$121,068
GS-14 $110,050$113,718$117,386$121,054$124,722$128,390$132,058$135,726$139,394$143,062
GS-15 $129,448$133,763$138,078$142,393$146,708$151,023$155,338$159,653$163,968$168,282
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About the 2021 TUCSON table

The TUCSON Locality Area used the official OPM Tucson-Nogales, 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 17.19%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,131, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $168,282.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ.

2021 TUCSON questions

  • What was the 2021 locality adjustment for TUCSON?
    In 2021, the locality pay adjustment for Tucson-Nogales, AZ was 17.19%, added on top of the 2021 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in TUCSON in 2021?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in TUCSON earned $78,317 in 2021, rising to $101,816 at Step 10. See the 2021 GS-12 TUCSON page.
  • Is the 2021 table still current?
    No. 2021 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest TUCSON page.