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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Albuquerque. For current pay, see the latest Albuquerque page.
17.14% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,629 to $171,911 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
11 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Albuquerque full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.14% locality adjustment for 2022. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Albuquerque.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,629$24,423$25,207$25,990$26,775$27,234$28,012$28,794$28,826$29,559
GS-2 $26,570$27,202$28,082$28,826$29,151$30,009$30,866$31,724$32,581$33,439
GS-3 $28,991$29,957$30,924$31,890$32,857$33,823$34,789$35,756$36,722$37,689
GS-4 $32,544$33,629$34,713$35,798$36,883$37,967$39,052$40,137$41,222$42,306
GS-5 $36,411$37,624$38,838$40,051$41,265$42,478$43,692$44,906$46,119$47,333
GS-6 $40,588$41,941$43,294$44,647$46,000$47,353$48,706$50,059$51,412$52,765
GS-7 $45,102$46,605$48,108$49,611$51,114$52,617$54,120$55,623$57,126$58,629
GS-8 $49,950$51,614$53,279$54,943$56,608$58,272$59,937$61,602$63,266$64,931
GS-9 $55,169$57,009$58,848$60,687$62,526$64,365$66,204$68,043$69,882$71,721
GS-10 $60,753$62,779$64,804$66,830$68,855$70,880$72,906$74,931$76,956$78,982
GS-11 $66,750$68,974$71,199$73,423$75,648$77,872$80,097$82,321$84,546$86,770
GS-12 $80,005$82,673$85,340$88,007$90,675$93,342$96,009$98,676$101,344$104,011
GS-13 $95,136$98,307$101,478$104,649$107,820$110,991$114,162$117,333$120,504$123,675
GS-14 $112,423$116,170$119,917$123,665$127,412$131,159$134,907$138,654$142,401$146,149
GS-15 $132,239$136,647$141,055$145,463$149,871$154,279$158,687$163,095$167,503$171,911
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About the 2022 Albuquerque table

The Albuquerque Locality Area used the official OPM Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM boundary in 2022. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2022 nationwide base GS table.

In 2022, the locality adjustment was 17.14%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,629, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $171,911.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 11 counties and cities across New Mexico. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM.

2022 Albuquerque questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Albuquerque?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM was 17.14%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Albuquerque in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Albuquerque earned $80,005 in 2022, rising to $104,011 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Albuquerque page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Albuquerque page.