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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Charlotte. For current pay, see the latest Charlotte page.
18.06% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,815 to $173,261 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Charlotte full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.06% locality adjustment for 2022. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Charlotte.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,815$24,614$25,405$26,194$26,985$27,448$28,232$29,020$29,052$29,791
GS-2 $26,778$27,416$28,303$29,052$29,380$30,245$31,109$31,973$32,837$33,701
GS-3 $29,219$30,193$31,167$32,141$33,115$34,089$35,063$36,037$37,011$37,985
GS-4 $32,799$33,893$34,986$36,079$37,172$38,266$39,359$40,452$41,545$42,639
GS-5 $36,697$37,920$39,143$40,366$41,589$42,812$44,035$45,258$46,481$47,705
GS-6 $40,907$42,270$43,634$44,997$46,361$47,725$49,088$50,452$51,815$53,179
GS-7 $45,457$46,971$48,486$50,001$51,515$53,030$54,545$56,060$57,574$59,089
GS-8 $50,342$52,020$53,697$55,375$57,052$58,730$60,408$62,085$63,763$65,441
GS-9 $55,603$57,456$59,310$61,163$63,017$64,870$66,724$68,578$70,431$72,285
GS-10 $61,231$63,272$65,313$67,354$69,396$71,437$73,478$75,519$77,561$79,602
GS-11 $67,274$69,516$71,758$74,000$76,242$78,484$80,726$82,968$85,210$87,452
GS-12 $80,634$83,322$86,010$88,698$91,387$94,075$96,763$99,451$102,140$104,828
GS-13 $95,884$99,079$102,275$105,471$108,667$111,863$115,059$118,255$121,451$124,647
GS-14 $113,306$117,082$120,859$124,636$128,413$132,189$135,966$139,743$143,520$147,296
GS-15 $133,278$137,721$142,163$146,606$151,048$155,491$159,934$164,376$168,819$173,261
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About the 2022 Charlotte table

The Charlotte Locality Area used the official OPM Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 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 18.06%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,815, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $173,261.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across North Carolina, South Carolina. Some of the included jurisdictions include Alexander County, NC, Anson County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, and more.

2022 Charlotte questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Charlotte?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC was 18.06%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Charlotte in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Charlotte earned $80,634 in 2022, rising to $104,828 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Charlotte page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Charlotte page.