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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Huntsville. For current pay, see the latest Huntsville page.
20.45% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,297 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Huntsville full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.45% locality adjustment for 2022. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Huntsville.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,297$25,113$25,920$26,724$27,531$28,003$28,803$29,608$29,640$30,394
GS-2 $27,320$27,971$28,875$29,640$29,975$30,857$31,739$32,620$33,502$34,384
GS-3 $29,810$30,804$31,798$32,791$33,785$34,779$35,772$36,766$37,760$38,754
GS-4 $33,463$34,579$35,694$36,810$37,925$39,040$40,156$41,271$42,386$43,502
GS-5 $37,439$38,687$39,935$41,183$42,431$43,679$44,927$46,175$47,422$48,670
GS-6 $41,735$43,126$44,517$45,908$47,300$48,691$50,082$51,473$52,864$54,255
GS-7 $46,377$47,922$49,468$51,013$52,558$54,104$55,649$57,194$58,740$60,285
GS-8 $51,361$53,073$54,784$56,496$58,207$59,919$61,631$63,342$65,054$66,765
GS-9 $56,728$58,619$60,510$62,402$64,293$66,184$68,075$69,966$71,857$73,748
GS-10 $62,470$64,553$66,635$68,718$70,801$72,883$74,966$77,048$79,131$81,213
GS-11 $68,636$70,923$73,211$75,498$77,785$80,073$82,360$84,647$86,935$89,222
GS-12 $82,266$85,009$87,751$90,494$93,237$95,979$98,722$101,465$104,207$106,950
GS-13 $97,825$101,085$104,346$107,606$110,867$114,128$117,388$120,649$123,909$127,170
GS-14 $115,599$119,453$123,306$127,159$131,012$134,865$138,719$142,572$146,425$150,278
GS-15 $135,976$140,509$145,041$149,574$154,106$158,639$163,171$167,704$172,236$176,300
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About the 2022 Huntsville table

The Huntsville Locality Area used the official OPM Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN 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 20.45%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,297, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 9 counties and cities across Alabama, Tennessee. Some of the included jurisdictions include Colbert County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Lincoln County, TN.

2022 Huntsville questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Huntsville?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN was 20.45%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Huntsville in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Huntsville earned $82,266 in 2022, rising to $106,950 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Huntsville page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Huntsville page.