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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Philadelphia. For current pay, see the latest Philadelphia page.
26.95% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,608 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
21 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Philadelphia full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 26.95% locality adjustment for 2022. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Philadelphia.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,608$26,468$27,318$28,166$29,017$29,515$30,358$31,206$31,240$32,035
GS-2 $28,795$29,480$30,434$31,240$31,593$32,522$33,451$34,381$35,310$36,239
GS-3 $31,419$32,466$33,514$34,561$35,608$36,656$37,703$38,750$39,798$40,845
GS-4 $35,269$36,445$37,620$38,796$39,971$41,147$42,323$43,498$44,674$45,849
GS-5 $39,460$40,775$42,090$43,405$44,721$46,036$47,351$48,666$49,981$51,297
GS-6 $43,987$45,453$46,919$48,386$49,852$51,318$52,785$54,251$55,717$57,183
GS-7 $48,880$50,508$52,137$53,766$55,395$57,023$58,652$60,281$61,910$63,538
GS-8 $54,133$55,937$57,741$59,545$61,349$63,153$64,957$66,760$68,564$70,368
GS-9 $59,790$61,783$63,776$65,769$67,762$69,755$71,748$73,741$75,735$77,728
GS-10 $65,841$68,036$70,231$72,426$74,621$76,816$79,011$81,206$83,401$85,596
GS-11 $72,340$74,751$77,161$79,572$81,983$84,394$86,805$89,215$91,626$94,037
GS-12 $86,706$89,596$92,487$95,378$98,268$101,159$104,049$106,940$109,831$112,721
GS-13 $103,104$106,540$109,977$113,413$116,850$120,286$123,723$127,159$130,596$134,033
GS-14 $121,838$125,899$129,960$134,021$138,082$142,143$146,205$150,266$154,327$158,388
GS-15 $143,314$148,091$152,868$157,645$162,422$167,199$171,977$176,300$176,300$176,300
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About the 2022 Philadelphia table

The Philadelphia Locality Area used the official OPM Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 26.95%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,608, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 21 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. Some of the included jurisdictions include Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, and more.

2022 Philadelphia questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Philadelphia?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD was 26.95%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Philadelphia in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Philadelphia earned $86,706 in 2022, rising to $112,721 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Philadelphia page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Philadelphia page.