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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Phoenix. For current pay, see the latest Phoenix page.
20.84% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,376 to $176,300 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Phoenix full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.84% locality adjustment for 2022. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Phoenix.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,376$25,194$26,004$26,811$27,620$28,094$28,896$29,704$29,736$30,493
GS-2 $27,409$28,061$28,969$29,736$30,072$30,957$31,841$32,726$33,610$34,495
GS-3 $29,907$30,904$31,901$32,897$33,894$34,891$35,888$36,885$37,882$38,879
GS-4 $33,572$34,691$35,810$36,929$38,048$39,167$40,286$41,405$42,524$43,643
GS-5 $37,561$38,813$40,065$41,316$42,568$43,820$45,072$46,324$47,576$48,828
GS-6 $41,870$43,266$44,661$46,057$47,453$48,848$50,244$51,640$53,035$54,431
GS-7 $46,527$48,077$49,628$51,178$52,729$54,279$55,829$57,380$58,930$60,480
GS-8 $51,527$53,245$54,962$56,679$58,396$60,113$61,830$63,547$65,264$66,982
GS-9 $56,912$58,809$60,706$62,604$64,501$66,398$68,295$70,192$72,090$73,987
GS-10 $62,672$64,762$66,851$68,940$71,030$73,119$75,208$77,298$79,387$81,476
GS-11 $68,858$71,153$73,448$75,743$78,037$80,332$82,627$84,922$87,216$89,511
GS-12 $82,533$85,284$88,036$90,787$93,539$96,290$99,042$101,793$104,545$107,296
GS-13 $98,141$101,413$104,684$107,955$111,226$114,497$117,768$121,039$124,311$127,582
GS-14 $115,974$119,839$123,705$127,571$131,436$135,302$139,168$143,033$146,899$150,765
GS-15 $136,416$140,963$145,511$150,058$154,605$159,152$163,700$168,247$172,794$176,300
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About the 2022 Phoenix table

The Phoenix Locality Area used the official OPM Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 20.84%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,376, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $176,300.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gila County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ.

2022 Phoenix questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Phoenix?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa, AZ was 20.84%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Phoenix in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Phoenix earned $82,533 in 2022, rising to $107,296 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Phoenix page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Phoenix page.