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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for St. Louis. For current pay, see the latest St. Louis page.
18.35% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,874 to $173,687 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
30 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 St. Louis full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.35% locality adjustment for 2022. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for St. Louis.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,874$24,675$25,468$26,258$27,051$27,515$28,301$29,092$29,124$29,864
GS-2 $26,844$27,483$28,372$29,124$29,453$30,319$31,185$32,052$32,918$33,784
GS-3 $29,290$30,267$31,243$32,220$33,196$34,172$35,149$36,125$37,102$38,078
GS-4 $32,880$33,976$35,072$36,168$37,264$38,360$39,456$40,551$41,647$42,743
GS-5 $36,787$38,013$39,239$40,465$41,691$42,917$44,143$45,369$46,596$47,822
GS-6 $41,007$42,374$43,741$45,108$46,475$47,842$49,209$50,576$51,943$53,310
GS-7 $45,568$47,087$48,605$50,124$51,642$53,160$54,679$56,197$57,716$59,234
GS-8 $50,466$52,147$53,829$55,511$57,193$58,874$60,556$62,238$63,920$65,601
GS-9 $55,739$57,597$59,455$61,314$63,172$65,030$66,888$68,746$70,604$72,462
GS-10 $61,381$63,427$65,474$67,520$69,566$71,612$73,659$75,705$77,751$79,797
GS-11 $67,439$69,687$71,934$74,182$76,429$78,677$80,924$83,172$85,419$87,667
GS-12 $80,832$83,527$86,222$88,916$91,611$94,306$97,001$99,696$102,391$105,085
GS-13 $96,119$99,323$102,527$105,730$108,934$112,138$115,342$118,545$121,749$124,953
GS-14 $113,584$117,370$121,156$124,942$128,728$132,514$136,300$140,086$143,872$147,658
GS-15 $133,605$138,059$142,512$146,966$151,419$155,873$160,326$164,780$169,233$173,687
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About the 2022 St. Louis table

The St. Louis Locality Area used the official OPM St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 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 18.35%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,874, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $173,687.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 30 counties and cities across Missouri, Illinois. Some of the included jurisdictions include Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, St. Charles County, MO, Ste. Genevieve County, MO, St. Francois County, MO, and more.

2022 St. Louis questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for St. Louis?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL was 18.35%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in St. Louis in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in St. Louis earned $80,832 in 2022, rising to $105,085 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 St. Louis page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest St. Louis page.