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Archive year. This is the 2022 table for Tucson. For current pay, see the latest Tucson page.
17.77% 2022 locality adjustment above base GS
$23,757 to $172,836 2022 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2022 Tucson full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.77% locality adjustment for 2022. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Tucson.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $23,757$24,554$25,343$26,130$26,919$27,380$28,162$28,949$28,981$29,718
GS-2 $26,713$27,349$28,233$28,981$29,308$30,170$31,032$31,894$32,757$33,619
GS-3 $29,147$30,118$31,090$32,062$33,033$34,005$34,977$35,948$36,920$37,891
GS-4 $32,719$33,809$34,900$35,991$37,081$38,172$39,262$40,353$41,443$42,534
GS-5 $36,606$37,827$39,047$40,267$41,487$42,707$43,927$45,147$46,367$47,587
GS-6 $40,806$42,166$43,527$44,887$46,247$47,607$48,968$50,328$51,688$53,048
GS-7 $45,345$46,856$48,367$49,878$51,389$52,900$54,411$55,922$57,433$58,944
GS-8 $50,218$51,892$53,565$55,239$56,912$58,586$60,259$61,933$63,606$65,280
GS-9 $55,466$57,315$59,164$61,013$62,862$64,711$66,560$68,409$70,258$72,107
GS-10 $61,080$63,116$65,153$67,189$69,225$71,261$73,298$75,334$77,370$79,406
GS-11 $67,109$69,345$71,582$73,818$76,055$78,291$80,528$82,764$85,000$87,237
GS-12 $80,436$83,117$85,799$88,481$91,162$93,844$96,525$99,207$101,889$104,570
GS-13 $95,648$98,836$102,024$105,212$108,400$111,588$114,776$117,964$121,152$124,340
GS-14 $113,027$116,795$120,562$124,330$128,097$131,865$135,632$139,400$143,167$146,935
GS-15 $132,951$137,382$141,814$146,246$150,677$155,109$159,541$163,972$168,404$172,836
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About the 2022 Tucson table

The Tucson Locality Area used the official OPM Tucson-Nogales, 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 17.77%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $23,757, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $172,836.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ.

2022 Tucson questions

  • What was the 2022 locality adjustment for Tucson?
    In 2022, the locality pay adjustment for Tucson-Nogales, AZ was 17.77%, added on top of the 2022 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Tucson in 2022?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Tucson earned $80,436 in 2022, rising to $104,570 at Step 10. See the 2022 GS-12 Tucson page.
  • Is the 2022 table still current?
    No. 2022 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Tucson page.