2023 General Schedule Base Pay Table
The nationwide 2023 GS base schedule. Every grade, every step. If your duty station receives locality pay, open the matching locality pay area instead. Your actual salary will be higher than the base numbers below.
Archive year. This is the 2023 GS base table.
The current year is 2026.
4.1% 2023 across-the-board base raise
$20,999 to $152,771 2023 base range
23.35% Average locality adjustment
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GS locality rates
2023 Base GS Pay Scale
Official General Schedule base rates for 2023. Every grade and every step on one printable sheet.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $20,999 | $21,704 | $22,401 | $23,097 | $23,794 | $24,202 | $24,893 | $25,589 | $25,617 | $26,273 |
| GS-2 | $23,612 | $24,174 | $24,956 | $25,617 | $25,906 | $26,668 | $27,430 | $28,192 | $28,954 | $29,716 |
| GS-3 | $25,764 | $26,623 | $27,482 | $28,341 | $29,200 | $30,059 | $30,918 | $31,777 | $32,636 | $33,495 |
| GS-4 | $28,921 | $29,885 | $30,849 | $31,813 | $32,777 | $33,741 | $34,705 | $35,669 | $36,633 | $37,597 |
| GS-5 | $32,357 | $33,436 | $34,515 | $35,594 | $36,673 | $37,752 | $38,831 | $39,910 | $40,989 | $42,068 |
| GS-6 | $36,070 | $37,272 | $38,474 | $39,676 | $40,878 | $42,080 | $43,282 | $44,484 | $45,686 | $46,888 |
| GS-7 | $40,082 | $41,418 | $42,754 | $44,090 | $45,426 | $46,762 | $48,098 | $49,434 | $50,770 | $52,106 |
| GS-8 | $44,389 | $45,869 | $47,349 | $48,829 | $50,309 | $51,789 | $53,269 | $54,749 | $56,229 | $57,709 |
| GS-9 | $49,028 | $50,662 | $52,296 | $53,930 | $55,564 | $57,198 | $58,832 | $60,466 | $62,100 | $63,734 |
| GS-10 | $53,990 | $55,790 | $57,590 | $59,390 | $61,190 | $62,990 | $64,790 | $66,590 | $68,390 | $70,190 |
| GS-11 | $59,319 | $61,296 | $63,273 | $65,250 | $67,227 | $69,204 | $71,181 | $73,158 | $75,135 | $77,112 |
| GS-12 | $71,099 | $73,469 | $75,839 | $78,209 | $80,579 | $82,949 | $85,319 | $87,689 | $90,059 | $92,429 |
| GS-13 | $84,546 | $87,364 | $90,182 | $93,000 | $95,818 | $98,636 | $101,454 | $104,272 | $107,090 | $109,908 |
| GS-14 | $99,908 | $103,238 | $106,568 | $109,898 | $113,228 | $116,558 | $119,888 | $123,218 | $126,548 | $129,878 |
| GS-15 | $117,518 | $121,435 | $125,352 | $129,269 | $133,186 | $137,103 | $141,020 | $144,937 | $148,854 | $152,771 |
2023 GS base pay table
Every row is a GS grade. Every column is a step inside that grade. Click a grade to open its dedicated pay scale page with all 10 steps, biweekly and hourly pay, and the locality version for every pay area.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $20,999 | $21,704 | $22,401 | $23,097 | $23,794 | $24,202 | $24,893 | $25,589 | $25,617 | $26,273 |
| GS-2 | $23,612 | $24,174 | $24,956 | $25,617 | $25,906 | $26,668 | $27,430 | $28,192 | $28,954 | $29,716 |
| GS-3 | $25,764 | $26,623 | $27,482 | $28,341 | $29,200 | $30,059 | $30,918 | $31,777 | $32,636 | $33,495 |
| GS-4 | $28,921 | $29,885 | $30,849 | $31,813 | $32,777 | $33,741 | $34,705 | $35,669 | $36,633 | $37,597 |
| GS-5 | $32,357 | $33,436 | $34,515 | $35,594 | $36,673 | $37,752 | $38,831 | $39,910 | $40,989 | $42,068 |
| GS-6 | $36,070 | $37,272 | $38,474 | $39,676 | $40,878 | $42,080 | $43,282 | $44,484 | $45,686 | $46,888 |
| GS-7 | $40,082 | $41,418 | $42,754 | $44,090 | $45,426 | $46,762 | $48,098 | $49,434 | $50,770 | $52,106 |
| GS-8 | $44,389 | $45,869 | $47,349 | $48,829 | $50,309 | $51,789 | $53,269 | $54,749 | $56,229 | $57,709 |
| GS-9 | $49,028 | $50,662 | $52,296 | $53,930 | $55,564 | $57,198 | $58,832 | $60,466 | $62,100 | $63,734 |
| GS-10 | $53,990 | $55,790 | $57,590 | $59,390 | $61,190 | $62,990 | $64,790 | $66,590 | $68,390 | $70,190 |
| GS-11 | $59,319 | $61,296 | $63,273 | $65,250 | $67,227 | $69,204 | $71,181 | $73,158 | $75,135 | $77,112 |
| GS-12 | $71,099 | $73,469 | $75,839 | $78,209 | $80,579 | $82,949 | $85,319 | $87,689 | $90,059 | $92,429 |
| GS-13 | $84,546 | $87,364 | $90,182 | $93,000 | $95,818 | $98,636 | $101,454 | $104,272 | $107,090 | $109,908 |
| GS-14 | $99,908 | $103,238 | $106,568 | $109,898 | $113,228 | $116,558 | $119,888 | $123,218 | $126,548 | $129,878 |
| GS-15 | $117,518 | $121,435 | $125,352 | $129,269 | $133,186 | $137,103 | $141,020 | $144,937 | $148,854 | $152,771 |
Jump to a specific 2023 grade
Each grade has its own page with all 10 steps, step-increase timing and typical job roles. The salary below each grade is the 2023 nationwide Step 1 base rate for that grade.
GS-1 $20,999
GS-2 $23,612
GS-3 $25,764
GS-4 $28,921
GS-5 $32,357
GS-6 $36,070
GS-7 $40,082
GS-8 $44,389
GS-9 $49,028
GS-10 $53,990
GS-11 $59,319
GS-12 $71,099
GS-13 $84,546
GS-14 $99,908
GS-15 $117,518
Top localities in 2023
Highest locality adjustments
Lowest locality adjustments
About the 2023 GS table
The 2023 base General Schedule applied the 4.1% across-the-board raise set by the annual pay plan. The base table is the starting point. Most civilian federal employees are paid from a locality-adjusted version that adds a geographic percentage on top.
When to use the base table
- Comparing GS raises across years without locality noise.
- Checking historical pay for back-pay or service credit questions.
- Printing a clean reference sheet for a specific year.
When to use a locality table instead
- Your duty station is inside a named pay area. Use the matching locality page.
- Your duty station is not in a named area. Use the Rest of U.S. table.
- You need the actual salary for a promotion, step increase or job offer.
2023 GS pay questions
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What was the 2023 GS pay raise?
The 2023 across-the-board General Schedule raise was 4.1%. This applied to the nationwide base table before any locality adjustment. See raise history for year-over-year context. -
How did locality pay work in 2023?
2023 had 54 GS locality pay areas including Rest of U.S. Adjustments ranged from 16.50% in Rest of U.S. to 44.15% in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland. -
What was the highest GS salary in 2023?
For the base table, GS-15 Step 10 was $152,771. In a high-paying locality such as San Francisco, GS-15 Step 10 could exceed that, though some combinations are capped at the Executive Schedule Level 4 limit. -
Where can I find my 2023 locality-adjusted table?
Every 2023 locality table is linked from the locality directory. Pick the pay area tied to your duty station to see all grades and steps with the locality percentage applied.