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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Albuquerque. For current pay, see the latest Albuquerque page.
17.63% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,701 to $179,705 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
11 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Albuquerque full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.63% locality adjustment for 2023. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Albuquerque.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,701$25,530$26,350$27,169$27,989$28,469$29,282$30,100$30,133$30,905
GS-2 $27,775$28,436$29,356$30,133$30,473$31,370$32,266$33,162$34,059$34,955
GS-3 $30,306$31,317$32,327$33,338$34,348$35,358$36,369$37,379$38,390$39,400
GS-4 $34,020$35,154$36,288$37,422$38,556$39,690$40,823$41,957$43,091$44,225
GS-5 $38,062$39,331$40,600$41,869$43,138$44,408$45,677$46,946$48,215$49,485
GS-6 $42,429$43,843$45,257$46,671$48,085$49,499$50,913$52,327$53,740$55,154
GS-7 $47,148$48,720$50,292$51,863$53,435$55,006$56,578$58,149$59,721$61,292
GS-8 $52,215$53,956$55,697$57,438$59,178$60,919$62,660$64,401$66,142$67,883
GS-9 $57,672$59,594$61,516$63,438$65,360$67,282$69,204$71,126$73,048$74,970
GS-10 $63,508$65,626$67,743$69,860$71,978$74,095$76,212$78,330$80,447$82,564
GS-11 $69,777$72,102$74,428$76,754$79,079$81,405$83,730$86,056$88,381$90,707
GS-12 $83,634$86,422$89,209$91,997$94,785$97,573$100,361$103,149$105,936$108,724
GS-13 $99,451$102,766$106,081$109,396$112,711$116,026$119,340$122,655$125,970$129,285
GS-14 $117,522$121,439$125,356$129,273$133,190$137,107$141,024$144,941$148,858$152,775
GS-15 $138,236$142,844$147,452$152,059$156,667$161,274$165,882$170,489$175,097$179,705
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About the 2023 Albuquerque table

The Albuquerque Locality Area used the official OPM Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM boundary in 2023. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2023 nationwide base GS table.

In 2023, the locality adjustment was 17.63%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,701, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $179,705.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 11 counties and cities across New Mexico. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM.

2023 Albuquerque questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Albuquerque?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM was 17.63%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Albuquerque in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Albuquerque earned $83,634 in 2023, rising to $108,724 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Albuquerque page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Albuquerque page.