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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Birmingham. For current pay, see the latest Birmingham page.
17.41% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$24,655 to $179,368 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Birmingham full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.41% locality adjustment for 2023. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Birmingham.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $24,655$25,483$26,301$27,118$27,937$28,416$29,227$30,044$30,077$30,847
GS-2 $27,723$28,383$29,301$30,077$30,416$31,311$32,206$33,100$33,995$34,890
GS-3 $30,250$31,258$32,267$33,275$34,284$35,292$36,301$37,309$38,318$39,326
GS-4 $33,956$35,088$36,220$37,352$38,483$39,615$40,747$41,879$43,011$44,143
GS-5 $37,990$39,257$40,524$41,791$43,058$44,325$45,591$46,858$48,125$49,392
GS-6 $42,350$43,761$45,172$46,584$47,995$49,406$50,817$52,229$53,640$55,051
GS-7 $47,060$48,629$50,197$51,766$53,335$54,903$56,472$58,040$59,609$61,178
GS-8 $52,117$53,855$55,592$57,330$59,068$60,805$62,543$64,281$66,018$67,756
GS-9 $57,564$59,482$61,401$63,319$65,238$67,156$69,075$70,993$72,912$74,830
GS-10 $63,390$65,503$67,616$69,730$71,843$73,957$76,070$78,183$80,297$82,410
GS-11 $69,646$71,968$74,289$76,610$78,931$81,252$83,574$85,895$88,216$90,537
GS-12 $83,477$86,260$89,043$91,825$94,608$97,390$100,173$102,956$105,738$108,521
GS-13 $99,265$102,574$105,883$109,191$112,500$115,809$119,117$122,426$125,734$129,043
GS-14 $117,302$121,212$125,121$129,031$132,941$136,851$140,761$144,670$148,580$152,490
GS-15 $137,978$142,577$147,176$151,775$156,374$160,973$165,572$170,171$174,769$179,368
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About the 2023 Birmingham table

The Birmingham Locality Area used the official OPM Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL 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 17.41%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $24,655, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $179,368.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 19 counties and cities across Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Pickens County, AL, and more.

2023 Birmingham questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Birmingham?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL was 17.41%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Birmingham in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Birmingham earned $83,477 in 2023, rising to $108,521 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Birmingham page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Birmingham page.