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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Huntsville. For current pay, see the latest Huntsville page.
20.96% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,400 to $183,500 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
9 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Huntsville full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.96% locality adjustment for 2023. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Huntsville.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,400$26,253$27,096$27,938$28,781$29,275$30,111$30,952$30,986$31,780
GS-2 $28,561$29,241$30,187$30,986$31,336$32,258$33,179$34,101$35,023$35,944
GS-3 $31,164$32,203$33,242$34,281$35,320$36,359$37,398$38,437$39,477$40,516
GS-4 $34,983$36,149$37,315$38,481$39,647$40,813$41,979$43,145$44,311$45,477
GS-5 $39,139$40,444$41,749$43,055$44,360$45,665$46,970$48,275$49,580$50,885
GS-6 $43,630$45,084$46,538$47,992$49,446$50,900$52,354$53,808$55,262$56,716
GS-7 $48,483$50,099$51,715$53,331$54,947$56,563$58,179$59,795$61,411$63,027
GS-8 $53,693$55,483$57,273$59,064$60,854$62,644$64,434$66,224$68,015$69,805
GS-9 $59,304$61,281$63,257$65,234$67,210$69,187$71,163$73,140$75,116$77,093
GS-10 $65,306$67,484$69,661$71,838$74,015$76,193$78,370$80,547$82,725$84,902
GS-11 $71,752$74,144$76,535$78,926$81,318$83,709$86,101$88,492$90,883$93,275
GS-12 $86,001$88,868$91,735$94,602$97,468$100,335$103,202$106,069$108,935$111,802
GS-13 $102,267$105,675$109,084$112,493$115,901$119,310$122,719$126,127$129,536$132,945
GS-14 $120,849$124,877$128,905$132,933$136,961$140,989$145,017$149,044$153,072$157,100
GS-15 $142,150$146,888$151,626$156,364$161,102$165,840$170,578$175,316$180,054$183,500
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About the 2023 Huntsville table

The Huntsville Locality Area used the official OPM Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN 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 20.96%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,400, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 9 counties and cities across Alabama, Tennessee. Some of the included jurisdictions include Colbert County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Lincoln County, TN.

2023 Huntsville questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Huntsville?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Huntsville-Decatur, AL-TN was 20.96%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Huntsville in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Huntsville earned $86,001 in 2023, rising to $111,802 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Huntsville page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Huntsville page.