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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Phoenix. For current pay, see the latest Phoenix page.
21.44% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,501 to $183,500 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Phoenix full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 21.44% locality adjustment for 2023. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Phoenix.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,501$26,357$27,204$28,049$28,895$29,391$30,230$31,075$31,109$31,906
GS-2 $28,674$29,357$30,307$31,109$31,460$32,386$33,311$34,236$35,162$36,087
GS-3 $31,288$32,331$33,374$34,417$35,460$36,504$37,547$38,590$39,633$40,676
GS-4 $35,122$36,292$37,463$38,634$39,804$40,975$42,146$43,316$44,487$45,658
GS-5 $39,294$40,605$41,915$43,225$44,536$45,846$47,156$48,467$49,777$51,087
GS-6 $43,803$45,263$46,723$48,183$49,642$51,102$52,562$54,021$55,481$56,941
GS-7 $48,676$50,298$51,920$53,543$55,165$56,788$58,410$60,033$61,655$63,278
GS-8 $53,906$55,703$57,501$59,298$61,095$62,893$64,690$66,487$68,284$70,082
GS-9 $59,540$61,524$63,508$65,493$67,477$69,461$71,446$73,430$75,414$77,399
GS-10 $65,565$67,751$69,937$72,123$74,309$76,495$78,681$80,867$83,053$85,239
GS-11 $72,037$74,438$76,839$79,240$81,640$84,041$86,442$88,843$91,244$93,645
GS-12 $86,343$89,221$92,099$94,977$97,855$100,733$103,611$106,490$109,368$112,246
GS-13 $102,673$106,095$109,517$112,939$116,361$119,784$123,206$126,628$130,050$133,472
GS-14 $121,328$125,372$129,416$133,460$137,504$141,548$145,592$149,636$153,680$157,724
GS-15 $142,714$147,471$152,227$156,984$161,741$166,498$171,255$176,011$180,768$183,500
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About the 2023 Phoenix table

The Phoenix Locality Area used the official OPM Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 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 21.44%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,501, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Gila County, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ.

2023 Phoenix questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Phoenix?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Phoenix-Mesa, AZ was 21.44%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Phoenix in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Phoenix earned $86,343 in 2023, rising to $112,246 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Phoenix page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Phoenix page.