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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for Pittsburgh. For current pay, see the latest Pittsburgh page.
20.37% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,276 to $183,500 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 Pittsburgh full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.37% locality adjustment for 2023. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Pittsburgh.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,276$26,125$26,964$27,802$28,641$29,132$29,964$30,801$30,835$31,625
GS-2 $28,422$29,098$30,040$30,835$31,183$32,100$33,017$33,935$34,852$35,769
GS-3 $31,012$32,046$33,080$34,114$35,148$36,182$37,216$38,250$39,284$40,318
GS-4 $34,812$35,973$37,133$38,293$39,454$40,614$41,774$42,935$44,095$45,256
GS-5 $38,948$40,247$41,546$42,844$44,143$45,442$46,741$48,040$49,338$50,637
GS-6 $43,417$44,864$46,311$47,758$49,205$50,652$52,099$53,545$54,992$56,439
GS-7 $48,247$49,855$51,463$53,071$54,679$56,287$57,896$59,504$61,112$62,720
GS-8 $53,431$55,213$56,994$58,775$60,557$62,338$64,120$65,901$67,683$69,464
GS-9 $59,015$60,982$62,949$64,916$66,882$68,849$70,816$72,783$74,750$76,717
GS-10 $64,988$67,154$69,321$71,488$73,654$75,821$77,988$80,154$82,321$84,488
GS-11 $71,402$73,782$76,162$78,541$80,921$83,301$85,681$88,060$90,440$92,820
GS-12 $85,582$88,435$91,287$94,140$96,993$99,846$102,698$105,551$108,404$111,257
GS-13 $101,768$105,160$108,552$111,944$115,336$118,728$122,120$125,512$128,904$132,296
GS-14 $120,259$124,268$128,276$132,284$136,293$140,301$144,309$148,318$152,326$156,334
GS-15 $141,456$146,171$150,886$155,601$160,316$165,031$169,746$174,461$179,176$183,500
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About the 2023 Pittsburgh table

The Pittsburgh Locality Area used the official OPM Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV 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 20.37%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,276, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $183,500.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia. Some of the included jurisdictions include Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, and more.

2023 Pittsburgh questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for Pittsburgh?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV was 20.37%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Pittsburgh in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Pittsburgh earned $85,582 in 2023, rising to $111,257 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 Pittsburgh page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Pittsburgh page.