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Archive year. This is the 2023 table for St. Louis. For current pay, see the latest St. Louis page.
19.10% 2023 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,010 to $181,950 2023 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
30 Counties covered by this pay area

2023 St. Louis full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 19.10% locality adjustment for 2023. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for St. Louis.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,010$25,849$26,680$27,509$28,339$28,825$29,648$30,476$30,510$31,291
GS-2 $28,122$28,791$29,723$30,510$30,854$31,762$32,669$33,577$34,484$35,392
GS-3 $30,685$31,708$32,731$33,754$34,777$35,800$36,823$37,846$38,869$39,893
GS-4 $34,445$35,593$36,741$37,889$39,037$40,186$41,334$42,482$43,630$44,778
GS-5 $38,537$39,822$41,107$42,392$43,678$44,963$46,248$47,533$48,818$50,103
GS-6 $42,959$44,391$45,823$47,254$48,686$50,117$51,549$52,980$54,412$55,844
GS-7 $47,738$49,329$50,920$52,511$54,102$55,694$57,285$58,876$60,467$62,058
GS-8 $52,867$54,630$56,393$58,155$59,918$61,681$63,443$65,206$66,969$68,731
GS-9 $58,392$60,338$62,285$64,231$66,177$68,123$70,069$72,015$73,961$75,907
GS-10 $64,302$66,446$68,590$70,733$72,877$75,021$77,165$79,309$81,452$83,596
GS-11 $70,649$73,004$75,358$77,713$80,067$82,422$84,777$87,131$89,486$91,840
GS-12 $84,679$87,502$90,324$93,147$95,970$98,792$101,615$104,438$107,260$110,083
GS-13 $100,694$104,051$107,407$110,763$114,119$117,475$120,832$124,188$127,544$130,900
GS-14 $118,990$122,956$126,922$130,889$134,855$138,821$142,787$146,753$150,719$154,685
GS-15 $139,964$144,629$149,294$153,959$158,625$163,290$167,955$172,620$177,285$181,950
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About the 2023 St. Louis table

The St. Louis Locality Area used the official OPM St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 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 19.10%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,010, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $181,950.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 30 counties and cities across Missouri, Illinois. Some of the included jurisdictions include Crawford County, MO, Franklin County, MO, Gasconade County, MO, Iron County, MO, Jefferson County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Madison County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Pike County, MO, St. Charles County, MO, Ste. Genevieve County, MO, St. Francois County, MO, and more.

2023 St. Louis questions

  • What was the 2023 locality adjustment for St. Louis?
    In 2023, the locality pay adjustment for St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL was 19.10%, added on top of the 2023 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in St. Louis in 2023?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in St. Louis earned $84,679 in 2023, rising to $110,083 at Step 10. See the 2023 GS-12 St. Louis page.
  • Is the 2023 table still current?
    No. 2023 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest St. Louis page.