2024 General Schedule Base Pay Table
The nationwide 2024 GS base schedule. Every grade, every step. If your duty station receives locality pay, open the matching locality pay area instead. Your actual salary will be higher than the base numbers below.
Archive year. This is the 2024 GS base table.
The current year is 2026.
4.7% 2024 across-the-board base raise
$21,986 to $159,950 2024 base range
23.48% Average locality adjustment
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GS locality rates
2024 Base GS Pay Scale
Official General Schedule base rates for 2024. Every grade and every step on one printable sheet.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $21,986 | $22,724 | $23,454 | $24,183 | $24,912 | $25,339 | $26,063 | $26,792 | $26,821 | $27,502 |
| GS-2 | $24,722 | $25,310 | $26,129 | $26,821 | $27,124 | $27,922 | $28,720 | $29,518 | $30,316 | $31,114 |
| GS-3 | $26,975 | $27,874 | $28,773 | $29,672 | $30,571 | $31,470 | $32,369 | $33,268 | $34,167 | $35,066 |
| GS-4 | $30,280 | $31,289 | $32,298 | $33,307 | $34,316 | $35,325 | $36,334 | $37,343 | $38,352 | $39,361 |
| GS-5 | $33,878 | $35,007 | $36,136 | $37,265 | $38,394 | $39,523 | $40,652 | $41,781 | $42,910 | $44,039 |
| GS-6 | $37,765 | $39,024 | $40,283 | $41,542 | $42,801 | $44,060 | $45,319 | $46,578 | $47,837 | $49,096 |
| GS-7 | $41,966 | $43,365 | $44,764 | $46,163 | $47,562 | $48,961 | $50,360 | $51,759 | $53,158 | $54,557 |
| GS-8 | $46,475 | $48,024 | $49,573 | $51,122 | $52,671 | $54,220 | $55,769 | $57,318 | $58,867 | $60,416 |
| GS-9 | $51,332 | $53,043 | $54,754 | $56,465 | $58,176 | $59,887 | $61,598 | $63,309 | $65,020 | $66,731 |
| GS-10 | $56,528 | $58,412 | $60,296 | $62,180 | $64,064 | $65,948 | $67,832 | $69,716 | $71,600 | $73,484 |
| GS-11 | $62,107 | $64,177 | $66,247 | $68,317 | $70,387 | $72,457 | $74,527 | $76,597 | $78,667 | $80,737 |
| GS-12 | $74,441 | $76,922 | $79,403 | $81,884 | $84,365 | $86,846 | $89,327 | $91,808 | $94,289 | $96,770 |
| GS-13 | $88,520 | $91,471 | $94,422 | $97,373 | $100,324 | $103,275 | $106,226 | $109,177 | $112,128 | $115,079 |
| GS-14 | $104,604 | $108,091 | $111,578 | $115,065 | $118,552 | $122,039 | $125,526 | $129,013 | $132,500 | $135,987 |
| GS-15 | $123,041 | $127,142 | $131,243 | $135,344 | $139,445 | $143,546 | $147,647 | $151,748 | $155,849 | $159,950 |
2024 GS base pay table
Every row is a GS grade. Every column is a step inside that grade. Click a grade to open its dedicated pay scale page with all 10 steps, biweekly and hourly pay, and the locality version for every pay area.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $21,986 | $22,724 | $23,454 | $24,183 | $24,912 | $25,339 | $26,063 | $26,792 | $26,821 | $27,502 |
| GS-2 | $24,722 | $25,310 | $26,129 | $26,821 | $27,124 | $27,922 | $28,720 | $29,518 | $30,316 | $31,114 |
| GS-3 | $26,975 | $27,874 | $28,773 | $29,672 | $30,571 | $31,470 | $32,369 | $33,268 | $34,167 | $35,066 |
| GS-4 | $30,280 | $31,289 | $32,298 | $33,307 | $34,316 | $35,325 | $36,334 | $37,343 | $38,352 | $39,361 |
| GS-5 | $33,878 | $35,007 | $36,136 | $37,265 | $38,394 | $39,523 | $40,652 | $41,781 | $42,910 | $44,039 |
| GS-6 | $37,765 | $39,024 | $40,283 | $41,542 | $42,801 | $44,060 | $45,319 | $46,578 | $47,837 | $49,096 |
| GS-7 | $41,966 | $43,365 | $44,764 | $46,163 | $47,562 | $48,961 | $50,360 | $51,759 | $53,158 | $54,557 |
| GS-8 | $46,475 | $48,024 | $49,573 | $51,122 | $52,671 | $54,220 | $55,769 | $57,318 | $58,867 | $60,416 |
| GS-9 | $51,332 | $53,043 | $54,754 | $56,465 | $58,176 | $59,887 | $61,598 | $63,309 | $65,020 | $66,731 |
| GS-10 | $56,528 | $58,412 | $60,296 | $62,180 | $64,064 | $65,948 | $67,832 | $69,716 | $71,600 | $73,484 |
| GS-11 | $62,107 | $64,177 | $66,247 | $68,317 | $70,387 | $72,457 | $74,527 | $76,597 | $78,667 | $80,737 |
| GS-12 | $74,441 | $76,922 | $79,403 | $81,884 | $84,365 | $86,846 | $89,327 | $91,808 | $94,289 | $96,770 |
| GS-13 | $88,520 | $91,471 | $94,422 | $97,373 | $100,324 | $103,275 | $106,226 | $109,177 | $112,128 | $115,079 |
| GS-14 | $104,604 | $108,091 | $111,578 | $115,065 | $118,552 | $122,039 | $125,526 | $129,013 | $132,500 | $135,987 |
| GS-15 | $123,041 | $127,142 | $131,243 | $135,344 | $139,445 | $143,546 | $147,647 | $151,748 | $155,849 | $159,950 |
Jump to a specific 2024 grade
Each grade has its own page with all 10 steps, step-increase timing and typical job roles. The salary below each grade is the 2024 nationwide Step 1 base rate for that grade.
GS-1 $21,986
GS-2 $24,722
GS-3 $26,975
GS-4 $30,280
GS-5 $33,878
GS-6 $37,765
GS-7 $41,966
GS-8 $46,475
GS-9 $51,332
GS-10 $56,528
GS-11 $62,107
GS-12 $74,441
GS-13 $88,520
GS-14 $104,604
GS-15 $123,041
Top localities in 2024
Highest locality adjustments
Lowest locality adjustments
About the 2024 GS table
The 2024 base General Schedule applied the 4.7% across-the-board raise set by the annual pay plan. The base table is the starting point. Most civilian federal employees are paid from a locality-adjusted version that adds a geographic percentage on top.
When to use the base table
- Comparing GS raises across years without locality noise.
- Checking historical pay for back-pay or service credit questions.
- Printing a clean reference sheet for a specific year.
When to use a locality table instead
- Your duty station is inside a named pay area. Use the matching locality page.
- Your duty station is not in a named area. Use the Rest of U.S. table.
- You need the actual salary for a promotion, step increase or job offer.
2024 GS pay questions
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What was the 2024 GS pay raise?
The 2024 across-the-board General Schedule raise was 4.7%. This applied to the nationwide base table before any locality adjustment. See raise history for year-over-year context. -
How did locality pay work in 2024?
2024 had 58 GS locality pay areas including Rest of U.S. Adjustments ranged from 16.82% in Rest of U.S. to 45.41% in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland. -
What was the highest GS salary in 2024?
For the base table, GS-15 Step 10 was $159,950. In a high-paying locality such as San Francisco, GS-15 Step 10 could exceed that, though some combinations are capped at the Executive Schedule Level 4 limit. -
Where can I find my 2024 locality-adjusted table?
Every 2024 locality table is linked from the locality directory. Pick the pay area tied to your duty station to see all grades and steps with the locality percentage applied.