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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Albuquerque. For current pay, see the latest Albuquerque page.
18.05% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,954 to $188,821 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
11 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Albuquerque full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.05% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Albuquerque.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,954$26,826$27,687$28,548$29,409$29,913$30,767$31,628$31,662$32,466
GS-2 $29,184$29,878$30,845$31,662$32,020$32,962$33,904$34,846$35,788$36,730
GS-3 $31,844$32,905$33,967$35,028$36,089$37,150$38,212$39,273$40,334$41,395
GS-4 $35,746$36,937$38,128$39,319$40,510$41,701$42,892$44,083$45,275$46,466
GS-5 $39,993$41,326$42,659$43,991$45,324$46,657$47,990$49,322$50,655$51,988
GS-6 $44,582$46,068$47,554$49,040$50,527$52,013$53,499$54,985$56,472$57,958
GS-7 $49,541$51,192$52,844$54,495$56,147$57,798$59,450$61,101$62,753$64,405
GS-8 $54,864$56,692$58,521$60,350$62,178$64,007$65,835$67,664$69,492$71,321
GS-9 $60,597$62,617$64,637$66,657$68,677$70,697$72,716$74,736$76,756$78,776
GS-10 $66,731$68,955$71,179$73,403$75,628$77,852$80,076$82,300$84,524$86,748
GS-11 $73,317$75,761$78,205$80,648$83,092$85,535$87,979$90,423$92,866$95,310
GS-12 $87,878$90,806$93,735$96,664$99,593$102,522$105,451$108,379$111,308$114,237
GS-13 $104,498$107,982$111,465$114,949$118,432$121,916$125,400$128,883$132,367$135,851
GS-14 $123,485$127,601$131,718$135,834$139,951$144,067$148,183$152,300$156,416$160,533
GS-15 $145,250$150,091$154,932$159,774$164,615$169,456$174,297$179,139$183,980$188,821
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About the 2024 Albuquerque table

The Albuquerque Locality Area used the official OPM Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM boundary in 2024. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2024 nationwide base GS table.

In 2024, the locality adjustment was 18.05%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,954, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $188,821.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 11 counties and cities across New Mexico. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Los Alamos County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM.

2024 Albuquerque questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Albuquerque?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM was 18.05%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Albuquerque in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Albuquerque earned $87,878 in 2024, rising to $114,237 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Albuquerque page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Albuquerque page.