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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Birmingham. For current pay, see the latest Birmingham page.
17.91% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$25,924 to $188,597 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Birmingham full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 17.91% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Birmingham.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $25,924$26,794$27,655$28,514$29,374$29,877$30,731$31,590$31,625$32,428
GS-2 $29,150$29,843$30,809$31,625$31,982$32,923$33,864$34,805$35,746$36,687
GS-3 $31,806$32,866$33,926$34,986$36,046$37,106$38,166$39,226$40,286$41,346
GS-4 $35,703$36,893$38,083$39,272$40,462$41,652$42,841$44,031$45,221$46,411
GS-5 $39,946$41,277$42,608$43,939$45,270$46,602$47,933$49,264$50,595$51,926
GS-6 $44,529$46,013$47,498$48,982$50,467$51,951$53,436$54,920$56,405$57,889
GS-7 $49,482$51,132$52,781$54,431$56,080$57,730$59,379$61,029$62,679$64,328
GS-8 $54,799$56,625$58,452$60,278$62,104$63,931$65,757$67,584$69,410$71,237
GS-9 $60,526$62,543$64,560$66,578$68,595$70,613$72,630$74,648$76,665$78,683
GS-10 $66,652$68,874$71,095$73,316$75,538$77,759$79,981$82,202$84,424$86,645
GS-11 $73,230$75,671$78,112$80,553$82,993$85,434$87,875$90,316$92,756$95,197
GS-12 $87,773$90,699$93,624$96,549$99,475$102,400$105,325$108,251$111,176$114,102
GS-13 $104,374$107,853$111,333$114,813$118,292$121,772$125,251$128,731$132,210$135,690
GS-14 $123,339$127,450$131,562$135,673$139,785$143,896$148,008$152,119$156,231$160,342
GS-15 $145,078$149,913$154,749$159,584$164,420$169,255$174,091$178,926$183,762$188,597
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About the 2024 Birmingham table

The Birmingham Locality Area used the official OPM Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL 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 17.91%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $25,924, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $188,597.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 19 counties and cities across Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Pickens County, AL, and more.

2024 Birmingham questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Birmingham?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL was 17.91%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Birmingham in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Birmingham earned $87,773 in 2024, rising to $114,102 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Birmingham page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Birmingham page.