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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Boston. For current pay, see the latest Boston page.
31.97% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$29,015 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
31 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Boston full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 31.97% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Boston.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $29,015$29,989$30,952$31,914$32,876$33,440$34,395$35,357$35,396$36,294
GS-2 $32,626$33,402$34,482$35,396$35,796$36,849$37,902$38,955$40,008$41,061
GS-3 $35,599$36,785$37,972$39,158$40,345$41,531$42,717$43,904$45,090$46,277
GS-4 $39,961$41,292$42,624$43,955$45,287$46,618$47,950$49,282$50,613$51,945
GS-5 $44,709$46,199$47,689$49,179$50,669$52,159$53,648$55,138$56,628$58,118
GS-6 $49,838$51,500$53,161$54,823$56,484$58,146$59,807$61,469$63,130$64,792
GS-7 $55,383$57,229$59,075$60,921$62,768$64,614$66,460$68,306$70,153$71,999
GS-8 $61,333$63,377$65,421$67,466$69,510$71,554$73,598$75,643$77,687$79,731
GS-9 $67,743$70,001$72,259$74,517$76,775$79,033$81,291$83,549$85,807$88,065
GS-10 $74,600$77,086$79,573$82,059$84,545$87,032$89,518$92,004$94,491$96,977
GS-11 $81,963$84,694$87,426$90,158$92,890$95,622$98,353$101,085$103,817$106,549
GS-12 $98,240$101,514$104,788$108,062$111,336$114,611$117,885$121,159$124,433$127,707
GS-13 $116,820$120,714$124,609$128,503$132,398$136,292$140,186$144,081$147,975$151,870
GS-14 $138,046$142,648$147,249$151,851$156,453$161,055$165,657$170,258$174,860$179,462
GS-15 $162,377$167,789$173,201$178,613$184,026$189,438$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900
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About the 2024 Boston table

The Boston Locality Area used the official OPM Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT 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 31.97%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,015, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 31 counties and cities across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont. Some of the included jurisdictions include Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, and more.

2024 Boston questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Boston?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT was 31.97%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Boston in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Boston earned $98,240 in 2024, rising to $127,707 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Boston page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Boston page.