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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Denver. For current pay, see the latest Denver page.
29.88% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$28,555 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
14 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Denver full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 29.88% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Denver.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $28,555$29,514$30,462$31,409$32,356$32,910$33,851$34,797$34,835$35,720
GS-2 $32,109$32,873$33,936$34,835$35,229$36,265$37,302$38,338$39,374$40,411
GS-3 $35,035$36,203$37,370$38,538$39,706$40,873$42,041$43,208$44,376$45,544
GS-4 $39,328$40,638$41,949$43,259$44,570$45,880$47,191$48,501$49,812$51,122
GS-5 $44,001$45,467$46,933$48,400$49,866$51,332$52,799$54,265$55,732$57,198
GS-6 $49,049$50,684$52,320$53,955$55,590$57,225$58,860$60,496$62,131$63,766
GS-7 $54,505$56,322$58,139$59,957$61,774$63,591$65,408$67,225$69,042$70,859
GS-8 $60,362$62,374$64,385$66,397$68,409$70,421$72,433$74,445$76,456$78,468
GS-9 $66,670$68,892$71,114$73,337$75,559$77,781$80,003$82,226$84,448$86,670
GS-10 $73,419$75,866$78,312$80,759$83,206$85,653$88,100$90,547$92,994$95,441
GS-11 $80,665$83,353$86,042$88,730$91,419$94,107$96,796$99,484$102,173$104,861
GS-12 $96,684$99,906$103,129$106,351$109,573$112,796$116,018$119,240$122,463$125,685
GS-13 $114,970$118,803$122,635$126,468$130,301$134,134$137,966$141,799$145,632$149,465
GS-14 $135,860$140,389$144,918$149,446$153,975$158,504$163,033$167,562$172,091$176,620
GS-15 $159,806$165,132$170,458$175,785$181,111$186,438$191,764$191,900$191,900$191,900
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About the 2024 Denver table

The Denver Locality Area used the official OPM Denver-Aurora, CO 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 29.88%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $28,555, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 14 counties and cities across Colorado. Some of the included jurisdictions include Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, and more.

2024 Denver questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Denver?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Denver-Aurora, CO was 29.88%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Denver in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Denver earned $96,684 in 2024, rising to $125,685 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Denver page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Denver page.