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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Pittsburgh. For current pay, see the latest Pittsburgh page.
20.78% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,555 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
18 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Pittsburgh full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.78% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Pittsburgh.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $26,555$27,446$28,328$29,208$30,089$30,604$31,479$32,359$32,394$33,217
GS-2 $29,859$30,569$31,559$32,394$32,760$33,724$34,688$35,652$36,616$37,579
GS-3 $32,580$33,666$34,752$35,838$36,924$38,009$39,095$40,181$41,267$42,353
GS-4 $36,572$37,791$39,010$40,228$41,447$42,666$43,884$45,103$46,322$47,540
GS-5 $40,918$42,281$43,645$45,009$46,372$47,736$49,099$50,463$51,827$53,190
GS-6 $45,613$47,133$48,654$50,174$51,695$53,216$54,736$56,257$57,778$59,298
GS-7 $50,687$52,376$54,066$55,756$57,445$59,135$60,825$62,515$64,204$65,894
GS-8 $56,133$58,003$59,874$61,745$63,616$65,487$67,358$69,229$71,100$72,970
GS-9 $61,999$64,065$66,132$68,198$70,265$72,332$74,398$76,465$78,531$80,598
GS-10 $68,275$70,550$72,826$75,101$77,376$79,652$81,927$84,203$86,478$88,754
GS-11 $75,013$77,513$80,013$82,513$85,013$87,514$90,014$92,514$95,014$97,514
GS-12 $89,910$92,906$95,903$98,899$101,896$104,893$107,889$110,886$113,882$116,879
GS-13 $106,914$110,479$114,043$117,607$121,171$124,736$128,300$131,864$135,428$138,992
GS-14 $126,341$130,552$134,764$138,976$143,187$147,399$151,610$155,822$160,034$164,245
GS-15 $148,609$153,562$158,515$163,468$168,422$173,375$178,328$183,281$188,234$191,900
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About the 2024 Pittsburgh table

The Pittsburgh Locality Area used the official OPM Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV 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 20.78%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,555, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 18 counties and cities across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia. Some of the included jurisdictions include Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Beaver County, PA, Butler County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Fayette County, PA, Greene County, PA, Indiana County, PA, Lawrence County, PA, Somerset County, PA, Washington County, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, and more.

2024 Pittsburgh questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Pittsburgh?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV was 20.78%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Pittsburgh in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Pittsburgh earned $89,910 in 2024, rising to $116,879 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Pittsburgh page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Pittsburgh page.