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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Seattle. For current pay, see the latest Seattle page.
30.81% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$28,760 to $191,900 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
15 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Seattle full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 30.81% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Seattle.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $28,760$29,725$30,680$31,634$32,587$33,146$34,093$35,047$35,085$35,975
GS-2 $32,339$33,108$34,179$35,085$35,481$36,525$37,569$38,612$39,656$40,700
GS-3 $35,286$36,462$37,638$38,814$39,990$41,166$42,342$43,518$44,694$45,870
GS-4 $39,609$40,929$42,249$43,569$44,889$46,209$47,529$48,848$50,168$51,488
GS-5 $44,316$45,793$47,270$48,746$50,223$51,700$53,177$54,654$56,131$57,607
GS-6 $49,400$51,047$52,694$54,341$55,988$57,635$59,282$60,929$62,576$64,222
GS-7 $54,896$56,726$58,556$60,386$62,216$64,046$65,876$67,706$69,536$71,366
GS-8 $60,794$62,820$64,846$66,873$68,899$70,925$72,951$74,978$77,004$79,030
GS-9 $67,147$69,386$71,624$73,862$76,100$78,338$80,576$82,815$85,053$87,291
GS-10 $73,944$76,409$78,873$81,338$83,802$86,267$88,731$91,195$93,660$96,124
GS-11 $81,242$83,950$86,658$89,365$92,073$94,781$97,489$100,197$102,904$105,612
GS-12 $97,376$100,622$103,867$107,112$110,358$113,603$116,849$120,094$123,339$126,585
GS-13 $115,793$119,653$123,513$127,374$131,234$135,094$138,954$142,814$146,675$150,535
GS-14 $136,832$141,394$145,955$150,517$155,078$159,639$164,201$168,762$173,323$177,885
GS-15 $160,950$166,314$171,679$177,043$182,408$187,773$191,900$191,900$191,900$191,900
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About the 2024 Seattle table

The Seattle Locality Area used the official OPM Seattle-Tacoma, WA 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 30.81%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $28,760, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $191,900.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 15 counties and cities across Washington. Some of the included jurisdictions include Clallam County, WA, Grays Harbor County, WA, Island County, WA, Jefferson County, WA, King County, WA, Kitsap County, WA, Lewis County, WA, Mason County, WA, Pacific County, WA, Pierce County, WA, San Juan County, WA, Skagit County, WA, and more.

2024 Seattle questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Seattle?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Seattle-Tacoma, WA was 30.81%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Seattle in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Seattle earned $97,376 in 2024, rising to $126,585 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Seattle page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Seattle page.