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Archive year. This is the 2024 table for Tucson. For current pay, see the latest Tucson page.
18.92% 2024 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,146 to $190,213 2024 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
3 Counties covered by this pay area

2024 Tucson full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.92% locality adjustment for 2024. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Tucson.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $26,146$27,023$27,891$28,758$29,625$30,133$30,994$31,861$31,896$32,705
GS-2 $29,399$30,099$31,073$31,896$32,256$33,205$34,154$35,103$36,052$37,001
GS-3 $32,079$33,148$34,217$35,286$36,355$37,424$38,493$39,562$40,631$41,700
GS-4 $36,009$37,209$38,409$39,609$40,809$42,008$43,208$44,408$45,608$46,808
GS-5 $40,288$41,630$42,973$44,316$45,658$47,001$48,343$49,686$51,029$52,371
GS-6 $44,910$46,407$47,905$49,402$50,899$52,396$53,893$55,391$56,888$58,385
GS-7 $49,906$51,570$53,233$54,897$56,561$58,224$59,888$61,552$63,215$64,879
GS-8 $55,268$57,110$58,952$60,794$62,636$64,478$66,320$68,163$70,005$71,847
GS-9 $61,044$63,079$65,113$67,148$69,183$71,218$73,252$75,287$77,322$79,357
GS-10 $67,223$69,464$71,704$73,944$76,185$78,425$80,666$82,906$85,147$87,387
GS-11 $73,858$76,319$78,781$81,243$83,704$86,166$88,628$91,089$93,551$96,012
GS-12 $88,525$91,476$94,426$97,376$100,327$103,277$106,228$109,178$112,128$115,079
GS-13 $105,268$108,777$112,287$115,796$119,305$122,815$126,324$129,833$133,343$136,852
GS-14 $124,395$128,542$132,689$136,835$140,982$145,129$149,276$153,422$157,569$161,716
GS-15 $146,320$151,197$156,074$160,951$165,828$170,705$175,582$180,459$185,336$190,213
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About the 2024 Tucson table

The Tucson Locality Area used the official OPM Tucson-Nogales, AZ 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 18.92%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,146, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $190,213.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 3 counties and cities across Arizona. Some of the included jurisdictions include Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ.

2024 Tucson questions

  • What was the 2024 locality adjustment for Tucson?
    In 2024, the locality pay adjustment for Tucson-Nogales, AZ was 18.92%, added on top of the 2024 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Tucson in 2024?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Tucson earned $88,525 in 2024, rising to $115,079 at Step 10. See the 2024 GS-12 Tucson page.
  • Is the 2024 table still current?
    No. 2024 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Tucson page.