2025 General Schedule Base Pay Table
The nationwide 2025 GS base schedule. Every grade, every step. If your duty station receives locality pay, open the matching locality pay area instead. Your actual salary will be higher than the base numbers below.
Archive year. This is the 2025 GS base table.
The current year is 2026.
1.7% 2025 across-the-board base raise
$22,360 to $162,672 2025 base range
23.89% Average locality adjustment
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GS locality rates
2025 Base GS Pay Scale
Official General Schedule base rates for 2025. Every grade and every step on one printable sheet.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $22,360 | $23,110 | $23,853 | $24,594 | $25,336 | $25,770 | $26,506 | $27,247 | $27,277 | $27,970 |
| GS-2 | $25,142 | $25,740 | $26,573 | $27,277 | $27,583 | $28,394 | $29,205 | $30,016 | $30,827 | $31,638 |
| GS-3 | $27,434 | $28,348 | $29,262 | $30,176 | $31,090 | $32,004 | $32,918 | $33,832 | $34,746 | $35,660 |
| GS-4 | $30,795 | $31,822 | $32,849 | $33,876 | $34,903 | $35,930 | $36,957 | $37,984 | $39,011 | $40,038 |
| GS-5 | $34,454 | $35,602 | $36,750 | $37,898 | $39,046 | $40,194 | $41,342 | $42,490 | $43,638 | $44,786 |
| GS-6 | $38,407 | $39,687 | $40,967 | $42,247 | $43,527 | $44,807 | $46,087 | $47,367 | $48,647 | $49,927 |
| GS-7 | $42,679 | $44,102 | $45,525 | $46,948 | $48,371 | $49,794 | $51,217 | $52,640 | $54,063 | $55,486 |
| GS-8 | $47,265 | $48,841 | $50,417 | $51,993 | $53,569 | $55,145 | $56,721 | $58,297 | $59,873 | $61,449 |
| GS-9 | $52,205 | $53,945 | $55,685 | $57,425 | $59,165 | $60,905 | $62,645 | $64,385 | $66,125 | $67,865 |
| GS-10 | $57,489 | $59,405 | $61,321 | $63,237 | $65,153 | $67,069 | $68,985 | $70,901 | $72,817 | $74,733 |
| GS-11 | $63,163 | $65,268 | $67,373 | $69,478 | $71,583 | $73,688 | $75,793 | $77,898 | $80,003 | $82,108 |
| GS-12 | $75,706 | $78,230 | $80,754 | $83,278 | $85,802 | $88,326 | $90,850 | $93,374 | $95,898 | $98,422 |
| GS-13 | $90,025 | $93,026 | $96,027 | $99,028 | $102,029 | $105,030 | $108,031 | $111,032 | $114,033 | $117,034 |
| GS-14 | $106,382 | $109,928 | $113,474 | $117,020 | $120,566 | $124,112 | $127,658 | $131,204 | $134,750 | $138,296 |
| GS-15 | $125,133 | $129,304 | $133,475 | $137,646 | $141,817 | $145,988 | $150,159 | $154,330 | $158,501 | $162,672 |
2025 GS base pay table
Every row is a GS grade. Every column is a step inside that grade. Click a grade to open its dedicated pay scale page with all 10 steps, biweekly and hourly pay, and the locality version for every pay area.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $22,360 | $23,110 | $23,853 | $24,594 | $25,336 | $25,770 | $26,506 | $27,247 | $27,277 | $27,970 |
| GS-2 | $25,142 | $25,740 | $26,573 | $27,277 | $27,583 | $28,394 | $29,205 | $30,016 | $30,827 | $31,638 |
| GS-3 | $27,434 | $28,348 | $29,262 | $30,176 | $31,090 | $32,004 | $32,918 | $33,832 | $34,746 | $35,660 |
| GS-4 | $30,795 | $31,822 | $32,849 | $33,876 | $34,903 | $35,930 | $36,957 | $37,984 | $39,011 | $40,038 |
| GS-5 | $34,454 | $35,602 | $36,750 | $37,898 | $39,046 | $40,194 | $41,342 | $42,490 | $43,638 | $44,786 |
| GS-6 | $38,407 | $39,687 | $40,967 | $42,247 | $43,527 | $44,807 | $46,087 | $47,367 | $48,647 | $49,927 |
| GS-7 | $42,679 | $44,102 | $45,525 | $46,948 | $48,371 | $49,794 | $51,217 | $52,640 | $54,063 | $55,486 |
| GS-8 | $47,265 | $48,841 | $50,417 | $51,993 | $53,569 | $55,145 | $56,721 | $58,297 | $59,873 | $61,449 |
| GS-9 | $52,205 | $53,945 | $55,685 | $57,425 | $59,165 | $60,905 | $62,645 | $64,385 | $66,125 | $67,865 |
| GS-10 | $57,489 | $59,405 | $61,321 | $63,237 | $65,153 | $67,069 | $68,985 | $70,901 | $72,817 | $74,733 |
| GS-11 | $63,163 | $65,268 | $67,373 | $69,478 | $71,583 | $73,688 | $75,793 | $77,898 | $80,003 | $82,108 |
| GS-12 | $75,706 | $78,230 | $80,754 | $83,278 | $85,802 | $88,326 | $90,850 | $93,374 | $95,898 | $98,422 |
| GS-13 | $90,025 | $93,026 | $96,027 | $99,028 | $102,029 | $105,030 | $108,031 | $111,032 | $114,033 | $117,034 |
| GS-14 | $106,382 | $109,928 | $113,474 | $117,020 | $120,566 | $124,112 | $127,658 | $131,204 | $134,750 | $138,296 |
| GS-15 | $125,133 | $129,304 | $133,475 | $137,646 | $141,817 | $145,988 | $150,159 | $154,330 | $158,501 | $162,672 |
Jump to a specific 2025 grade
Each grade has its own page with all 10 steps, step-increase timing and typical job roles. The salary below each grade is the 2025 nationwide Step 1 base rate for that grade.
GS-1 $22,360
GS-2 $25,142
GS-3 $27,434
GS-4 $30,795
GS-5 $34,454
GS-6 $38,407
GS-7 $42,679
GS-8 $47,265
GS-9 $52,205
GS-10 $57,489
GS-11 $63,163
GS-12 $75,706
GS-13 $90,025
GS-14 $106,382
GS-15 $125,133
Top localities in 2025
Highest locality adjustments
Lowest locality adjustments
About the 2025 GS table
The 2025 base General Schedule applied the 1.7% across-the-board raise set by the annual pay plan. The base table is the starting point. Most civilian federal employees are paid from a locality-adjusted version that adds a geographic percentage on top.
When to use the base table
- Comparing GS raises across years without locality noise.
- Checking historical pay for back-pay or service credit questions.
- Printing a clean reference sheet for a specific year.
When to use a locality table instead
- Your duty station is inside a named pay area. Use the matching locality page.
- Your duty station is not in a named area. Use the Rest of U.S. table.
- You need the actual salary for a promotion, step increase or job offer.
2025 GS pay questions
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What was the 2025 GS pay raise?
The 2025 across-the-board General Schedule raise was 1.7%. This applied to the nationwide base table before any locality adjustment. See raise history for year-over-year context. -
How did locality pay work in 2025?
2025 had 58 GS locality pay areas including Rest of U.S. Adjustments ranged from 17.06% in Rest of U.S. to 46.34% in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland. -
What was the highest GS salary in 2025?
For the base table, GS-15 Step 10 was $162,672. In a high-paying locality such as San Francisco, GS-15 Step 10 could exceed that, though some combinations are capped at the Executive Schedule Level 4 limit. -
Where can I find my 2025 locality-adjusted table?
Every 2025 locality table is linked from the locality directory. Pick the pay area tied to your duty station to see all grades and steps with the locality percentage applied.