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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Birmingham. For current pay, see the latest Birmingham page.
18.24% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,438 to $192,343 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
19 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Birmingham full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 18.24% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Birmingham.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $26,438$27,325$28,204$29,080$29,957$30,470$31,341$32,217$32,252$33,072
GS-2 $29,728$30,435$31,420$32,252$32,614$33,573$34,532$35,491$36,450$37,409
GS-3 $32,438$33,519$34,599$35,680$36,761$37,842$38,922$40,003$41,084$42,164
GS-4 $36,412$37,626$38,841$40,055$41,269$42,484$43,698$44,912$46,127$47,341
GS-5 $40,738$42,096$43,453$44,811$46,168$47,525$48,883$50,240$51,598$52,955
GS-6 $45,412$46,926$48,439$49,953$51,466$52,980$54,493$56,007$57,520$59,034
GS-7 $50,464$52,146$53,829$55,511$57,194$58,876$60,559$62,242$63,924$65,607
GS-8 $55,886$57,750$59,613$61,477$63,340$65,203$67,067$68,930$70,794$72,657
GS-9 $61,727$63,785$65,842$67,899$69,957$72,014$74,071$76,129$78,186$80,244
GS-10 $67,975$70,240$72,506$74,771$77,037$79,302$81,568$83,833$86,099$88,364
GS-11 $74,684$77,173$79,662$82,151$84,640$87,129$89,618$92,107$94,596$97,084
GS-12 $89,515$92,499$95,484$98,468$101,452$104,437$107,421$110,405$113,390$116,374
GS-13 $106,446$109,994$113,542$117,091$120,639$124,187$127,736$131,284$134,833$138,381
GS-14 $125,786$129,979$134,172$138,364$142,557$146,750$150,943$155,136$159,328$163,521
GS-15 $147,957$152,889$157,821$162,753$167,684$172,616$177,548$182,480$187,412$192,343
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About the 2025 Birmingham table

The Birmingham Locality Area used the official OPM Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL boundary in 2025. Federal employees whose duty station was inside this boundary used this table instead of the 2025 nationwide base GS table.

In 2025, the locality adjustment was 18.24%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,438, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $192,343.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 19 counties and cities across Alabama. Some of the included jurisdictions include Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Pickens County, AL, and more.

2025 Birmingham questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Birmingham?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL was 18.24%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Birmingham in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Birmingham earned $89,515 in 2025, rising to $116,374 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Birmingham page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Birmingham page.