2025 Boston GS Pay Table
The Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT GS locality table for 2025. The 2025 locality adjustment was 32.58%, applied on top of the 2025 base GS table. Every grade and every step shown below already includes locality pay.
2025 Boston GS Pay Table
Locality-adjusted General Schedule pay for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT.
Covered area: Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, and more.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $29,645 | $30,639 | $31,624 | $32,607 | $33,590 | $34,166 | $35,142 | $36,124 | $36,164 | $37,083 |
| GS-2 | $33,333 | $34,126 | $35,230 | $36,164 | $36,570 | $37,645 | $38,720 | $39,795 | $40,870 | $41,946 |
| GS-3 | $36,372 | $37,584 | $38,796 | $40,007 | $41,219 | $42,431 | $43,643 | $44,854 | $46,066 | $47,278 |
| GS-4 | $40,828 | $42,190 | $43,551 | $44,913 | $46,274 | $47,636 | $48,998 | $50,359 | $51,721 | $53,082 |
| GS-5 | $45,679 | $47,201 | $48,723 | $50,245 | $51,767 | $53,289 | $54,811 | $56,333 | $57,855 | $59,377 |
| GS-6 | $50,920 | $52,617 | $54,314 | $56,011 | $57,708 | $59,405 | $61,102 | $62,799 | $64,496 | $66,193 |
| GS-7 | $56,584 | $58,470 | $60,357 | $62,244 | $64,130 | $66,017 | $67,903 | $69,790 | $71,677 | $73,563 |
| GS-8 | $62,664 | $64,753 | $66,843 | $68,932 | $71,022 | $73,111 | $75,201 | $77,290 | $79,380 | $81,469 |
| GS-9 | $69,213 | $71,520 | $73,827 | $76,134 | $78,441 | $80,748 | $83,055 | $85,362 | $87,669 | $89,975 |
| GS-10 | $76,219 | $78,759 | $81,299 | $83,840 | $86,380 | $88,920 | $91,460 | $94,001 | $96,541 | $99,081 |
| GS-11 | $83,742 | $86,532 | $89,323 | $92,114 | $94,905 | $97,696 | $100,486 | $103,277 | $106,068 | $108,859 |
| GS-12 | $100,371 | $103,717 | $107,064 | $110,410 | $113,756 | $117,103 | $120,449 | $123,795 | $127,142 | $130,488 |
| GS-13 | $119,355 | $123,334 | $127,313 | $131,291 | $135,270 | $139,249 | $143,227 | $147,206 | $151,185 | $155,164 |
| GS-14 | $141,041 | $145,743 | $150,444 | $155,145 | $159,846 | $164,548 | $169,249 | $173,950 | $178,652 | $183,353 |
| GS-15 | $165,901 | $171,431 | $176,961 | $182,491 | $188,021 | $193,551 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
2025 Boston full schedule
Every grade and step already includes the 32.58% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Boston.
| Grade | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 | Step 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS-1 | $29,645 | $30,639 | $31,624 | $32,607 | $33,590 | $34,166 | $35,142 | $36,124 | $36,164 | $37,083 |
| GS-2 | $33,333 | $34,126 | $35,230 | $36,164 | $36,570 | $37,645 | $38,720 | $39,795 | $40,870 | $41,946 |
| GS-3 | $36,372 | $37,584 | $38,796 | $40,007 | $41,219 | $42,431 | $43,643 | $44,854 | $46,066 | $47,278 |
| GS-4 | $40,828 | $42,190 | $43,551 | $44,913 | $46,274 | $47,636 | $48,998 | $50,359 | $51,721 | $53,082 |
| GS-5 | $45,679 | $47,201 | $48,723 | $50,245 | $51,767 | $53,289 | $54,811 | $56,333 | $57,855 | $59,377 |
| GS-6 | $50,920 | $52,617 | $54,314 | $56,011 | $57,708 | $59,405 | $61,102 | $62,799 | $64,496 | $66,193 |
| GS-7 | $56,584 | $58,470 | $60,357 | $62,244 | $64,130 | $66,017 | $67,903 | $69,790 | $71,677 | $73,563 |
| GS-8 | $62,664 | $64,753 | $66,843 | $68,932 | $71,022 | $73,111 | $75,201 | $77,290 | $79,380 | $81,469 |
| GS-9 | $69,213 | $71,520 | $73,827 | $76,134 | $78,441 | $80,748 | $83,055 | $85,362 | $87,669 | $89,975 |
| GS-10 | $76,219 | $78,759 | $81,299 | $83,840 | $86,380 | $88,920 | $91,460 | $94,001 | $96,541 | $99,081 |
| GS-11 | $83,742 | $86,532 | $89,323 | $92,114 | $94,905 | $97,696 | $100,486 | $103,277 | $106,068 | $108,859 |
| GS-12 | $100,371 | $103,717 | $107,064 | $110,410 | $113,756 | $117,103 | $120,449 | $123,795 | $127,142 | $130,488 |
| GS-13 | $119,355 | $123,334 | $127,313 | $131,291 | $135,270 | $139,249 | $143,227 | $147,206 | $151,185 | $155,164 |
| GS-14 | $141,041 | $145,743 | $150,444 | $155,145 | $159,846 | $164,548 | $169,249 | $173,950 | $178,652 | $183,353 |
| GS-15 | $165,901 | $171,431 | $176,961 | $182,491 | $188,021 | $193,551 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 | $195,200 |
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About the 2025 Boston table
The Boston Locality Area used the official OPM Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT 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 32.58%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $29,645, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.
What was covered by this pay area
The pay area covered 31 counties and cities across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont. Some of the included jurisdictions include Barnstable County, MA, Bristol County, MA, Dukes County, MA, Essex County, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Nantucket County, MA, Norfolk County, MA, Plymouth County, MA, Suffolk County, MA, Worcester County, MA, Bristol County, RI, Kent County, RI, and more.
2025 Boston questions
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What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Boston?
In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT-ME-VT was 32.58%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table. -
What did a GS-12 earn in Boston in 2025?
A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Boston earned $100,371 in 2025, rising to $130,488 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Boston page. -
Is the 2025 table still current?
No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Boston page.