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Archive year. This is the 2025 table for Colorado Springs. For current pay, see the latest Colorado Springs page.
20.15% 2025 locality adjustment above base GS
$26,866 to $195,200 2025 range: GS-1 Step 1 to GS-15 Step 10
4 Counties covered by this pay area

2025 Colorado Springs full schedule

Every grade and step already includes the 20.15% locality adjustment for 2025. Click a grade to open its dedicated single-grade pay scale page for Colorado Springs.

Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GS-1 $26,866$27,767$28,659$29,550$30,441$30,963$31,847$32,737$32,773$33,606
GS-2 $30,208$30,927$31,927$32,773$33,141$34,115$35,090$36,064$37,039$38,013
GS-3 $32,962$34,060$35,158$36,256$37,355$38,453$39,551$40,649$41,747$42,845
GS-4 $37,000$38,234$39,468$40,702$41,936$43,170$44,404$45,638$46,872$48,106
GS-5 $41,396$42,776$44,155$45,534$46,914$48,293$49,672$51,052$52,431$53,810
GS-6 $46,146$47,684$49,222$50,760$52,298$53,836$55,374$56,911$58,449$59,987
GS-7 $51,279$52,989$54,698$56,408$58,118$59,827$61,537$63,247$64,957$66,666
GS-8 $56,789$58,682$60,576$62,470$64,363$66,257$68,150$70,044$71,937$73,831
GS-9 $62,724$64,815$66,906$68,996$71,087$73,177$75,268$77,359$79,449$81,540
GS-10 $69,073$71,375$73,677$75,979$78,281$80,583$82,885$85,188$87,490$89,792
GS-11 $75,890$78,420$80,949$83,478$86,007$88,536$91,065$93,594$96,124$98,653
GS-12 $90,961$93,993$97,026$100,059$103,091$106,124$109,156$112,189$115,221$118,254
GS-13 $108,165$111,771$115,376$118,982$122,588$126,194$129,799$133,405$137,011$140,616
GS-14 $127,818$132,078$136,339$140,600$144,860$149,121$153,381$157,642$161,902$166,163
GS-15 $150,347$155,359$160,370$165,382$170,393$175,405$180,416$185,427$190,439$195,200
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About the 2025 Colorado Springs table

The Colorado Springs Locality Area used the official OPM Colorado Springs, CO 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 20.15%. A GS-1 Step 1 salary in this area was $26,866, and a senior GS-15 Step 10 salary reached $195,200.

What was covered by this pay area

The pay area covered 4 counties and cities across Colorado. Some of the included jurisdictions include El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Teller County, CO.

2025 Colorado Springs questions

  • What was the 2025 locality adjustment for Colorado Springs?
    In 2025, the locality pay adjustment for Colorado Springs, CO was 20.15%, added on top of the 2025 base GS table.
  • What did a GS-12 earn in Colorado Springs in 2025?
    A GS-12 Step 1 employee in Colorado Springs earned $90,961 in 2025, rising to $118,254 at Step 10. See the 2025 GS-12 Colorado Springs page.
  • Is the 2025 table still current?
    No. 2025 is an archived year. For current pay, see the latest Colorado Springs page.